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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Moen1305, post: 161209, member: 2544&quot;]A good place to start is to find a coin dealer and ask him/her to give you an appraisal making sure you tell the dealer that you are not interested in selling the coins you just need to know the value for insurance reasons.&nbsp; That way, he or she isn&#039;t likely to low-ball the estimate in hopes of getting them from you cheaply.&nbsp; Ask the dealer which are the most valuable (keys) coins in the collection and then go to ebay and look up some auctions to see what those coins are selling for currently.&nbsp; Lastly, get yourself a good coin reference book like a red book and look up as many coins as you can after determining what grade they may fall into.&nbsp; </p><p>Grading?&nbsp; Grading is the tough part.&nbsp; You could easily ask three different coin collectors/dealers to grade a coin and get three different grades.&nbsp; As the seller, you want the highest grade possible and the person buying wants the lowest grade possible because the difference can mean hundreds to thousands of dollars.&nbsp; Also, most coins in a set that large are relatively common and worth very little unless they are in extremely good condition and could bring a little extra.&nbsp; Never, Never clean any of the coins.&nbsp; It only decreases their value.&nbsp; </p><p>After doing all of this you will start to get a fair idea of what they are worth.&nbsp; You will figure out which ones have the greatest value and which ones are going to be handed out as change at the grocery store.&nbsp; Good luck and consider keeping them for the next generation if they aren&#039;t worth as much as you had hoped.&nbsp; They could be a great asset to someone in 50 years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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