| One of the most important pieces of information that a | | | | US Coin Digest it has pricing for 11 grades. It also |
| coin collector will want to know is how much a coin is | | | | contains a bit more background information in relation |
| worth. By knowing what a coin is worth will affect | | | | to coins in general. |
| what they are willing to pay or sell it for. Plus it will help | | | | 2. Greysheet |
| you to look and appreciate your coins much more. | | | | This is officially called the Coin Dealer Newsletter and |
| There are plenty of US coin value guides available | | | | is an expensive subscription periodical ($98 per year). It |
| both off and online. But some are certainly more | | | | is most commonly used price guide to be used by |
| accurate than others. However, what should be | | | | dealers when setting their own prices. However, it |
| remembered is no one guide is foolproof. All the guides | | | | does contain wholesale prices also (so it is a wise |
| available will only provide you with an approximation of | | | | choice for the more savvy collectors out there). The |
| the market value and actual coin prices. So if you | | | | prices in this are based on coins graded according to |
| really want to know the market you should also see | | | | industry standards. But they also include pricing for |
| what coins are actually selling for. | | | | properly graded raw coins when compiling their figures. |
| A great place to look for such information is on auction | | | | However, the biggest weakness of this publication is |
| sites such as eBay as well as various auction houses | | | | that it ignores the current state of grading services. |
| such as Heritage, Teletrade, Bowers and Merena and | | | | 3. Numismedia Price Guide |
| Stacks to name a few. Also you could take a look in | | | | This is an online service and is similar to the PCGS |
| your local and national coin shows as well as local coin | | | | Price Guide. But the prices on this site can be |
| shops to see what prices they have. But below are | | | | somewhat higher than those that appear in printed |
| details of some of the more common US coin value | | | | guides. However, this site has been a subscription |
| guides that are in use today. | | | | service since 2003 and costs $96 per year for you to |
| 1. US Coin Digest | | | | be able to see the pricing of grades above MS-60. |
| This is much like the Red Book but it includes coin | | | | So as you can see from above there are plenty of |
| pricing for more grades. Where in the Red Book has | | | | different US coin value guides available not just in book |
| only pricing for six grades of the Morgan Dollars in the | | | | format but also online also. |