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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 4542451, member: 26302&quot;]I think it depends. There is a famous large cent dealer from Omaha who always had great coins, he had them because his prices were much higher than greysheet. Nice man, not saying anything, just saying he had them at his booth because of his prices (meaning not sold already).</p><p><br /></p><p>However, price guides can only do so much. Remember they are AVERAGES. Better coins bring better prices, well above price guides. I have paid well over the &quot;going rate&quot; for certain coins that are exceptional for their grade. The same works in reverse, many coins should bring much less than price guides for their grade. Dealers always think all of their coins should bring price guide. However, a subset of dealers understand exceptional coins bring exceptional prices, and intentionally buy those coins and price them accordingly.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have no idea if this is the type of coin/dealer you experienced, but it is a possibility.</p><p><br /></p><p>As to the OP&#039;s question, TONS of coins have eluded me thankfully. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> If I could buy every coin I desired, collecting would be a function of my checkbook. This is one of the great things about ancients, many times how much you have to spend is completely irrelevant. Finding the coin for sale is the trick. I have a few I own now I pursued every auction I could find for a DECADE before finally finding one I could buy. You know what? Its kind of a letdown once you finally get it. The CHASE is the best part.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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