Collectors market index is a tool used by collectors and investors to track values of collectibles against collectors market from a specific date, calculated in form of Index.[citation needed] It measures the value of a section of the collectors market and computed from the prices of selected collectibles, typically a weighted average.
List of collectors market indices
Collector's automobile market
- HAGERTY collector car indices are a set of indices created by Hagerty Insurance Agency insurance company specializing in classic car insurance.[1]
- HAGI indices are a group of indices developed by London-based organization Historic Automobile Group. Their research is focused on rare historic motorcars and collectors’ automobiles, calculated since December 2008 based on a proprietary market capitalization formula called survivor weighting.[2]
Collector's fine visual art
- Artprice100®, curated by Artprice.[3]
Collector's coin market
- PCGS coins indices are a group of indices developed by Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), a coin grading, authentication, attribution, and encapsulation service.[4]
Collector's stamps market
- Linn’s U.S. Stamp Market Index is the composite index of U.S. stamp market created by Linn's Stamp News newspaper, last index publication dated July 2014.[5]
Collector's other markets
- Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 is one of five Liv-ex Fine Wine Indices published by London International Vintners Exchange. It represents the price movement of 100 of the most sought-after fine wines for which there is a strong secondary market and is calculated monthly.[6]
- The RW101 Rare Whisky Indices is a group of indices designed by Rare Whisky 101 based on their database that has been evolved for more than ten years and contains open market values for the sale of over 147,000 bottles of Single Malt Scotch (no blends, single grain, Bourbon etc. are recorded).[7]
References
Further reading
- Temple, Peter (2010). The Handbook of Alternative Assets: Making Money from Art, Rare Books, Coins and Banknotes, Forestry, Gold and Precious Metals, Stamps, Wine and Other Alternative Assets. Harriman House. ISBN 9781906659219.