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Message:: [QUOTE="Noah Worke, post: 8110107, member: 115032"]First off- keep them. Considering that they belonged to your grandfather, on top of numismatic value, they also have sentimental value. Nearly all of those coins contain precious metals, the '64 and earlier are 90% silver. The '76 dollars and half dollars aren't terribly valuable (Unless they are proofs or silver proofs) but keep them in either case. If you want to be sure of the mint mark, check the obverse (heads) side of the coins, near the bottom of the portrait. There should either be a D or nothing for Philadelphia, if it's a proof it'll have an S mint mark. To keep them safe, I'd recommend 2x2s for a cheap option, (I use these exclusively) otherwise there are plastic holders that you can buy that are a little more expensive. If you really want to get expensive, you can get a dealer to submit them to a TPG (Third party grading), although that's for very valuable coins, as in upwards of 100 dollars. I'd say the golds are above that, however. In terms of mint errors and such, I don't know much. Other members here will know what they're talking about on that subject.[/QUOTE]