difference in guides?

[Diggin in GA.]

What is the difference in a blue book, red book and black book? I bought the new Whitman Blue Book and noticed the values in it were considerably lower than the monthly magazine price guides.

 

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[Cannonman17]

I think the red book is retail, blue book is wholesale, and I don't remember what the heck the black one is... somebody help me out.

 

[Diggin in GA.]

So the Blue Book is a good buyers guide or what you can expect to get if selling to a dealer?

 

[diggummup]

Try the Greysheet.http://www.greysheet.com/, this is what the dealers go by.

 

[Cannonman17]

You can expect a little less than what the greysheet is - 10-15% as far as what they will offer you (for most) some coins however that are in strong demand will fetch more that what the greysheet says... depends what the dealer needs at the time and what orders he has to fill etc.

 

[cival war hunter 2 !]

I don't really care i gust pick a book ha ha ha , but i make sure its the one i won't thow.

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

Not 100% sure, but I believe the Black Book is supposed to have both retail and dealer prices, and some other stuff like how to buy/sell.

B

 

[diggummup]

Not 100% sure, but I believe the Black Book is supposed to have both retail and dealer prices, and some other stuff like how to buy/sell.

B

I have a Blackbook for currency (paper money) and it lists the A.B.P. (average buying price by retail dealers for notes in "good" condition), I would expect the Blackbook for coins is the same. The A.B.P. is of course less than the retail prices listed for the same note in "good" condition.