Is there a way to search Great Collection Auction Archives,,,,,,,

GRANDAM

by PCGS Cert number?

Thanks, Gary

Rampage

Yes, just click on the completed Austin’s radio button.

GRANDAM

I don't see it

U1chicago

Try a google search.

For example, search "pcgs 45985772" and the second result is the listing from GC which sold last week.

Although this might only work for items sold recently.

GRANDAM

I am searching for:
45014684
50201436
Can't find either.

U1chicago

@GRANDAM said:
I am searching for:
45014684
50201436
Can't find either.

Looks like those were older sales than what shows up on a google search.

A generic search for "1938-d buffalo nickel pcgs ms-67" yields 415 results
https://www.greatcollections.com/search.php?fromyear=&toyear=2023&grade_range_1=1&grade_range_2=70&ungraded=0&ungraded=1&fromprice=&toprice=&mode=product&sort=02&series=0&q=1938-d+buffalo+nickel+pcgs+ms-67&enddate[]=2023-03-19&enddate[]=2023-04-02&listing_type=4&frombid=0&tobid=500

...I saw one had CAC, so a search for "1938-d buffalo nickel pcgs ms-67 cac" yields 163 results

....after clicking on a few, I found 45014684:

https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1145801/1938-D-Buffalo-Nickel-PCGS-MS-67-CAC

GRANDAM

Thanks, both are my coins and both are CAC but I was looking at my records and didn't have any info on what I paid for them so that is what I am looking for.

U1chicago

@GRANDAM said:
Thanks, both are my coins and both are CAC but I was looking at my records and didn't have any info on what I paid for them so that is what I am looking for.

If you bought them on GC, then look through your invoices or items won list-that could be a quicker way to find them.

DeplorableDan

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GRANDAM

U1chicago found 45014684. I searched all the other 415 sales but none were the 2nd coin. It wasn't that hard because after I logged it showed the coins that I had bid on or won. It wasn't there so I might have gotten it off eBay or somewhere else. I usually keep pretty good records so I am baffled on how I failed to record these 2 coins. I have no idea how long ago I purchased it?

I would need the purchase date to check my invoices as I file them by year.

Thanks for all the help.

U1chicago

Try searching your email for “1938 Buffalo” or something similar in case you saved the eBay email (maybe a long shot but could work).

GRANDAM

I delete all my old e-mails every week or so but a good idea.

MetroD

eBay purchase history?

GRANDAM

Doesn’t go back far enough

MetroD

Assuming the ebay reference is correct, the purchase history goes back 3 years.

45014684 fits in that 'window' (i.e., AUG-2022). So, I thought it might be worth a try.

Don't know if it is still accurate, but this suggests that you can request an abbreviated purchase history from eBay for transactions older than three years.

logger7

HA is a lot easier on auction archives. Does PCGS link GC auction results to certification #?

BStrauss3

Add site:greatcollections.com or site:ha.com to your google search to limit the results to a single site.

BStrauss3

@GRANDAM said:
Doesn’t go back far enough

That's why one of my New Years tasks is to .pdf print the prior year's history. So in 2023 I printed 2022 and 2021.

Toss in a decent search tool (Copernic's Desktop Search - $20/year - https://copernic.com/en/ ) and you can find it. I've taken to .pdf printing the listing right after purchase and grabbing the photos... storage is relatively cheap.

DeplorableDan

@logger7 said:
HA is a lot easier on auction archives. Does PCGS link GC auction results to certification #?

No, GC won't make their auction data public. The only time PCGS links a cert to a GC sale was in the 2014-2015 area when the data was briefly public.

GRANDAM

I was able to find the coin thru an extended eBay search as suggested by some of you.

Thanks for the help.