Krause VS. Spinks Prices

cosmicdebris

Which price guide do you guys think has the more accurate price listings?

Using the 2005 Krause vs. the 2004 Spinks I found a $659.00 difference between the 2 for for a 1902 to 1953 UK minor type set.

MadMuffin

I suppose that would depend on whether the coins should be bought in the UK or elsewhere. Personally I would probably prefer Krause as the price guide but I would still like a Spink as a reference book (in fact, I already have a Spink).

Marcel

ajaan

For items selling in the US and using US grading standards, Krause is closer to reality. This is not to say Krause is accurate. For many coins the true price is somewhere between Krause and Spinks.

cosmicdebris

All prices were taken as UNC from Krause and Spinks. Krause has a BU heading but no prices quoted, Spinks has no BU column.

wybrit

I have thought and continue to think that Spink catalogue prices are mostly wishful thinking. Expect to see prices for coins on that order of magnitude in London, perhaps. In most other places, however, those values are seldom even close to being realized. Most of the other catalogues published in the UK have more realistic valuations and I use those to estimate prices on most of what I have.

Victorian pennies, gothic florins and Edward VII large silver (shilling and up) seem to be the exception - they fetch Spink-like prices even on ebay. I can't say that for much else.

By the way, cosmic, UNC prices in Spink are for BU specimens, at least for the copper and bronze pieces. Those prices are still much higher that other British catalogues that have BU pricing.

cosmicdebris

What other UK price references are there?

P.S. I finally got around to imaging my UK Type set. ( I may sell it )

LINKY-POO

wybrit

Available on predecimal.com, covers George III-present.




Covers all coinage, British and Irish. I used amazon to get this one. Vera Trinder might sell it as well.

agraded

Victorian pennies, gothic florins and Edward VII large silver (shilling and up) seem to be the exception - they fetch Spink-like prices even on ebay. I can't say that for much else.

I certainly agree with these but I think you could add certain Wreath Crown and George V Florin/Halfcrown dates to the list. And oddly, many of the very illusive Proof issues from 1887 forward are not aggressively priced in Spink (or most other catalogs, for that matter). I'll take all the 1893 FDC Proof Halfcrowns I can find for 125 Pound apiece!

Having the Spink catalog in addition to the current Krause just helps bring the overall market trends into focus a little better.


Bob

Aethelred

I got my.....



....in the mail just this week, GREAT little book at a steal of a price!