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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CappedBustDimes, post: 1047314, member: 9104&quot;]You are using the wrong guide and probably the wrong grading scale/criteria.</p><p><br /></p><p>Try CQR (Copper Quotes by Robinson) which is the standard price guide used by EAC members.</p><p>You can request a copy via mail or PM me for his phone.</p><p>Jack Robinson</p><p>PO Box 9426</p><p>McLean, VA&nbsp; 22102</p><p><a href="http://www.coppercoins.com/bibliography/early.htm#copper" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coppercoins.com/bibliography/early.htm#copper" rel="nofollow">http://www.coppercoins.com/bibliography/early.htm#copper</a> quotes</p><p><br /></p><p>See Post #10 by 900fine</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t103667/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t103667/">http://www.cointalk.com/t103667/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;It is extremely difficult to come up with price estimates for early copper, particularly when hard-core die variety collectors are in the room. My estimates often differed wildly from actual prices realized. I&#039;m not talking about 5 or 10%... I&#039;m talking about multiples of 3 to 5 times (sometimes higher, sometimes lower). Things were all over the place. Crazy, I tell ya.</p><p><br /></p><p>In particular... compare Greysheet with Copper Quotes By Robinson. Often you will find R.1 coins in the &quot;same&quot; grade priced 3 to 5 times higher in CQR than Greysheet.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first thing to realize is those aren&#039;t the &quot;same&quot; grade. CQR uses EAC grading, while Greysheet uses TPG grading.</p><p><br /></p><p>Early American Copper specialists grade by a different method, and 95% of the time EAC grades are two or three levels lower than the same coin in a slab. Take that into account when comparing price lists.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pricing is an art and a science. With EAC, it involves guesswork as well. SWAG it. Be opportunistic and patient, be ready, and when you see The Right One pull the trigger.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Read more: <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/showthread.php?t=103667&amp;pagenumber=#ixzz16w4el8S9" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/showthread.php?t=103667&amp;pagenumber=#ixzz16w4el8S9">http://www.cointalk.com/showthread.php?t=103667&amp;pagenumber=#ixzz16w4el8S9</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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