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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ercarlso, post: 396133, member: 15175&quot;]I need some advice.&nbsp; I recently inherited a bunch of coins that probably have more sentimental value than monetary value.&nbsp; My grandparent, who was a waiter through the 1930&#039;s and 1960&#039;s, made a point of saving any silver coins he got in his tips.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I think he believed in saving precious metal rather than collecting coins -- because all those coins were tossed into steel cookie cans, paper bags, socks, or whatever.&nbsp; All the coins are in very bad condition.&nbsp; But, they are interesting to me because I had never seen all these different looking dimes and quarters from the 1920&#039;s and 1930&#039;s.&nbsp; Even some coins from the late 1890&#039;s.&nbsp; Yes, lots of silver dollars and half dollars from the 1950&#039;s and 1960&#039;s too.</p><p><br /></p><p>The bottom line is that I have 14 lbs of these poor-condition silver coins.&nbsp; Oh, and he also started saving copper pennies too -- 16 lbs of those.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, because it is my Grandpa&#039;s and he worked hard for all those and saved them and gave them to me -- I don&#039;t want to sell them or treat them as scrap metal.&nbsp; I&#039;d like to save them in a better way than in cans and bags.&nbsp; Maybe sort them and categorize them.&nbsp; But, I don&#039;t want to spend a LOT of money on airtight containers or anything.&nbsp; So -- how would you recommend I care for these coins?&nbsp; (Keep in mind there is 30 lbs of them to store!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you!</p><p>Erin</p><p><br /></p><p>P.S.&nbsp; Before this, I had a casual interest in collecting coins.&nbsp; I&#039;ve saved almost all the State quarters, and a few of the Presidential dollar coins in my Whitman Classic albums.&nbsp; Wow, my coin collecting really grew all of a sudden![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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