inherited coin collection

Already stated, you gotta buy a red book. It is the basics all in one. when you have the Redbook, which is fairly self explanatory, post closeups on some of the better coins so we can help you grade them. Hope you strike treasure, if there are any 1933 St. Gaudens, you might wanna keep on the down low.

 

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ok thanks hullcoins

 

Wow... A new member that joined was called a troll? Now that is out of line. How are people supposed to learn anything when you receive those kind of "welcomes"?

 

inheritcoins, start with 1 coin, try posting a picture and describe it by design and date/mint so we can further assist you.

Welcome to Coin Talk.

 

hi

here is one pic so far.

 

Try to focus on one coin at a time. Then crop the sides, top and bottom. Also turn off the flash on your camera and put it on macro setting. From that picture the color doesn't look right. Maybe its set on Sepia or something?

 

The 1943 cents look like they have been copper-plated and polished. Unaltered 1943 cents should have a bluish tint to them, and they often come with rust spots as well. On the other hand, there are a few copper 1943 cents floating around, and they are quite valuable. If your cents are magnetic, they aren't copper.

 

You have a thorny problem. If you really have little interest in coins, this could get very frustrating. Most coins floating around out there are worth face value or a small premium. Foreign coins tend to be collected because they are interesting, and unfortunately most of them are worth face value. This forum has been accused of being Amero-centric, but if you look at valuable coins, many tend to be American, and Americans have been avid collectors for a long time. With that being said, you can hang around a long time, read books you might not be particularly interested in, or spend LOTS of time on e-bay and just get more frustrated. If you take the coins to a dealer you run the risk of being blown-off if they don't want to spend the time, or being ripped-off if they are unethical. There are many good dealers out there who will do neither of these, but an alternative is to find someone who is a collector and ask them to look at your collection and just give an opinion as to whether you should go to a dealer or not. Whatever happens, good luck.

 

hi

ok here is a better pic.

 

Regarding the troll comment:

This is what the original post was before it was edited:

[h=2]"inherited coin collection[/h]

I inherited a coin collection and curious how or all them worth?"

That was it and there were three threads like this. No pics, no mention of pics forthcoming before it was edited. I may have jumped the gun by calling "Troll" but there was no other information at all from the OP at the time.

I apologize to the OP (inheritcoins) for the comment.


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thats ok ikandiggit

 

Glad to have you here, inheritcoins!:welcome:

 

thanks ikandiggit

 

does anyone know how good coin dealers are.

 

lol inheritcoins, now you are back to your cryptic questions.

That's like asking: Does anyone know how good cars are?

 

the reason i am asking gbroke would they be honest about whether they are worth something or not.

 

Oh I gotchya. Well it varies from dealer to dealer. Some dealers will be truthful, while others will ripoff old ladies. Depending on where you live, maybe someone here can offer a suggestion of a local coin dealer.

 

:dead-horse:

 

To be honest, I wouldn't get your hopes up on value unless some things are in special holders and really stand out. Especially if he never talked about it or shared with you that some of it may be very valuable. I would think the sentimental value will exceed the dollar value.
We would need more close up pictures of what's there to determine what the case is here. There's also a "What's it worth?" forum here that your thread may be better suited for than the general coin chat.

So far the Lincolns you've shown, from what I can tell from the picture are not worth much over face. Steel cents are very common. Even in high grade, like shiny new. The years shown in the last pic are very common, especially in that grade. The 30s and earlier are what people would be most interested in seeing with that set. Post some more pics so we can see what all is there.

 

ok Vess1