PCGS Price Guide

[teh nzectar]

Does anyone know how accurate the PCGS price guide is? Also, are these buy or sell prices and are the prices listed for slabbed or raw coins? Thanks.

 

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[SC_hunter]

I have noticed that the price they show is usually more than you can actually buy or sell a coin. The best way to find out the value of a coin is to look at some of the auction sites, such as ebay and see what people are actually willing to pay for a certain coin. That has been my best indicator.

 

[djui5]

Coins usually have a "street" value of about 50-70% of the PCGS prices.

 

[Emperor Findus Cladius]

Realistically speaking, slabbed coins are worth no more than raw coins. All slabbing does is help take most of the guesswork out of the grading. A raw MS63 1916 standing liberty quarter is worth the same as a MS63 1916 standing liberty quarter in a PCGS slab. The seller on the raw one might say it is a MS64 while the buyer might say it is a MS62, but with the slab it has been reviewed by professionals. Bottom line is slabbing does NOT increase the value, it only assists with determining the grade.

 

[prospectorYorkPA]

The PCGS price guide refers to PCGS graded coins. As it says on their web site. PCGS means quite a bit to a rare coin. Adds quite a bit to the value. Raw coins not graded would command perhaps 80% of the PCGS value. The other grading service NGC also commands premium prices. ANACS is in the eyes of the beholder. If you have a highly graded coin (as you may suspect) PCGS is the way to go. Costs more, yes, but is the highest thought of in the industry. Most rare coins are graded by PCGS. And yes, they hold eveything to the highest standard.