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Message:: [QUOTE="Dougmeister, post: 2612602, member: 56842"]It is a friendly teller at one of my banks. She asked me if I was a coin collector. (I said "yes"). She said that she had a large collection of "old silver coins" and was wondering what they were worth. She doesn't know me other than walking into their branch for the past few years, so I think that's why she was so vague when I asked for more details. Either that or she genuinely doesn't know. I finally got out of her that she has a lot of Mercs, Washington quarters, and "silver dollars" (I'm assuming Morgans & Peace). By a "lot", I mean that she said it was too many to write down all of the dates/mintmarks for me. I'm only a few years into this hobby, so my grading skills are those of a beginner. 1) I'm sure she wouldn't trust me to go to her house, so should I offer to look at the coins in a conference room at her bank? (Would the bank frown on such activity)? 2) I am preparing a list of mintages/key dates for every U.S. Silver coin from the 1800's and 1900's 3) Without knowing the exact number or denominations involved, is there anything else I can do to prepare? (I'm studying up on the grading standards for all U.S. coins, too, but I wish she'd narrow the list down for me...)[/QUOTE]