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I have been task with going through my father estate after he passed away this year. He had a lot of old coins. So I am learning a lot very quickly and could use all the help I can get to make the right decisions. I am sure that most of these coins are not worth much money and are more of a collectors stash of coins, but I want to catalog them and pass them down to the next generation or sell them if needed. So I have the 2022 official red book for coins and a jewelers loupe to begin the process.
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{quote]So I have the 2022 official red book for coins and a jewelers loupe to begin the process.[/quote] -
You are starting out well. Make sure you understand the prices in the red book are not meant to be what you will get for a coin, but what you might expect to pay for that coin. Even at that the prices are high in the book. I was read someplace they make them higher b/c they only print once a year and
the market fluctuates during the year. With no way to correct what has already been put into hardcopy, they go high on prices instead.
Checking eBay sold auctions gives a good picture of what the market is actually paying.
{quote]So I have the 2022 official red book for coins and a jewelers loupe to begin the process.[/quote] -
You are starting out well. Make sure you understand the prices in the red book are not meant to be what you will get for a coin, but what you might expect to pay for that coin. Even at that the prices are high in the book. I was read someplace they make them higher b/c they only print once a year and
the market fluctuates during the year. With no way to correct what has already been put into hardcopy, they go high on prices instead.
Checking eBay sold auctions gives a good picture of what the market is actually paying.
Common grading company shortcomings & resulting co$tly mi$take$ to collectors (using Kennedy No FG halves):
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