Found a bunch of old coins

I've found a bunch of old random coins and I'm just wondering if any of them are worth anything?

I have 52 half dollars that were before 71 so I know they have value in silver. About 15 of those were at or before 64 so I believe they're 90% silver? I also have a 1951 half dollar, 1959 and 1963. I'm not sure if they are worth anything more than their silver value, or not.

I also have a 1895 Indian head penny, 1896, and a 1900.

And a Kansas sales tax token, I have no idea if thats worth anything at all. I did find it pretty neat, though.

And lastly I have a walking liberty half dollar, and I know the date ends with an 8 but I can't make all the date. I don't know if it loses all it's value if you can't read the entire date or not.

Any ideas on how much any of these might be worth or what to do with them would be appreciated. I can provide pictures if you have any questions about the conditions of a certain one.

 

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You might want to double check the dates on those dollars. There weren't any dollar coins minted during those dates. What type are they?
And, people will need pics to better analyze your collection.

 

I meant half dollars for those. Sorry.

I'll take pictures, I'd just want to know if there were any worth taking pictures of, lol.

 

If you are looking for their metal value 1965-1971 Kennedy half dollars contain 40% silver and 60% copper. Melt value for that, i think, is around $5 each.
1948-1963 Franklin Halves you were correct with 90% silver and 10% copper. they should go for about $13 each.
If you want to know their collecting value you need to know their grade. Post some pictures and i'm sure someone will be kind enough to give you more information.

The Indian head pennys in VG condition should be around $1.00. Better condition better value.

Walking Liberty Half has a melt value of $13.00. Collecting value depends on the grade.

 

Here are some pictures I just took.

The pennies




The walking liberty half dollars

 

The half dollars




and the sales tax token

 

Well those cents and the Walker are all low grade, G-4 maybe, I'm not great at grading. The last cent appears damaged. The Franklins would grade a bit better, particularly the 1963. However, Franklins seem to be fairly readily available at higher grades, so I don't think they'd command too much of a premium. That's about all I can say without my redbook. And I don't know anything about that token.
If you're looking to sell the silver, now or soon is probably a good time. Silver is at an all time high, but will likely go higher this year.
Check http://www.kitco.com for updated spot prices.

It's not a bad idea to have some physical silver though. I'd say keep the coins. But that's just my opinion.

 

Thanks for the reply. I'll probably keep them, just because there are so many it'd be a nice little thing to collect and hold onto. Plus I had already started a coin collection, mainly of wheat pennies and buffalo nickels.

I did also find some foreign coins with these coins I found. A 1902 coin from Canada looks like something other than a penny, I;ll have to take a picture later, I'm about to head out the door. Also a 1903 5 cent coin reading New foundland at the top.

 

Here are the foreign coins. The 1902 one is not worth posting, though. Too damaged.


1916 coin.



1903 coin.


Don't know anything about them.

 

Not very experienced with foreign coins. First one looks to be from France. Very worn coin goes for about .25c. With Light wear could be worth up to $10 depending on demand.
Can't find anything on the Canadian coin you'll probably want a better opinion on the France coin too

 

I like the Kansas sales tax token. I have not seen that particular one before.

 

Silver was about $50 in 1980

 

1965 to 1969 Halves are 40% silver and are in normal circulation

1965, 1966, 1967, 1968D, 1969D

Others are from mint and proof sets - 68S, 69S, 70S proof, 1970 D mint set.

1971 S to 1974 S were silver and only in the proof sets.

I think this is right 1965-1969 haves are 40% silver clad, not 1965 to 1971. Hope this helps.

 

www.coininflation.com will give you the current melt value and an explanation of current sales info;
www.numismedia.com will give you some rough retail values.

www.uspcgs.com will give you information to determine the grade of your coins.

For varieties and errors, I use the "Cherrypickers' Guide"

 

Thanks for the info! I especially like the second link, I've never seen that website before. I'll be on there for hours

 

That site usually is a bit higher price than you can get selling on eBay I believe. And figure it's much, much higher than a dealer will pay. But you at least can learn what coins do command higher prices or have a greater demand.

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