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<p>[QUOTE="Cloudsweeper99, post: 154137, member: 3011"]I was also going to recommend that you go slow. Don't sell anything for at least a couple of months, and spend the time getting to know more about what you have. The coin market is a pool of sharks, and you have to be equiped with the proper knowledge to survive. The Redbook will give you approximate prices. Also look for Photograde which will help you evaluate the condition of the coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1973 set and the buffalo nickels without dates are probably the safest to sell first just to get some practice. The sets have readily established values and dateless buffalos are pretty low in value. I'm not sure what they currently go for. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you like some of the coins and can figure out approximately what they are worth, maybe the safest thing to do is buy them yourself from your grandmother and become a collector. For example, it sounds like you have the start of a pretty nice silver dollar collection and you might want to add to it yourself instead of disposing of it. I have a group of silver dollars from my grandfather and they are an important keepsake. If you sell the coins, someday you may regret not keeping them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Cloudsweeper99, post: 154137, member: 3011"]I was also going to recommend that you go slow. Don't sell anything for at least a couple of months, and spend the time getting to know more about what you have. The coin market is a pool of sharks, and you have to be equiped with the proper knowledge to survive. The Redbook will give you approximate prices. Also look for Photograde which will help you evaluate the condition of the coins. The 1973 set and the buffalo nickels without dates are probably the safest to sell first just to get some practice. The sets have readily established values and dateless buffalos are pretty low in value. I'm not sure what they currently go for. If you like some of the coins and can figure out approximately what they are worth, maybe the safest thing to do is buy them yourself from your grandmother and become a collector. For example, it sounds like you have the start of a pretty nice silver dollar collection and you might want to add to it yourself instead of disposing of it. I have a group of silver dollars from my grandfather and they are an important keepsake. If you sell the coins, someday you may regret not keeping them.[/QUOTE]
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