A question about reading Coin Pricing Charts

Question

I am new at this and just starting to research selling my coins. I am seeing these graphs with all the websites I chose to look at. Can someone please explain to me how to read this nd what the numbers are reffering to. Thank you

http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/prices/flycnt/pricesgd.shtml

Answer 1

Excellent question. The chart you are referring to shows how important the condition of your coin is to its value... the better the condition the higher the value.

Look at the chart:

The leftmost column shows each of the Flying Eagle cents that were made. (There aren't many because it was a very short-lived series.)

Each of the remaining columns shows the "fair market value" (FMV) for the grade posted at the top of each column. The grades increase as you move to the right, beginning with "G4" (which means Good 4) through "MS60" (Mint State 60).

Notice that each grade is described by a letter code and a numeric value. The grades reported on this chart translate as follows:

G4 = Good 4

VG8 = Very Good 8

F12 = Fine 12

VF20 = Very Fine 20

XF40 = Extremely Fine 40

AU50 = Almost Uncirculated 50

AU53 = Almost Uncirculated 53

AU55 = Almost Uncirculated 55

AU58 = Almost Uncirculated 58

MS60 = Mint State 60

For more background on the grading system in use for US coins you may want to read this material at the Professional Coin Grading Service web site. Here's the link:

http://www.pcgs.com/aboutus.chtml

Good luck to you with your coin selling project.

And, in case you decide to become a coin collector more than a coin seller, check out my site at:

http://www.valuable-coin-stories.com/Fly...

Answer 2

The chart lists the type of coin then they rate the quality of that coin . Meaning is it pristine or as it been in a lot of public use . The higher the value if in mint or uncirruclated condition .