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<p>[QUOTE="Used_car_expert, post: 562200, member: 18073"]I am trying to sell my dads coin collection and he has some pennies - see the pictures and I am wondering what is a good way to sell these. I am not a coin collector and do not know all of the things that are important.</p><p>I have two small glass containers one is full of 1943 pennies and the other 1939. Then I have several rolls that appear to be "new pennies at the time that they were wrapped in the 50's. Should I leave these wrapped or crack them open so see if there is anything "special" inside?</p><p><br /></p><p>I am looking to maximize value for my dad, but also don't have the time to sell a penny at a time for 2 pennies at a time. So some suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have been selling the rest of his collection on E-bay with no reserve and just taking what we get. Any other suggestions different than this method? I liked this method because I don't have the time to research what each coins is realistically worth.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any ideas and suggestions are greatly appreciated!</p><p>David</p><p><img src="http://web.mac.com/buy_at_invoice/iWeb/Coin%20collection/Penny%20Collections_files/DSC08079.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://web.mac.com/buy_at_invoice/iWeb/Coin%20collection/Penny%20Collections_files/DSC08078.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Used_car_expert, post: 562200, member: 18073"]I am trying to sell my dads coin collection and he has some pennies - see the pictures and I am wondering what is a good way to sell these. I am not a coin collector and do not know all of the things that are important. I have two small glass containers one is full of 1943 pennies and the other 1939. Then I have several rolls that appear to be "new pennies at the time that they were wrapped in the 50's. Should I leave these wrapped or crack them open so see if there is anything "special" inside? I am looking to maximize value for my dad, but also don't have the time to sell a penny at a time for 2 pennies at a time. So some suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have been selling the rest of his collection on E-bay with no reserve and just taking what we get. Any other suggestions different than this method? I liked this method because I don't have the time to research what each coins is realistically worth. Any ideas and suggestions are greatly appreciated! David [IMG]http://web.mac.com/buy_at_invoice/iWeb/Coin%20collection/Penny%20Collections_files/DSC08079.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://web.mac.com/buy_at_invoice/iWeb/Coin%20collection/Penny%20Collections_files/DSC08078.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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