Best place to find current market values?
Early_Milled_Latin_America
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I am getting back into collecting my US dime collection after about a year off. I was wondering what is the best way to know current market values so I can adjust my bids properly and not end up losing (bidding to low) or winning at a way to high price.
Is PCGS price guide good? Or am I better with closed sales on eBay and places like Heritage auctions. I collect low grade G-04 to F-12 graded or raw.
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Do PCGS & NGC tend to bring the same prices? Or is one preferred over the other?
I recommend placing the most emphasis on auction prices realized and CDN price guides.
I don’t know what type of dimes you collect. However, in general, PCGS coins tend to bring higher prices than NGC coins. That said, often, the differences aren’t as frequent or as large as one might think, just from reading posts on this forum.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Use the Great Collections and Heritage auction sites for past auction prices.
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What series do you collect?
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
1796-1916 in G-04 to F-12. Some authentic for the more expensive dates.
1796-1916 in G-04 to F-12. Some authentic for the more expensive dates.
Thanks guys!!!
How about the current 2025 red book? Just curious.
Even if the prices are accurate at the time they’re entered, in many cases, by the time the book’s out they can be outdated.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
The PCGS action database is very compressive and can sort for grade ranges. But Great Collections does not participate and therefore you nlmust go to their site
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For these, I would look at Heritage Auctions view past sale prices (under resources) and navigate to the correct dates and grades. I would check GC as a second source but would not expect as many of the oldest dates. Both sources provide pictures for you to view and the date of the sale to allow you to determine a range. Also don't forget to insure that you are adding the buyer premium if it is not included, which they are on HA.
That is such a broad range of time that I would probably take it on in smaller intervals or as potential buys come up.
I will add maybe 20-30 coins per year as mentioned this is a long term project (life long). Some years less when buying the more expensive coins.