novice 1970: The standard catalog of S&W gave the following values in 2006:
ANIB $750, Excellent plus $600, excellent $475, Fine $300, Very good $235, Good $195, Fair $135, Poor $75.
I've never used the factory letter service, but have seen copies posted on forums like this. It will be fairly boilerplate, other than giving the date of shipping and where it was shipped to. They become fascinating when the gun is a special order gun with a connection to a historical character.
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