what are the steps i should take if.......

......I find a 1913 liberty v nickel.
I know it will most likely never happen, but I would like to know just in case. and if anyone else finds one they can take a look and know instead of panicking and selling it to their local coin dealer at an extremely low price.

(this is a thing I will be doing for a bit. ask what I should do if I find a rare-extremely rare coin)

 

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Your a born optimist! You should be playing the lottery.

 

Lol hopefully it does happen to one of us

 

I was thinking to my self the other day "what if I find one? should I send it in to a gradeing company? sell to a local coin shop raw for a couple hundred grand? what?"

 

Get it authenticated before doing anything else.

Chris

 

I'd clean mine with a toothbrush and some ketchup to make sure there's no dirt or grime left on it.

 

then what?
If I were to sell it what would steps I would take after that?

 

*facepalm*

with my luck, if I found one, someone would have already done that.......

 

Send it in to the mint like the Langbords ('33 double eagles) did ..........

 

then I wouldn't see it again.......

 

I think I stumped coin talk......

 

Give it to me. There's your answer

 

ya', ill do that, but it'll cost you........ONE BILLION DOOLARS!

 

Seconded.

 

It is not going to happen, so why bother with the "what would/should I do" questions. If you really want to help and better yourself, spend the time to learn about the not-so-obvious coins that you actually have a chance of finding? There is lots out there that you could profit off of if you know what to look for and know you're doing.

 

what are the steps i should take if.......


the ones leading into the bank and a security box.

 

Because sometimes it applies to other coins and not just the 1913 liberty nickel. It would be easy for me - depending on the coin and condition - get it graded and verified for the variety. Next depending on the type of coin you can consign it to a dealer or consign it to one of the major auction houses like heritage(not including teletrade at this point). For example a rare large cent variety would probably do better consigned to Shawn Yancey or maybe Tom Deck. The 1882 snow-6 IHC I scored I consigned with Rick Snow. So you have options - the first thing I always think of is at least get it certified as genuine. In most cases you will not be finding million dollar coins, but getting it to the right place could make the difference between selling a coin for like $100 and selling it for $1000. Know your alternatives. Just my penny worth of thoughts for the day.

 

Amateur..... Rock tumbler is the only way to go........

 

I really enjoy the mix of humor and down to earth explanations.

 

That's only if Detecto found it.