Hello everyone, A few years ago before our Grandparents passed away, our grandmother gave us a box full of currency and coins with a face value of over $10,000 that her and Grandpa collected for over 60 years. We have no idea what the coins and notes are worth but please take a look. Any comments are appreciated as we will be taking all of this to a coin/currency shop in our area next weekend. I have linked my hi-res photos below. All coins are as is, just as we found them in the box. The currency will be posted soon in the proper section on this forum. Thank You! http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2123495/Grandmas_Attic/Grandmas_Attic_1.jpg http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2123495/Grandmas_Attic/Grandmas_Attic_2.jpg http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2123495/Grandmas_Attic/Grandmas_Attic_3.jpg http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2123495/Grandmas_Attic/Grandmas_Attic_4.jpg http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2123495/Grandmas_Attic/Grandmas_Attic_5.jpg http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2123495/Grandmas_Attic/Grandmas_Attic_6.jpg http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2123495/Grandmas_Attic/Grandmas_Attic_Special_Box.jpg http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2123495/Grandmas_Attic/Oops_Forgot_One.jpg http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2123495/Grandmas_Attic/Weird_Stuff.jpg
Most of your non-silver coins are heavily circulated, and demand little or no premium over face. For most of your silver coinage (1964 and earlier), the total melt value is somewhere around $500 (I did a quick count). Since many are low grade, they would fit into this category. I few of the nicer pieces (such as the 1944 Liberty walking half) would probably bring a few dollars over melt. Also, since we can't see the reverse of the coins (where mint marks are located on the silver coins), there's no way of knowing if you have something over melt value or not.
I'm not too knowledgeable about the value of coins, but I did notice that your grandparents had quite a few silver coins mixed in there. Almost all of the half dollars are made of either 40% or 90% silver and a couple of quarters you have there are 90% silver as well. All of the coins in your Grandma's special box are silver besides the two buffalo nickels and the penny. You can find out the value of the silver in those coins here. Some of those coins may have a premium over their silver content, but I wouldn't be the one to ask about that. Hopefully someone else is more knowledgeable in that area than I am and can better answer that question. EDIT: looks like jloring beat me to the answer
I glanced at a few of the pics. Based on what I saw, I would like to make an offer on the entire lot. I can give you $5k for the $10k FV. CASH MONEY ! $100 bills
I have no idea what $10k FV means... Is this guy serious? This is why I an reluctant to go to a coin shop.
Yeah he's just messing around. As the owner of a coin shop I can tell that from the pictures there is $450-$500 worth of coins there. That is the realm of offers you should expect.
FV = Face Value... I get it. Yes, I am an amatuer, which is why I came to here to get expert opinion.
So whats the deal with the 1857 coin at the bottom of my pennies pic? Unfortunately, it was drilled out for a necklace.
It's a half dime. It's a shame about the hole. worth just a couple of bucks like that. Without the hole... maybe $20-$40 depending on exact condition.
Your grandma and grandpa must have been in really good shape before they passed away, to climb into an attick an add a 1997 penny to the collection.
1st Welcome to Cointalk 2nd Buy a Red Book 3rd Don't rush to sell and let a trusted expert look at everything. :kewl:
Yes I was teasing you. Welcome to the forum. And I do apologize. However my point is also that now you are involved with coins you may wish to sell, you do need to learn what you can about each individual one. Without prior knowledge, there are dealers and buyers who will take advantage of you. There are several varieties of modern US cents that can be valuable. A 1992 CAM (close A-M) recently sold on eBay for $12500. A 1999 WAM (wide A-M) variety can bring $100 or more. What I am saying that if you are really into this, you kinda need to research each item individually. It is a lot of work and time consuming. But that's what hobbies require. We don't know why your grandparents saved all these items. The 1997 D cent certainly is not likely to have much value for example. But is it an "error" ? I mean did they collect these or were they just items tossed in a box ? Their reason, might be a good place to start with your research. I am still learning, but have spent a lot of time studying. If I can help you in any way, I will, gladly. I apologize again, I meant no harm, gary PS My offer still stands
On the last page (weird stuff) you have 2 Missouri tax tokens and 2 planchets (the mint cuts out blanks that they stamp- so they are unstamped coins). What size are they?
