Just found these coins packed away from years ago in a old box, any value?

All Silver dollars

1799/draped bust/little worn, but good condition
1878/goloid/ 100 cents
1848/seated liberty/eagle/one dol.
1873/trade dollar
1927/peace
1906/ellis island w/torch on back
1903/standing liberty w/sun ray on front/10oz. fine silver-one dollar on back

I have no idea, and dont just want to walk into a dealer and look like an idiot, please give me some ideas. Thanks!!!

 

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Welcome to the neighborhood, Shelley!

Since the value of coins can vary widely and dependent upon condition, it would be better if you could provide photos of the obverse and reverse of the coins.

Chris

 

Thanks Chris, but I cant seem to get a good picture to post. Just want a general idea, I dont want to go to a dealer and get ripped off because I have no idea of the value.

 

For a "general idea", the 1799 can range in price from $1000-$30,000. Do you get my drift?

Chris

 

The 1870 Trade dollar is a fake as none were made until 1873

 

I have a feeling most, if not all, are fake.

 

Hi. Welcome to the site. My advice would be to approach these with cautious optimism. You should know in advance that many newcomers have come to this site with similar old coins that turned out to be fakes. There are MANY fakes out there. Most can be spotted if you post even basic pics here. Lets put it this way. I'd say it's far more likely that there are some fakes in this group than all of them being authentic. But, they all could be real too. We won't have a good idea unless you post them.

There were only 423,515 1799 dollars ever made, with probably a small fraction of them left in known existence. The 1848 had a mintage of only 15k with probably a small fraction of them left in known existence. (Many coins are lost and melted over time reducing the original number significantly.) These are not every day coins (like Morgans) that people happen upon in an old box too often. If ever. Real ones anyway. It would be a pretty amazing find for coins that valuable to be forgotten about. It has happened though. Try to post pics if you can.

 

I would agree. The goloid is exceptionally rare and valuable, and I've seen numerous counterfeits/copies.

 

goloid, and 1799 are very rare, chances are most are fake, last 3 might have chance for being genuine.

 

Could very well be, thanks for your input. Doesnt really matter anyway, was just curious.

 

How can tell if it's fake, looks really good to me, but then again I am not an expert or dealer.

 

If you can get a decent photo of the coins, we could give you a little more information.

 

I'm trying to upload a photo, but this site isnt user friendly on up loads.

 

Do you have a photobucket account? That's how I do it.

 

If it looks "good" chances are it's fake.

 

I'm trying to upload a photo, but no luck, keep saying the file is too large. If one of you want, I can email it to you????

 

get a brillo pad and shine them right up (joking)

 

I sent you a PM with my email address. In the upper right of the screen there is a "Notifications" tab...click there to find your PMs.

 

OK, so he sent me the pics of the 1799 Dollar. I'm not an expert with these, so I'm not going to judge it...I'm just going to post a the photos.

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Well, I'm gonna say Chinese counterfeit. The stars on the left don't look right. The stars and lettering on the front look like they're too close to the rim. The B in Liberty doesn't look right. The left wing of the eagle has details completely missing which most likely would not just wear away in that isolated area to the point of being completely gone. A tell tale sign of a fake. Almost looks like a rust spot in front of the face. If it sticks to a magnet, it's not silver. If it doesn't, that doesn't mean it's real either.

Disclaimer: I'm not an expert but looks like a lot of red flags to me.