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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The_Cave_Troll, post: 68662, member: 1674&quot;]Don&#039;t go to a price guide (at PCGS or elsewhere) first.&nbsp; First you need an idea of the condition of the coins, without this, the priceguides are useless at best, and downright missleading at worst.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If you really want to learn something before you go to see the expert, then go to Barnes and Noble or whatever bookstore you prefer and buy a copy of &quot;A Guidebook of United States Coins&quot;&nbsp; and use it as a reference.&nbsp; Even if you get the 2006 edition (released in the last month, but it may not be available yet) the prices are 6 months out of date, so don&#039;t take it&#039;s prices as absolute, they have changed since the numbers were finalized.&nbsp; But, it is a fabulous reference book and it will give information about each series of coins in your father&#039;s collection.&nbsp; Also it will provide you with a basic outline of the requirements for each condition for the coins.&nbsp; Once you&#039;ve catalogged the coins and given approximate grades you will be able to compare the prices to tell which were your father&#039;s best pieces.&nbsp; Make sure that the expert sees all of what you decide are the best coins, not to try to impress him/her, but so that s/he gets a good idea of the best parts of the collection.&nbsp; This will help him/her to make a more accurate estimate of the value of the collection.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Most importantly, have fun, this was likely a hobby your father loved and those coins are an outpouring of his spirit, they are a part of who he was.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, Old Dan gave good advice, you&#039;d do well to follow it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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