Value of Browning shotgun

Question
Googled this site and am wondering if you can help. My wife just inherited a shotgun from her deceased father and from the Browning site it appears to be a 1965 manufactured superposed 12GA shotgun. Serial number is 42770 S5.

It is in wonderful condition but we're not really going to use it...she also has an old .410 that she used as a child growing up on the family farm which we'll keep.

Can you advise how I could determine value of this gun and how it could be actually sold for a fair price? If you cannot assist, perhaps you could suggest somewhere else I might go.

Many thanks,

Joel

Answer
Joel,

It is a little difficult to judge these without the benefit of seeing them. However, the main issue effecting value in the Superposed is its grade and condition.

Superposeds built from 1960 to 1976 were made in the following grades: Grade 1, Pigeon, Pointer, Diana, and Midas. They were available in 12, 20, and 28ga. and .410 bore.

The grading and valuation process is too detailed to break down via this repsonse/format however some examples of prices are as follows. Pigeon Grade - good condition $2,000  Pointer Grade (rare) good condition $3,000.  Diana Grade good condition $3,000. Midas grade good condition $7,000 In addition to these there were also exhibition grades and presentation grades.

I suggest that you find a qualified person to personally examine your gun and give you a qualified appraisal. You want to be certain which grade and value Superposed that you have so as to not short change yourself in the long run.

Good luck and thank you for the question.

Sid Lark