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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 516043, member: 13650"]Hey. Welcome back! I just got back in after a 14 year hiatus. The internet will help get you caught back up pretty fast though. </p><p><br /></p><p> I've practically worn the cover off my redbook. Sometimes for the price guide, sometimes just to see a picture, sometimes to look at mintage figures. Well worth getting one. They are a year ahead so 2010s should be coming out in a few weeks. You may want to wait for them now.</p><p><br /></p><p> Here's NGC's online price guide. A little more up to date:</p><p><br /></p><p> <a href="http://www.ngccoin.com/poplookup/NumismediaLanding.asp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ngccoin.com/poplookup/NumismediaLanding.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.ngccoin.com/poplookup/NumismediaLanding.asp</a></p><p><br /></p><p> You may have to sign up for free. Paid members can look at population reports (how many coins of each type that have been slabbed in all the grades.)</p><p><br /></p><p> Other decent places to find real time values are Ebay or Heritage Auctions (HA.com). Keep in mind at Heritage, there's a 15% final sale fee tacked on to every coin though. </p><p><br /></p><p> Some silver eagles, otherwise known as 'ASE's' for short, are higher because of the low mintages. They're all in the back of the redbook including the AGEs, mint sets, and basically everything the US mint has ever produced that has been documented. </p><p><br /></p><p> Keep in mind that many series have had a lot coins melted down in mass by the mints, such as Morgan Dollars which had something like 270 million various types melted. So the mintage figures are original, but not what's left (of real ones) still in existence today. </p><p><br /></p><p> Sometimes a coin such as a 1950-D nickel with a very low mintage, was known that it would have a low mintage when it came out and almost all of them were hoarded. Making them relatively cheap in high grades. </p><p><br /></p><p> While other, higher mintage coins, may not have had many collected or hoarded, while most of them went into circulation. Leaving very few mint state examples which will command high prices. </p><p><br /></p><p> Glad you've joined us! This is a great, active forum with many knowledgeable members that can help you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 516043, member: 13650"]Hey. Welcome back! I just got back in after a 14 year hiatus. The internet will help get you caught back up pretty fast though. I've practically worn the cover off my redbook. Sometimes for the price guide, sometimes just to see a picture, sometimes to look at mintage figures. Well worth getting one. They are a year ahead so 2010s should be coming out in a few weeks. You may want to wait for them now. Here's NGC's online price guide. A little more up to date: [url]http://www.ngccoin.com/poplookup/NumismediaLanding.asp[/url] You may have to sign up for free. Paid members can look at population reports (how many coins of each type that have been slabbed in all the grades.) Other decent places to find real time values are Ebay or Heritage Auctions (HA.com). Keep in mind at Heritage, there's a 15% final sale fee tacked on to every coin though. Some silver eagles, otherwise known as 'ASE's' for short, are higher because of the low mintages. They're all in the back of the redbook including the AGEs, mint sets, and basically everything the US mint has ever produced that has been documented. Keep in mind that many series have had a lot coins melted down in mass by the mints, such as Morgan Dollars which had something like 270 million various types melted. So the mintage figures are original, but not what's left (of real ones) still in existence today. Sometimes a coin such as a 1950-D nickel with a very low mintage, was known that it would have a low mintage when it came out and almost all of them were hoarded. Making them relatively cheap in high grades. While other, higher mintage coins, may not have had many collected or hoarded, while most of them went into circulation. Leaving very few mint state examples which will command high prices. Glad you've joined us! This is a great, active forum with many knowledgeable members that can help you.[/QUOTE]
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