Fishstick

Good to know - thanks guys.

It doesn’t sound like it’s worth anything but a couple of cents-maybe; correct? What would you say it’s worth?

Thank you Coinbuf and J P. Coinbuf, I understand all your guidance and will follow through on each step. I didn’t drag these coin around with me for the last fifty years to take any short cuts( ha ha). I do have one coin that I am totally stumped on. It is a mint error. I’ve attached a picture of the front and back of the penny. If you could give me some idea of it’s value that would be great. Also, your opinion as to weather or not it’s worth enough to have it graded by GNC. Again, many thanks.

Thank you Coinbuf for your explanation. I have no experience dealing with coins. I have a collection that I put together as a child. I am now old and it’s time to get rid of it. The coins I have to sell are raw coins. Let me start by saying I misspoke my question. What I need to know is a BALLPARK value of the coins I have. I realize that what they are sold for is quite different than the “proposed” value…but you have to start somewhere. As part of my research, I need to find someone who is knowledgeable that I can trust who is familiar with the field of purchasing and selling coins. To that end and as part of my research I was hoping to use the GNC pricing as a jumping off point. The NGC pricing guideline, from my understanding, sets a general value on their website based on SALES of a coin with an established grading from a multitude of coin dealers. What I need to know is: If a coin (let’s say a dime) with a grading of fine is valued by the NGC pricing guideline for $56, what is the maximum value a coin dealer would have paid for an identically graded dime that thereafter sold for the GNC pricing guideline of $56? I would expect that there is some wholesale price that dealers are willing to pay and not go above. For example, a general guideline of no more than 70% of the GNC pricing guideline. That is the type of guidance I need. Thank you.

I would like to know: What price, on average, can I expect to sell a coin to a coin collector, based on the NGC pricing guideline. For example, one can expect to sell a coin to another collector at a X% discount of what the NGC pricing guideline shows as the sell price. Thank you.