It's all a lot of well circulated coinage. Not sure what was the parents versus the grand parents; not that it matters. There is much that is loose, but much that is organized.
Nice!!! Probably isn't a soul here that hasn't enjoyed plugging holes in old Whitman catalogs. Coin collectors tend to be rather OCD by nature so these cater to that side of our personality quite nicely..... In that walking half book there are a few dates that are coveted.. The 16-S, 17-S and 1921 P, D, and S are all key dates that carry a premium. There is one primary reason I mention that.... The tanins in the cardboard these catalogs are constructed of will react over time with your coins. I have a Mercury dime set that I started in the 1970's and finished up ten years ago. The coins I put in those books in the 70's and 80's are all dark and fugly as a result of being in that catalog so long...... You may want to pop a few out of the books to see if they are going dark on the reverse, and if so, maybe take out the key dates so you don't lose any value.
Lucky Man to have all those to look through. The 1941 Walking Liberty, has it been put back in upside down or is it a 180 degree die rotation?
I'll probably pop everything out sooner rather than later. I can store thngs in less place that way and figure out how the pros are doing it nowadays. Plus moving everything to my own system will allow me to examine each coin to some extent. The Morgan dollars that I ended up with are all separate not in books.
I would say that if you like keeping them in albums, I would suggest the Littleton albums due to their being advertised as coin-safe. I have their folders but no albums, and they work quite well.
I've got several of those books. Will have to look. Right or wrong, my brother and I decided to keep books in tact and we "equalled" things out with the loose (sometimes weight) coinage. It was just faster to seperate gold, silver (90%, 40%, etc) and other.
I hope whomever gets my collection will go through and enjoy it like you are your inheritance. Thanks for the post.
The only coins that I used a "book" to put them in is the one with states and the other was the one for parks. (Is it "parks" or something else?) I have all of my coins in boxes. I have tried to have one box for each special program. I have kept a box of all of the coins that I collected for that year. I have kept a EXCEL spreadsheet listing all of my purchases or acquisitions. I have had to use 2 boxes for 2021 and 2022. I keep a list of all of the purchases or acquisitions for each year. I have had to use two books for 2022. It has been fun. I prepared tabs from Avery Return Address Labels. I keep all of my information in sheet protectors. If anyone is interested, I could send a sample to help getting a starting place.
