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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clembo, post: 240296, member: 8033&quot;]I agree with Jody. </p><p>Auctions are a good place to get a real feel for what is really going on in the market.</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven&#039;t owned a red book in a few years mainly because it&#039;s only put out once a year and a lot can change.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do consult Coin Prices magazine from time to time as it will show trends in pricing. I also use it for mintage figures.</p><p><br /></p><p>On top of that I subscribe to Greysheet. It gives you a much better idea as to how dealers are looking at things.</p><p><br /></p><p>None of these (or any other publication) are the gospel truth as it were. I&#039;ve seen Greysheet bid on coins higher than Coin Prices retail at times.</p><p><br /></p><p>On tougher, low mintage items it&#039;s really hard to tell as they aren&#039;t traded that often. I recently purchased an 1883 3 Cent Nickel in ANACS AU50 for $300. Coin Prices lists it at $415, Greysheet bid was $315 and then I saw a raw XF-AU sell on ebay for over $600.</p><p>I&#039;m glad I got mine but it&#039;s a crapshoot with a coin like that. There were just over 10,000 minted so they don&#039;t trade hands often.</p><p><br /></p><p>Look at the auctions, consult the guides and at times you just have to go with a gut feeling.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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