price realized: the price that a coin sold for at auction. This usually includes the buyer's fee.
pristine: perfect and absolutely original.
"SELL: Average price realized for a coin sold at retail."
A 1992 listing contained the following spreads, as examples:
1893 Columbian 50c, MS-63: Buy $212, Bid $235, Sell $285.
It consisted of 869 lots and the total price realized was $12.2 million. Included in this memorable offering were quarter and half dollars, silver dollars, quarter eagles, three dollar gold pieces, half eagles, eagles, proof sets, and miscellany.
In some countries there is a sales tax that has to be paid in addition to the actual price realized; this varies between five and twelve and a half per cent.
This was a complete set of Dahlonega issues, with many of the coins ranking high in the Condition Census. The final price realized for the 66 lots was $1.
Does the market agree or disagree with you? (There are numerous reasons why the auction price realized may not, in some cases, be a fair representation of the market. Still, this exercise will be a very useful part of your learning process).
unlikely that Parmelee, who bought the entire collection before the sale took place, would sell a high-grade coin and keep a lower grade duplicate. In the late 1800s, this issue was not recognized as a rarity, as indicated by the price realized at ...
 See also: Mint, Auction, Gold, Collection, Numismatic
  
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