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Message:: [QUOTE="borgovan, post: 496376, member: 13016"]It's not at all hard to price DMPL (deep mirror prooflike) coins. They're all listed in the Greysheet (the dealer-to-dealer wholesale price guide.) It is difficult to price PL (prooflike) coins, as they are not listed.  Let's look at a couple of common dates. Now, coins that are common aren't necessarily common in DMPL. For instance, 1921 Morgans are extremely easy to find in MS-63, but they are quite tough to find in DMPL.  Here are dealer wholesale prices (greysheet, sight-seen) for MS-63 DMPL, with the regular MS-63 price in parentheses: 1878-S: $110 ($55)1879-S: $90 ($39)1898-O: $90 ($40) Yeah, mostly a 100+% premium on the DMPL for those dates. Keep in mind that these prices fluctuate wildly as you step into MS-64 and MS-65.  Now, here are the sight-unseen (blue sheet) dealer wholesale prices for the same coins, with a breakdown between PCGS and NGC: 1878-S: PCGS - $90 ($51)        NGC - $80 ($51)1879-S: PCGS - $60 ($36)        NGC - $60 ($36)1898-O: PCGS - $60 ($38)        NGC - $60 ($38) Well, first we see that the prices are lower, because these are sight-unseen bids. And now you can see a distinction even between PCGS and NGC. This variation is even more dramatic on other dates, but we're just looking at common ones.  So, the lesson here is learn the market before you buy. You mentioned DMPL coins with "almost no markup" over regular MS-63 coins. I would likely buy those in a heartbeat, unless there is some problem with them. There is always a hefty markup over normal uncirculated prices for DMPL coins.  Take your time, do your homework, and show us your nice coins![/QUOTE]

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