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How is everyone calculating coins for sale?

what does everyone go by when pricing coins to sell? ive seen in the past 13x face or less or more???? Im looking at selling my collection and just want to get in the right dirrection when doing so.

Thanks, Jim

Collect raw morgans, walkers, mercs, SLQ, barber q. Looking at getting into earlier date coins pre 1900s.

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  • PatchesPatches Posts: 1,700 ✭✭✭
    If it's just common pre 1964 silver, its around 20x face right now...if it's rarer dates, share what they are for much better information. The questions is way too vague, sorry.
  • bigtime36bigtime36 Posts: 966 ✭✭✭✭
    Sorry, yes i was just getting a feeling for the commons right now. But if I have further questions on some other stuff i have ill send them your way. I am going to be selling a pretty good selection of silver as one lot.... Thanks

    Collect raw morgans, walkers, mercs, SLQ, barber q. Looking at getting into earlier date coins pre 1900s.



  • << <i>what does everyone go by when pricing coins to sell? ive seen in the past 13x face or less or more???? Im looking at selling my collection and just want to get in the right dirrection when doing so.

    Thanks, Jim >>



    A lot will depend on what makes up your collection.

    If you want just general sources for pricing, I use numismedia, eBay completed listings, Whitman price guide is fairly close to FMV, and local dealers listings, plus Grey Sheet.

    If you're talking pre-64 90% silvers, those are anywhere from 18.5 to 20xface value, again depending on the dealer you take them to.

    If you're talking about gradable pre64 it will depend on rarity vs commonality, grade, condition, etc, again using some of those sources for pricing I mentioned above.

    Proof sets and unc Mint sets, 60 - present are somewhere in the neighborhood of $10 - $15 over original issue price, with some having a premium because of an ending series, i.e. statehood quarters which ended in 2008 and thus the 2008 proof sets are retailing between $67 - $88.

    As the OP asked, list what you have specifically, and members can better assist you with resources for pricing, or give you their opinion of value or pricing.
  • Go to HA and maybe eBay and see what comparables are selling for, then see what you have into the pieces and how quick you want to sell them.

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