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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wcg, post: 3194625, member: 77169&quot;]I agree with what talerman and Eduard already offered.&nbsp; For me, the early research starts with my 8 year old Krause &quot;German Coins version 1501 - present&quot; as a start to get a feel for relative scarcity. Prices might not be on target but it certainly gives a sense of the general ballpark.&nbsp;&nbsp; Next I use acsearch as a online reference for the number of times the piece comes to auction.&nbsp;&nbsp; If it is a more common piece in a scarce grade, Heritage history can help also.&nbsp;&nbsp; I do not have a current subscription to acsearch, so if I need to get the most recent auction hammer prices, I use sixbid to hunt and peck through the most recent completed auctions to get a baseline.&nbsp;&nbsp; Of course, I have learned to throw all this out the window if it is a choice piece or if it is being auctioned by a premier house like Kunker....I have been the underbidder more times than I can count in recent years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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