Determine a coins value using the price guide.

[JPDoty]

Hi everybody, I have a coin graded MS-68 when I go to the price guide it shows a value of $11.00 for a grade of MS-60 and no other values than that.  I know rarity and popularity factor into a coins value.  The coin is 45 years old and only 15,000 were minted.  Any ideas on how you would determine the coins value.

 

Thanks,

John

[Just Bob]

I would check recent auction prices from online sites like Heritage, GreatCollections or Ebay, assuming there have been other coins of that type and grade sold recently.

[Conder101]

Another important question is who graded it?  There have been a LOT of fly by night grading services in the past and their grading is often wrong.  For example SGS rarely saw anything they would grade worse than 68.  Is it a US or world coin?  Real quick off the top of my head I can't think of a 45 year old US coin with a mintage of only 15,000.

[JPDoty]

Hi conder101, it is a world coin graded by NGC.

[jgenn]

https://www.acsearch.info/   is a good option for world coins in addition to the ones mentioned above. 

When it's been certified by one of the main TPGs you can sometimes find your exact coin in auction archives.