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<p>[QUOTE="Cherd, post: 24660277, member: 24754"]Not sure how PCGS estimates their price guide values, but $5,000 seems a bit steep. There have been 12 sales at this grade since the start of 2019, and one of them is an extreme outlier at $18,000. If you remove this one from the group (must have been something particularly special about it), then the average of the rest over this time period is $3,475.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have zero experience with this type, but my guess would be that the asking price is right at fair market value. Unless I particularly liked the coin over others for some reason, I'd hold out for something else.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also don't have much experience paying for or negotiating the purchase of coins with price tags. I almost exclusively purchase coins from auctions as a matter of principle, as this keeps me the most comfortable in feeling like I'm paying the fair market price.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Cherd, post: 24660277, member: 24754"]Not sure how PCGS estimates their price guide values, but $5,000 seems a bit steep. There have been 12 sales at this grade since the start of 2019, and one of them is an extreme outlier at $18,000. If you remove this one from the group (must have been something particularly special about it), then the average of the rest over this time period is $3,475. I have zero experience with this type, but my guess would be that the asking price is right at fair market value. Unless I particularly liked the coin over others for some reason, I'd hold out for something else. I also don't have much experience paying for or negotiating the purchase of coins with price tags. I almost exclusively purchase coins from auctions as a matter of principle, as this keeps me the most comfortable in feeling like I'm paying the fair market price.[/QUOTE]
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