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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 3702425, member: 73489&quot;]<b>&quot;Knowing the market&quot; is pretty easy when dealing in liquid, often-traded, popular coins.&nbsp; Think common Saints or even 1907 HRs...same with common bills.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s when stuff trades less frequently and there are minute differences in SN&#039;s and other stuff (esp. with bills where there is greater variation) that you don&#039;t know what the &quot;market&quot; really is.&nbsp; You might have a BALLPARK figure -- but is the ballpark within 10% or 50% ?</p><p><br /></p><p><i>How far back in time are the comp sales ?&nbsp; Are the grades comparable ?&nbsp; Were there any OBSCURE distinguishing characteristics that made it more/less desirable (i.e., Fed district or block numbers on bills) ?&nbsp; Was the sale an outlier on Ebay or HA and if so, why ?</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Those are some questions that I ask myself when I can.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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