Best coin magazine price guide?
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I typically buy a Greysheet a couple times a year. I use the guide part to write notes, what I paid at the show, what grades I have, etc. Is there a better guide to use on the go? Big columns and easy to write on paper is a plus
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If you carry a smart phone, numismedia.com is a pretty good coin value guide.
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You have a paper smart phone?
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Coin World trends would be my second choice.
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My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
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I know "you get what you pay for"...but....
Right under their (free) "Fair Market Value" prices they have common date G-4 Barber 25c for $8, 10c for $4, and 50c for $17
With silver ~ $60 per, with melt for each at around $20/$10/$5, maybe not such a "pretty good" guide. Or at least one that could use a bit more frequent updating
Regarding Numismedia price guide has anybody ever seen a dealer or collector have and use a print edition?
The prices for the W US quarters are quite low it’s listed at MS 65 $6.60 the same price as regular quarter.Email and promptly responded fast said they dont get much input on that.
At least is FREEand easy to use
So is a Ouija board.
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@giantsfan20 . I have used numismedia for years but it has it's strengths and weaknesses.
Often times I don't know off the top of my head if a coin is in my price range. This is usually my first stop for that. Saves me a lot of thinking if the coin is way out of my price range.
I do NOT use it as a specific price guide. For that matter, I don't use any guide that way. I consider their price to be the base price for a generic coin; may be considered slabbed or maybe not. The basic idea is that Numismedia will tell me what say a 1906-D Barber dime in AU-58 should cost. No bells or whistles, (IE stickers, varieties, quality). Don't take this wrong, but if I am looking at a coin and thinking of spending ACTUAL money, the coin must have exceptional eye appeal, be strong for the grade, be a rare variety or have some other reason to make me crack open my wallet. i use the numis price as a number I can adjust to meet what I think this specific coin should be worth.
To put it in cooking terms. Numismedia is the cooking stock. It isn't suppose to be the final say but rather the starting point. james
IMOP I don't think there is any printed guide that is accurate.
I use this one, because I am able to cut and paste into my excel want list
https://www.coinworld.com/coinvalues
I agree with Russell12, I used the magazine version many years ago. Do they still print it? While I'm replying to the abve, is your user name a reference to the fine spririt? 12 year is an extremely rare limited reserve in between 10 and 13.