Vintage 1936 Proof set in the family-four brothers.What do you do with it?!

This situation happened when my grandparents died. My grandmother was big into the family history, and was able to get back together the two matched candlesticks that had been made and purchased directly from Paul Revere (not the company, the guy who rode the horse in 1775). One sister wanted to keep them together, and the other wanted "her share." They split the set.

 

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Put the coins in escrow until you all agree on them. If your siblings are resonable people, that shouldnt take long. If things get dicey, it could make for a real cruddy Thanksgiving.

 

If you can afford it; Buy the coins sets you want and agree to spilt the sale of the others. Or buy them too. It's your family and they should want what your Dad wanted for them. Whatever you settle the costs at, you will always have a "priceless collection of dads coins."

 

My advice, take them to a dealer and ask him to appraise them for insurance purposes. Be sure to let him know the coins are not for sale. Then you need to buy out you brothers' shares.

They have a right to the stuff as much as you even if they don't care to keep it, this way they get theirs and you get to keep the coins without having to break them up.

 

doubled up on cave troll's advice. Maybe you can get a small "brother discount" on top of that.