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Heritage Auctions - Definition of "Realized" Price

cinque1543cinque1543 Posts: 521 ✭✭✭✭
edited June 28, 2026 2:02AM in U.S. Coin Forum

When I look at the prices that coins sold for in past auctions, the Heritage Auction website shows the "realized" price for each coin. Is this the full price that the buyer paid, including the buyer's premium?

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    MFeldMFeld Posts: 16,653 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes, the posted prices include the buyer’s premium.

    When I view the results on the Heritage site, I see “Includes Buyer's Premium (BP)” just beneath the price.

    Heres’s a recent example : https://coins.ha.com/itm/morgan-dollars/1881-s-1-ms67-pcgs-gold-cac-housed-in-a-generation-31-green-label-holder-gold-cac-1-in-67-0-finer-3-26-mintage-12-760-000/a/60545-51440.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

    Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.

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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,802 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Heritage also notes when an item with bid protection did not sell.

    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
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    cinque1543cinque1543 Posts: 521 ✭✭✭✭
    edited June 28, 2026 6:48AM

    @MFeld said:
    Yes, the posted prices include the buyer’s premium.

    Is a "posted" price the same thing as a "realized" price? Just to be clear, here is what I see:

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    MFeldMFeld Posts: 16,653 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @cinque1543 said:

    @MFeld said:
    Yes, the posted prices include the buyer’s premium.

    Is a "posted" price the same thing as a "realized" price? Just to be clear, here is what I see:

    Yes, as the prices realized are “posted”.

    Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.

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    Old_CollectorOld_Collector Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @cinque1543 said:
    When I look at the prices that coins sold for in past auctions, the Heritage Auction website shows the "realized" price for each coin. Is this the full price that the buyer paid, including the buyer's premium?

    Bid on a few dozen things and win, you will get used to how they work. And don't forget shipping. The only funny thing is winning a lot in the first session of one that lasts a while and waiting to pay your invoice. I guess that gives you time to gather the coins from your couch cushions to cover it. ;)

    I don't think that those prices include the premium to use a CC, so best to just link them to your bank account ahead of time for e-check and then they ship right away.

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