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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2744870, member: 24314&quot;]Please take what I write to heart as it is given with good intentions:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>First, the GOOD NEWS</b>: You have come to the right place for FREE advice. Post photos of the coins you think are valuable.&nbsp; Your overweight cent should be checked out but don&#039;t get your hopes up.&nbsp; Good Luck.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Now, the BAD&nbsp; NEWS</b>: If the coins you have collected over the years are in the blue coin folders you probably have NOTHING of value.&nbsp; If you never purchased a coin from a coin dealer you probably don&#039;t have anything of value. </p><p><br /></p><p>The book you looked at for prices is a guide and the value of a coin goes up by its condition.&nbsp; Typical example $12 to $800.</p><p><br /></p><p>On only two occasions has a couple come up to my table with a collection worth &quot;big&quot; money, unfortunately, in each case, many of the Uncirculated coins were scrubbed and only worth a few hundred dollars rather than the thousands of dollars they would have been worth. </p><p><br /></p><p>My advice to you is this.&nbsp; Take your coins to a coin shop and try to sell them.&nbsp; If he gives you a price or if he is even interested, don&#039;t sell them yet as you may actually have something. </p><p><br /></p><p>Two of the Lincoln cents you have posted are &quot;spending money&quot; to most dealers.&nbsp; That gets them out into circulation so the kids, accumulators, and coin hunters will have a thrill when they are found. </p><p><br /></p><p>Over the phone, I have found three questions that allow me to get an idea about the value of any collection and if I wish to waste my time looking at it.&nbsp; They are:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Are there any gold coins?</p><p>2. Have you purchased your coins from a dealer?</p><p>3. Are there any slabs?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m sure there are acceptions but I&#039;ll never find out and I don&#039;t care.</p><p><br /></p><p>Best of luck to you and welcome to Coin Talk.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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