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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RedTiger, post: 646780, member: 19098&quot;]Ignore the blue book. The red book isn&#039;t so great on prices either.</p><p><br /></p><p>Numismedia gives what they see as typical retail prices. The PCGS guide gives high retail prices.</p><p><a href="http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/fmv.shtml" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/fmv.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/fmv.shtml</a></p><p><a href="http://www.pcgs.com/prices/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgs.com/prices/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pcgs.com/prices/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Auction prices realized are often the best indication&nbsp; (Heritage, Teletrade, Ebay). For low grade early type, I suggest going to a local coin show if possible. If not, get some dealer references to shop online. I would not buy raw online from unknown sellers on Ebay unless I had a good grasp of grading and at least the basics of counterfeit detection. </p><p><br /></p><p>Price and quality are variables. Sometimes a low price is not a bargain, sometimes it is, depends on the coin. Some dealers charge a high price for the grade and deliver quality for the grade. Some don&#039;t. Full page magazine ads offering low prices, often deliver low quality or sometimes even problem coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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