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<p>[QUOTE="Tamaracian, post: 8359694, member: 23122"][USER=102967]@jb10000lakes[/USER] your coin looks to be a VF-20/25 BN to me. As for your question to [USER=11540]@ldhair[/USER] about what price to use--use the Hammer Price, as the Buyers Cost will--depending upon the Auctioneer/Venue--vary from say 10% to 20%, which for higher value coins can get into some serious money and therefore skew the "value" that you obtained versus what others feel is a good deal or a losing proposition. Another driver in your decision is IF you are going to have a TPG grade it, then the total cost to you should include what your outlay would be for shipping (both ways), insurance (if warranted), and grading fees.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the printed Red Book the prices are good for a guide, but are not current to the market, although some online resources do use the Red Book for their pricing. <i>May I suggest a better example:</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Based upon what you paid, $23 (I will assume from eBay), and the PCGS Price Guide for a VF-25 (benefit of the higher range) being currently $55, you might think that you got this coin for under half market price, but, that PCGS Guide Price is for a slabbed PCGS coin (whose owner had paid the aforementioned costs for grading). You could use eBay itself as a guide for a slabbed VF-20 or VF-25 graded coin, OR, for Seller Identified Self-Grading as that grade, IF you trust their description and photos (you DO need to know how to properly grade coins before assuming that the coin that you will receive is accurately represented). For graded coins, I use Great Collections as their auction results for graded coins (and sometimes, although rarely, they have raw coins that they have also auctioned) IMO, are more representative of what a seller can expect to obtain (an Auctioneer noted for honesty, minimum cost, high visibility, and excellent sell-through) in a market to coin buyers. Here is a link to their Auction Archives for the 1924-D, which shows the coins in Grade Order: </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><a href="https://www.greatcollections.com/Auction-Archive/US-Coin-Prices/4/Small-Cents/17/1909-1958-Lincoln-Cents/2552/1924-D-Lincoln-Cent-BN?af_c_sorthigh=true&af_c_sortdate=false&af_c_pcgs=true&af_c_ngc=true&af_c_pmg=true&af_c_anacs=true&af_c_other=true&af_c_cac=true&af_c_noncac=true&af_c_plus=true&af_c_nonplus=true&af_c_ungraded=false&af_c_busi_strike=true&af_c_spec_proof=true&af_s_yearfrom=&af_s_yearto=&af_s_keywords=&af_gd_min=1&af_gd_max=70" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.greatcollections.com/Auction-Archive/US-Coin-Prices/4/Small-Cents/17/1909-1958-Lincoln-Cents/2552/1924-D-Lincoln-Cent-BN?af_c_sorthigh=true&af_c_sortdate=false&af_c_pcgs=true&af_c_ngc=true&af_c_pmg=true&af_c_anacs=true&af_c_other=true&af_c_cac=true&af_c_noncac=true&af_c_plus=true&af_c_nonplus=true&af_c_ungraded=false&af_c_busi_strike=true&af_c_spec_proof=true&af_s_yearfrom=&af_s_yearto=&af_s_keywords=&af_gd_min=1&af_gd_max=70" rel="nofollow">https://www.greatcollections.com/Auction-Archive/US-Coin-Prices/4/Small-Cents/17/1909-1958-Lincoln-Cents/2552/1924-D-Lincoln-Cent-BN?af_c_sorthigh=true&af_c_sortdate=false&af_c_pcgs=true&af_c_ngc=true&af_c_pmg=true&af_c_anacs=true&af_c_other=true&af_c_cac=true&af_c_noncac=true&af_c_plus=true&af_c_nonplus=true&af_c_ungraded=false&af_c_busi_strike=true&af_c_spec_proof=true&af_s_yearfrom=&af_s_yearto=&af_s_keywords=&af_gd_min=1&af_gd_max=70</a></span> </p><p>and note that the hammer price for a VF-25 ranges between $25 and $55. BTW, if you want to see a coin's HIGHER Auction or Sale prices realized, you can go to PCGS Coinfacts and see the results for NGC; PCGS; and eBay (if you check the Box "Show eBay".[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Tamaracian, post: 8359694, member: 23122"][USER=102967]@jb10000lakes[/USER] your coin looks to be a VF-20/25 BN to me. As for your question to [USER=11540]@ldhair[/USER] about what price to use--use the Hammer Price, as the Buyers Cost will--depending upon the Auctioneer/Venue--vary from say 10% to 20%, which for higher value coins can get into some serious money and therefore skew the "value" that you obtained versus what others feel is a good deal or a losing proposition. Another driver in your decision is IF you are going to have a TPG grade it, then the total cost to you should include what your outlay would be for shipping (both ways), insurance (if warranted), and grading fees. In the printed Red Book the prices are good for a guide, but are not current to the market, although some online resources do use the Red Book for their pricing. [I]May I suggest a better example: [/I] Based upon what you paid, $23 (I will assume from eBay), and the PCGS Price Guide for a VF-25 (benefit of the higher range) being currently $55, you might think that you got this coin for under half market price, but, that PCGS Guide Price is for a slabbed PCGS coin (whose owner had paid the aforementioned costs for grading). You could use eBay itself as a guide for a slabbed VF-20 or VF-25 graded coin, OR, for Seller Identified Self-Grading as that grade, IF you trust their description and photos (you DO need to know how to properly grade coins before assuming that the coin that you will receive is accurately represented). For graded coins, I use Great Collections as their auction results for graded coins (and sometimes, although rarely, they have raw coins that they have also auctioned) IMO, are more representative of what a seller can expect to obtain (an Auctioneer noted for honesty, minimum cost, high visibility, and excellent sell-through) in a market to coin buyers. Here is a link to their Auction Archives for the 1924-D, which shows the coins in Grade Order: [COLOR=#0000ff][URL]https://www.greatcollections.com/Auction-Archive/US-Coin-Prices/4/Small-Cents/17/1909-1958-Lincoln-Cents/2552/1924-D-Lincoln-Cent-BN?af_c_sorthigh=true&af_c_sortdate=false&af_c_pcgs=true&af_c_ngc=true&af_c_pmg=true&af_c_anacs=true&af_c_other=true&af_c_cac=true&af_c_noncac=true&af_c_plus=true&af_c_nonplus=true&af_c_ungraded=false&af_c_busi_strike=true&af_c_spec_proof=true&af_s_yearfrom=&af_s_yearto=&af_s_keywords=&af_gd_min=1&af_gd_max=70[/URL][/COLOR] and note that the hammer price for a VF-25 ranges between $25 and $55. BTW, if you want to see a coin's HIGHER Auction or Sale prices realized, you can go to PCGS Coinfacts and see the results for NGC; PCGS; and eBay (if you check the Box "Show eBay".[/QUOTE]
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