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<p>[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 3273975, member: 19165"]Many, many questions here, and some of them are tricky. No easy answers! </p><p><br /></p><p>First, I'll offer condolences on the passing of your grandfather. He seems to have been quite a collector, judging from the size of your collection. Second, welcome to this forum, and I sincerely hope that we will be able to help you on your quest. </p><p><br /></p><p>In order to best help you, <b>we will need to see pictures of your coins</b>. It's easiest to take this one by one - so, lets start with the 1941S Walker. Chances are, if PCGS called it "cleaned" then it has been cleaned at some point in its past. Pictures will help us determine how harshly. PCGS recently has tightened their grading considerably, so what once may have been "market acceptable" no longer is. If there are obvious signs of cleaning, then resubmitting it to NGC won't do you any good - they'll just say the same thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the Morgans.... again, pictures will be necessary to help you more. Many coins were sold as UNC which weren't (unscrupulous dealers looking to make a quick buck will sometimes use unethical practices). They were just really nice looking AU coins. If your grandfather wasn't the most discerning buyer, he may have been scammed by these folks. Telling AU from UNC is difficult, but with practice you can learn. </p><p><br /></p><p>To determine the best method of selling the coins, <b>we need to know your goals</b>: are you looking to dispose of the collection quickly, or are you looking to maximize what you get out of it? Are you enjoying learning and studying, and perhaps may want to take this up as a hobby for yourself? If so, you may want to consider keeping the best pieces, and starting your own collection. What you want, and how much effort you want to put into it, will determine what method you choose to pursue for selling. So, tell us what you think. </p><p><br /></p><p>I realize that I haven't provided a whole lot of answers yet - but like I said, there are a lot of variables. The more information you give us, the better we can help you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 3273975, member: 19165"]Many, many questions here, and some of them are tricky. No easy answers! First, I'll offer condolences on the passing of your grandfather. He seems to have been quite a collector, judging from the size of your collection. Second, welcome to this forum, and I sincerely hope that we will be able to help you on your quest. In order to best help you, [B]we will need to see pictures of your coins[/B]. It's easiest to take this one by one - so, lets start with the 1941S Walker. Chances are, if PCGS called it "cleaned" then it has been cleaned at some point in its past. Pictures will help us determine how harshly. PCGS recently has tightened their grading considerably, so what once may have been "market acceptable" no longer is. If there are obvious signs of cleaning, then resubmitting it to NGC won't do you any good - they'll just say the same thing. As for the Morgans.... again, pictures will be necessary to help you more. Many coins were sold as UNC which weren't (unscrupulous dealers looking to make a quick buck will sometimes use unethical practices). They were just really nice looking AU coins. If your grandfather wasn't the most discerning buyer, he may have been scammed by these folks. Telling AU from UNC is difficult, but with practice you can learn. To determine the best method of selling the coins, [B]we need to know your goals[/B]: are you looking to dispose of the collection quickly, or are you looking to maximize what you get out of it? Are you enjoying learning and studying, and perhaps may want to take this up as a hobby for yourself? If so, you may want to consider keeping the best pieces, and starting your own collection. What you want, and how much effort you want to put into it, will determine what method you choose to pursue for selling. So, tell us what you think. I realize that I haven't provided a whole lot of answers yet - but like I said, there are a lot of variables. The more information you give us, the better we can help you.[/QUOTE]
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