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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 24813992, member: 9270&quot;]This is my new interest area.</p><p>The problem is that there are MANY factors.</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Dates - at this time I&#039;m not paying serious attention to the Braided Hair issues (1839-1857).</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Identifying Die Varieties (Newcomb Number)</p><p>-- I&#039;m currently using books by Noyes and Wright.</p><p>-- The Braided Hair issues (1839-1857) are on the back burner for now because there are often many die varieties per date (30-50), many of which take require coins graded in the MS 63-65 range to identify. (I also have Grellman&#039;s book which I&#039;ll use later to help with these coins.)</p><p>-- Images from online auctions often leave much to be desired for IDing varieties.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Grade - Strictly a function of price which means <u>mostly</u> below MS; I&#039;d like to get VF to AU.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. Rarity - I&#039;m using the Noyes&#039; books to guide me in this. </p><p><br /></p><p>5. Value Source - I&#039;d like to find auction results tied to grade and Newcomb Number, but&#039;s easier said than done. Right now I primarily use the Greysheet but it doesn&#039;t tie in with Newcomb Numbers nor rarity very well. And I haven&#039;t investigated PCGS pricing.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m looking for suggestions as to how best to price a coin.</p><p>Currently I&#039;m using the Greysheet and trying to match it with a coin&#039;s description.</p><p>What do you do <b>IF </b>you can ID a coin&#039;s grade <b>AND </b>die variety?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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