I have inherited a box of 95 quarters and approximately 100 dimes from my grandfather. The earliest is 1941 and none are later than 1965, and he included a note in the box that they are silver. I don't know much of anything about coin collecting, but the grade of the coins is not very good. They all appear to have been circulated, and they are all dirty to some extent, some worse than others, except for a few that look like they were cleaned. I think my grandfather held on to these because he felt the silver would be valuable some day. (He was not a coin collector.) I know it is impossible for anyone to tell me the value (especially without photos) but I'm just wondering if I should hold on to these. As a coin collector, would you keep these, or should I just start using them for laundry money? Also, is it even worth my money to have them appraised?
I would keep them....but if you don't want them you might find a dealer that would buy them...I would say that he would give you 50cent each at the most...but most of the time they would give you a little less. You might want to get a Red Book at a book store... Speedy
I agree with Speedy. I'd hang on to them... maybe wait for your grandkids! Get a Red Book. If you don't want to buy one, check out the library. There are some overdates and double dies that are worth some money (even in lower circulated grades).... like the 1942/1 P and D dimes. Can't remember the more valuable quarter double dies... 1943 maybe?
If anything each quarter from 32-64 is worth at least a $1.20 in silver content alone right now and the dimes are about .50 cents each. So definately dont use it on laundry, or that would be some expensive load. You probably have close to $150 dollars in silver. It is always good to keep preciouse metals as a hedge against the dollar. $150 is not alot but that could be alot more if silver ever rises to the highs your grandfather would have seen in his time.
