The most overvalued aspect to coin values is...

nwcs

OK, we have had several incarnations of the undervalued side. Now it's time for the overvalued side.

What do you think?

MrEureka

Uh oh. This could be bad...

jeffnpcb

Toned coins going for 10 to 100 times over retail prices for their grade!!!

MrEureka

The last 1% of a 100% FBL 53-S Franklin?

The last 1% of a 100% FB 45 Mercury?

Or some piece of plastic?

pmh1nic

The miniscule marks and other things that differentiate an MS-68 from a MS-69 or MS-69 from an MS-70.

byergo

Population reports which are often innaccurate.

MadMonk

What I think it's really worth!

numispro

The plastic which now surrounds many of them.

nwcs

I second the pop reports

dorkkarl

<< <i>The most overvalued aspect to coin values is... >>

......value.

K S

ANACONDA

Surface preservation, i.e., the marks and hairlines on a coin.

It is in fact the most important component to value as it relates to condition but i think it's over valued the most, but not by a huge amount.

It's like beauty in a woman. It's the most important thing but it's not the only thing.

(And, since you might think beauty isn't anything, would you be interested in a toothless, crippled, hairless woman with one eye, even if she was nice, liked you and was interesting....and certainly a toothless, crippled, hairless woman with one eye would be interesting, don't you agree?) ...

...and please before you attempt to "tear me a new one" think about what i have written for at least 10 seconds. Stroking hand on chin, peering at the ceiling......

adrian

pmh1nic

"Surface preservation, i.e., the marks and hairlines on a coin.

It is in fact the most important component to value as it relates to condition but i think it's over valued the most, but not by a huge amount."

Not by a huge amount? I've seen too many coins where 90%+ of the value is tied up in those tiny marks that differentiate a 67 from 68 or 68 from 69.

Elcontador

Two words. Registry Sets.

cladking

It's definitely demand. Especially as it relates to the age of the coin.
Many collectors feel coins less than some arbitrary age aren't collect-
ible. This severely impacts the demand for later date issues. And, of
course, demand has always been the most important factor determin-
ing value in collectibles.

Newbies may require many years to learn the importance of age in es-
tablishing coin values.

topstuf

ANACONDA.....uh......er......which eye?

ohbaby

Registry Sets

State Quarters Program

Coins grading over 67

IrishMike

Price differentiation between red and red/brown IHCs.

barberlover

Adrian, does that mean if stephany puts on an eye patch and a boxing mouth gaurd that i could have a date!!!

ANACONDA

OVER..... valued by a huge amount.

Over. A coin that is finer than another is worth more. How much more? Depends.

What i was saying...

If a coin in 65 is bid at $80 and in 66 it is bid at $140, but i think it should be bid hypothetically at $130 -- it is over valued by $10.

The spred is $60 but should be $50, we have an over valueation of $10.

adrian

CLASSICS

....new stuff of which millions or billions were minted, and yet the pop reports show only a few are known in high grade........ common date dollars with so called monster toning...... the lincoln cent someone paid 39,000 dollars for, wonder if he ever met the man who paid 69,000 dollars for the 1953s franklin half dollar?....... and all this business of because it has some toning, its now 50 times gray sheet........anything sold at shop at home........

coinkat

listing or reading some of the opinions describing the coin...