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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1976440, member: 26302&quot;]I would say it will always depend on the coin. A $5000 coin with a problem, or an esoteric issue hard to find a buyer for will deserve a higher haircut than a very much desired coin the dealer has 5 collectors willing to buy it tomorrow. Made up examples might be a decent flowing hair dollar with a major rim bruise or scratch versus a AG 1901s quarter, (please do not beat me up on prices, I am just guessing both are worth around $5k today, but I haven&#039;t collected US for years). One is a nice coin but the problem will llimit the market, while the other is just a lower grade coin, but HIGHLY sought by many collectors. In that case I would expect an offer on the &quot;problem&quot; coin to be further back from retail than the problem free, sought example. </p><p><br /></p><p>No real rule of thumb, but when the numbers get bigger the dealers can afford to take lower percentage, so I think your $500 is a good figure for a &quot;normal&quot; $5000 coin, not $2000. If you get an offer 40% back on a $5000 coin, I would shop around personally, or put it in a high quality auction.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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