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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ikandiggit, post: 1344655, member: 16269&quot;]This is a good reason to have a go-to guy (or woman) for things like this. You&#039;ll spend a lot of time, being new to this, examining the coins and your time should have some value. </p><p><br /></p><p>When I do appraisals, I look for key dates, known varieties, and valuable errors. I have a general knowledge of silver coins, gold coins (but I&#039;ve yet to appraise one), currency and what&#039;s crap (low or no value coins). Then I work out an overall value. I don&#039;t accept any stories as fact unless there is documentation pertaining to the provenence of the coins eg. &quot;<i>The King of Siam gave these to my great grandfather and said they extremely rare</i>!&quot;- That doesn&#039;t sway my appraisal at all unless there are photos, documents etc. that proves it.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coins are considered merchandise and the appraisal is what they are worth. However, what you pay for them won&#039;t be the appraisal price because you or your boss has to make a profit and now you have to take into account how desirable the coins are. Will they move immediately or will they sit in the vault for a few years. </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;ll be best to find someone with experience to do this for you.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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