Can You Trust Coin Catalogs and Price Guides?
Can You Trust Coin Catalogs and Price Guides? Saturday July 7, 2007 If you’re like most collectors, you like to get a bargain when you buy coins for your collection. Unfortunately, most novice collectors’ definition of a “bargain” is incorrect! Especially if they base their conclusions on a scenario like the following: Robert G., a friend of mine, loves to search through the junk bins and pick boxes at coin shows and coin dealers’ shops. (The types of coins I am referring to are the ones in 2×2’s or similar cheap holders that are sold in a “self-serve” format, either jumbled together in mixed boxes, or sorted by type. These are usually low to mid grade coins priced under $30 each and usually a lot cheaper.) Robert G. will often have some sort of idea in mind about what he wants to buy, and might even have a checklist with him. However, upon searching the boxes, he can’t resist picking up a few e
Can You Trust Coin Catalogs and Price Guides? Saturday July 7, 2007#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3)If you’re like most collectors, you like to get a bargain when you buy coins for your collection. Unfortunately, most novice collectors’ definition of a “bargain” is incorrect! Especially if they base their conclusions on a scenario like the following: Robert G., a friend of mine, loves to search through the junk bins and pick boxes at coin shows and coin dealers’ shops. (The types of coins I am referring to are the ones in 2×2’s or similar cheap holders that are sold in a “self-serve” format, either jumbled together in mixed boxes, or sorted by type. These are usually low to mid grade coins priced under $30 each and usually a lot cheaper.) Robert G. will often have some sort of idea in mind about what he wants to buy, and might even have a checklist with him. However, upo
