Looking for an example of an incorrect price in the PCGS price guide

kranky

Does anyone have an example of a price in the PCGS price guide that is clearly an error, or one that might be way out of line with respect to other price guides?

I have a good reason which I'd rather not post, but rest assured it's not to cause any trouble for PCGS or CU.

robertpr

Have you tried opening the price guide, closing your eyes, clicking on any link, and pointing at the screen, and then opening your eyes?

kranky

I'm hoping there might be something like an MS64 priced higher than the MS65 of the same coin, or where it lists a coin for $500 when other guides might show $200 or $2000 - something like that.

tradedollarnut

Common date trade dollars are not worth $11k in MS/PF65 as stated in the price guide - closer to half of that.

Is that what you mean?

coinkat

This may sound hard to believe but... if you see a problem with the price guide, either call or send an e-mail. Afew years ago, I actually called Collectors Universe and they listened and there was fairly quick action and even a price change or two.

Fairlaneman

Some differences for modest Merc Dimes like I collect are up to $800. Wow I wish the coins were really worth what that list says. Obviously I never use it when buying, not even for a guide.

Ken

kranky

OK, I'll use the Trade Dollar example. Thanks, TDN.

mdwoods

On the underpriced side, PCGS price guide gives a value of 1250 for a 1909 VDB Matte proof Lincoln in 64BN. I think any Lincoln dealer around would give you at least 3-4 times that amount. mdwoods

RELLA

Kranky,

Lincolns are a gold mine for this stuff...one of my favorites is the 1917 in RD: MS65RD $140 MS66RD $500 MS67RD $125...as you can see there is something not right about that.

RELLA

LanLord

I found some this past week, I'll need to find them again. There were several dates of late 50 or early 60 Proofs that the CAM was more expensive than the DCAM for the same year and grade.

keets

..........i've come across examples of prices for a grade which has yet to be certified by PCGS. they list a price for a 1952 Jefferson in PR68DCAM at $10,500 with none yet listed in the pop report. anticipation is so sweet!!!!!

al h.

relayer

Does anyone have an example of one that's correct?

Flash

The Collector's Universe Price Guide lists the 1983-P quarter at $25. If you can get PCGS-certified MS66 1983-P quarters for anywhere near $25, don't hesitate to buy all you can get!

hookedoncoins

Here is a cheaper, modern example for you. I recently sold a 1970d MS65 jeff nickel for $25 when the price guide says $5. While this may seem trivial, if you will look at the pops, you will see something. That MS65 (non FS) was a pop 23/8, and thus those 8 above it would most likely not sell for the $10 in MS66 and $20 in MS67 that the guide suggests.

-Jarrett Roberts

kranky

Thanks for the contributions, guys. I found a site that appears to have copied the price guide pages from the PCGS site with some minor formatting changes but otherwise intact. I wanted to find a couple odd pricing situations so I could make sure the same goofs were on the other site as well, to confirm it wasn't just an amazing coincidence before I reported it to Carol.

Mapmakers often put non-existent streets on maps just to be able to tell if someone copied their work, which acts like a fingerprint. People who publish tabular data on the web should do something similar. All you have to do is change a number once in a while to an odd value (like using $493 instead of $500).