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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 26228672, member: 9270&quot;]My interest area is collecting US cents and half cents by variety.</p><p>My problem is valuing different varieties, particularly when bidding in auctions.</p><p><br /></p><p>To identify half cent varieties I use Ed Fuhrman&#039;s three volume set plus Ronald Manley&#039;s book on half cent die states.</p><p>To identify one cent varieties I use William Noyes&#039; six volume set, John Wright&#039;s book, John Grellman&#039;s book, and Thomas Walker&#039;s two volume set.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once I identify a coin by Variety (if I can), then I can attach the Rarity factor to the coin as stated in the resources mentioned above.</p><p>Next I do my best to grade the coin (coins slabbed by the top TPGs helps a LOT there).</p><p><br /></p><p>Now comes the valuing step.</p><p><br /></p><p>Fuhrman indicates that coins with R1 and R2 rarities are pretty much the same in value.</p><p>Rarity R3 might nudge the value up a bit, and after that the rarity becomes more significant.</p><p><br /></p><p>NOW COMES THE TOUGH PART</p><p>How to actually price a coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Right now I use the GREYSHEET.</p><p>The have a nice spread of prices in steps from grades of AG-3 through MS-65.</p><p>Based on my current experiences that seems to work out reasonably well.</p><p>If I&#039;m looking at a coin graded XF-45, and the Greysheet has values for grades XF-40 and AU-50, I&#039;ll go with the average of those two prices and then add 10 percent (or so) for S&amp;H.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately the Greysheet generally doesn&#039;t include prices for each specific variety.</p><p><br /></p><p>EXAMPLE:</p><p>1804 half cents have 13 different varieties but only shows 5 values.</p><p>They group some that broadly the same but give only one value.</p><p>One group is the &quot;Spiked Chin&quot; for which there are 4 distinct varieties.</p><p>And the Rarity values for that group range from R1 to R4.</p><p>It&#039;s up to the buyer to come up with their own price.</p><p><br /></p><p>MY QUESTION:</p><p>Is there a source that gives a more complete breakdown of pricing relative to grade and particularly variety?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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