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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;benkarl, post: 635969, member: 19527&quot;]My father recently passed away and one of the things I inherited was a box of old coins that had been passed down to him from my grandfather. My grandfather was a World War I veteran and he evidently brought home a cigar box full of coins he&#039;d collected in France that was promptly stuck in a closet and forgotten for a few decades. When my dad got them, he stuck them in a safe and left them there for a few more decades. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;ve looked through the coins before and many of them are from France and the UK, but I did notice a number of coins from other nations (Germany, etc). I think I even saw some from the Far East, including the Phillipines (presumably traded from a soldier who served there). I suspect he probably did some swapping to get many of them. None of the coins would be more recent than about 1919 or so. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I also have a few more cigar boxes, jars and bottles of US coins from the first half of the 20th century that various relatives mostly kept because &quot;they might be worth something someday&quot;. I think some of them might even be just the contents of the change jar on their dresser when they died.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Anyway, I&#039;d like to get some idea of what I have here and what these coins are worth (for insurance purposes, if nothing else). I suspect they&#039;re all common coins worth nothing more than face value (if that), but you never know. For all I know, one of them might turn out to be some ultra rare coin worth thousands of dollars. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Unfortunately, I don&#039;t have the first clue where to start. I suspect there are probably dealers who can appraise them for me but I really don&#039;t have any idea how to find a reputable one or what the procedure is -- especially with the number of coins I have (certainly over a thousand). Is there typically a fee for an appraisal? If so, what is typical? </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I suspect I can look up many of the US coins myself, but I&#039;m at a loss with the non-US coins (hence posting in this forum). </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>What does someone who isn&#039;t a coin collector do in this situation? Can someone guide me? I live in San Antonio, TX if that helps. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I apologize if this is the wrong forum. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thank you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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