Going through dead uncles attic found coins

Shane, you might develop an interest in collecting coins after going through this lot. I know a lot of people who have entered the hobby this exact way. In any case, we are all following this with interest. This is a fun kind of story. I am not a dealer, I am just a run of the mill collector. I will say that the dealers who have reached out to you on this thread are the honest and trustworthy type. It is very easy to make a mistake in liquidating a coin collection of a relative. I am someone who was once in your shoes. Please listen to the dealers here and move slowly. In the end you will be happy you did. By the way, I am retired army. 22 years in the Field Artillery. Retired out of Fort Sill. Good luck.

 

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Most of the other coins and tokens shown are of very little value, being well worn and often holed. (think a dollar to five dollars) There are quite a number of British tokens, the most valuable being the Bank Token 10 pence Irish, although the unofficial Flintshire silver sixpence is uncommon.

Nothing approaches the dime for value by a country mile, but that's what you'd expect. The George III halfcrown is in reasonably good condition.

I'd say the most valuable coins I can see in this lot would be under $100, maybe $300 for all those illustrated unless a few I simply cannot make out the type or condition of should throw up any surprises.

As a British collector and dealer I naturally spotted the best of the British first and may have missed a few details about the few US coins shown.

The accumulation appears to be anything a bit unusual that came along, rather than a collection as such.

Best of luck with the other bags. If the coins in them are like the ones you have shown there should be a fair number of reasonably but not hugely valuable coins among them, but probably no more huge finds.

I envy you the pleasure of discovery as you sort through them.

 

might i add that i noticed one or two spanish silver reales, although these are not my strong suite, the reales minted in spain are worth more than the ones minted in mexico. the way to tell is there will be a letter "m" above the shield and pillars those were minted in mexico. the "m" also has a weird "o" looking thing attached to the letter. i cant recall what signifies a espana mint coin off the top of my head. oh hail oh hail artillery king of battle follow me;-)

 

Generally its not FA guys with their hand signals saying follow me, thats more of the infantry haha Follow me is the Infantry motto

 

wow, neat finds.

 

Listen to Tom B.

 

I would set a time with Tom B and show him what you have. He is one of the best and as honest as they come. I'm sure he can help you pick out the coins that need to be graded. It's important to do this to protect the coins and to bring top dollar when the time comes to sell them.

It's really cool when folks find this type of a collection. I'm sure everyone here would love to see more images if you can. I hope you find other coins as nice as the first one you posted.

 

I will get out another baggie tonight and start a new thread.

 

Might I suggest more individualized photos, front and back? Please?

 

I do not blame you for being cautious, keep it in your possession, One tale that makes me beware of letting a dealer that you do not have much experience with handling your coin is one where a woman who inherited her grandfathers estate took a 1909 s vdb to a dealer who told her that to bring the best money it should be slabbed (true), then told her he would submit it with some of his coins and ship it to her when it arrived, she turned over the coin which she said was a like newly minted red coin and when she got the slab it was a well worn barely identifiable thing, when she confronted the dealer his response was, that was the coin you gave me, she was probably out a couple grand through those tricks, so do not give it to just any dealer or whosoever, make sure you have some good references.

 

1st - Welcome to Coin Talk

This is the one that caught my eye as soon as the group photos went up. Like it!!!

Nice collection - even the holed coins.

Look forward to hearing what grade the dime gets!

Best Regards

 

off topic: yes its true the infantry's motto is follow me but a LtCol and my direct master Sgt were both from FA so they would often switch between the cadences. currently i work with a vietnam vet who was a marine and mt landlord is a ex marine. im surrounded! lol. everyone knows what marine stands for right? ha ha i know im going to hear it now!

 

Some of these look like they could be very nice colector items. This one in particular caught my eye.


George III half crown. Nice original patina and the colors that collectors love.
I would echo others in that coins like this need to be in some type of protective holder. A fresh scratch on a coin like this would be a crime.
If nothing else, a visit to a local coin shop for, at the minimum, some 2x2 flips would be a good investment.
Good luck with your new found collection! We're all jealous.

 

Don't clean it at all!!!

 

Before you send any valuable item coin- ect. to be appraised/graded take a GOOD/ DETAILED photo of both sides as the marks are as distinctive as fingerprints and will ensure no "tradeing" will take place by accident or otherwise.Also you have evidence for an insurance claim if the p.o. loses it for any reason.Don't clean your finds as it will lower the value at sale! Get/rent a metal detector and go over the yard too as there may be lots of goodies outside too. Best of luck in your hunt!....

 

Don't take it to pawn stores. Especially not "Pawn Stars" Gold and Silver shop!! They'll give you $50 and laugh all the way to the bank when they flip it to someone else for like $5000. lol

 

Much better job on the photos now,take your time as even the tokens are valuable and can bring quite a bit for rarities!

 

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/heres-some-of-the-stash-ziplock-1.259620/
Here are some pics I promised... more to come

 

No, If anything, some collectors will pay more for an error like that.