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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;USS656, post: 658830, member: 6641&quot;]Get more than 1 appraisal</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Remember a dealer isn&#039;t going to give you fair market value because he needs to make money on the coins at fair market value or better.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Without understanding grading and coin conditions that affect the grade - prices may not be very helpful. A couple sources you could start with are the US Red Book ( <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Official-Red-Book-United-States/dp/0794824943" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/Official-Red-Book-United-States/dp/0794824943" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Official-Red-Book-United-States/dp/0794824943</a> ) which will give you a very rough idea. If you want a dealer to dealer price buy the last online copy of the grey sheet ( <a href="http://www.greysheet.com/cdn/grey.asp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.greysheet.com/cdn/grey.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.greysheet.com/cdn/grey.asp</a> ) . The dealers you deal with may - or - may not base their price on the bid price listed. You can/should ask the dealer what they are basing their price on. If you think the price isn&#039;t fair tell them you are going to think about it then do some more research and get more estimates.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ask specific questions here if you have some! If you post some coins we can give you an idea of value which you can then use as 1 more data point. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Remember - your dad probably put a lot of time into acquiring the collection - don&#039;t be in a rush to get rid of it without learning more about its value.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Good Luck ~ Darryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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