I'm sorry for your loss. Did you know he was interested in coins when he was living? Welcome to CoinTalk!
Not sure what I’m going to do with them. No coin shops around me so cant get them looked at or sell. Lolol. Small town living
Well, you came to one good place to find out more. Post a picture of everything, and we'll ask for close-ups where appropriate. DON'T TRY TO CLEAN ANY OF THEM. The ones you've shown so far aren't big rarities, but cleaning any coin the wrong way can reduce its value, and cleaning the wrong coin the wrong way can change a hundred-dollar coin to a ten-dollar coin. Or worse. Looking forward to seeing more pictures!
The silver dollars are both common dates and look like they're circulated, but they're still quite collectible. A dealer ought to pay at least $25 or so for each, and sell them for $30-35 each. The off-center Lincoln cent is quite collectible as well -- I'm not an error collector, though, so I can't estimate a value. The quarter is a silver Standing Liberty coin with the date worn off. By silver value alone, it's worth close to $5. The Eisenhower dollar is a circulated clad coin. Some people pay a bit over face value for them, but not much more than that. Let's see what's next! Edit: Oh, and the Barber half-dollar -- again, silver, but a common date and heavily worn. I see dealers offering $9 or so for these, then selling them for $13-15, I think.
Your loss is his reward, he is definitely in a better place with many friends' and loved ones to keep him busy and forever happy. Welcome to CT and thanks for sharing the coins. Good luck.
First, welcome to CT. You will get honest answers to your questions here. Second, please accept my sympathies on the passing of your father. The coins you posted are all common date and in circulated condition. Don’t be hasty in trying to cash them in. They were your fathers and it’s a great way to know and understand him a little more. Also, leave the coins as is. Don’t try to clean or polish them. Doing so can ruin any value. You have lots of time to decide what to do so don’t be in a rush.
Good job on the pictures. Many people just keep coins "left" to them. If you really have no interest, I know how hard it is to try and find a place to sell. Craigslist works in some areas, e-bay isn't worth the hassle unless you have a bunch of stuff and want to kind-of make a business of it. The only other way I could think of is hang around here until you get 10 posts (?) and you can put them on the Buy, Sell, Trade forum. Who knows, you might decide to become a collector. Welcome to CT
Welcome to Coin Talk, and sorry for your loss. If you are just curious about the coins, and/or wonder the value, you've already gotten answers, but as mentioned, the sentimental value would be of more interest, to pass down through the family, than the actual value of your coins. Good luck.
Sorry for your loss. When my dad died I found one coin in his stuff. It's a 1921 p Morgan silver dollar. Very common. Though I've collected many hundreds of coins over the years that is probably the one that I would never sell.
