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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1334516, member: 26302&quot;]Even then, recognize that all price guides are:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. HISTORICAL information. By definition all are what happened in the past. Just like you cannot pick up a 1984 grey sheet and expect to buy at those prices, last week&#039;s greysheet is also historical. Yes, it will be closer to what people are buying and selling for today, but still is not today&#039;s market.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. The point others made about good coins always selling above book is excellent. For a VF seated liberty half of a certain date, there is a wide range of coins from ugly for the grade to highly desirable. Good coins always sell high, its a beginners mistake to buy a poor coin for the grade below book and think you got a deal.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the end OP it comes down to knowledge like most things in this hobby. I will give you an example. There are some coins of a rare civilization I collect. I have one dealer on Ebay where I buy them from $20-100 every time he posts them. There are a few others who compete with me for them. They are, however, exceedingly rare, and if I go to a coin show the same coins are priced at $200-500 a piece, if you can find any, (and the only show that I COULD find them at would be CICF, NYI, or maybe an ANA show). This bit of knowledge knowing this seller is worth a lot, and its this kind of knowledge, private stuff we learn by ourselves or with help of others, than can really help in collecting. Such a thing does not happen as much with US coins, since they are more widely collected, but you don&#039;t buy from the TV right? You know enough to stay away from certain high priced sources for coins, so its the same thing. A real expert in a US coin series will know from personal experience every single coin, and whether the greysheets are high, low, or correct for every one. A more knowledgable collector will win every time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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