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<p>[QUOTE="Moen1305, post: 935458, member: 2544"]No wonder they have to keep minting new coins every year, your grandpa had stashed away most of the stuff they already minted.:mouth:</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to CT! I had a similar haul about 15 years ago and I quickly learned that the real value of the coins I had were primarily in the keys. The rest was more or less face value. That is always sort of shocking considering the volume of coins but true nonetheless. </p><p><br /></p><p>I considered taking the multiple dates and putting them into books and selling them on ebay but haven't acted on that impulse yet. I could put together so many sets of Lincolns, Roosevelts, Jeffersons, etc. minus the keys of course and make a killing selling them to new collectors that just want to buy the keys and have complete BU sets. If time is not an issue, you might want to consider doing something along those lines. It would take time and money but you'd certainly learn a lot along the way.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Moen1305, post: 935458, member: 2544"]No wonder they have to keep minting new coins every year, your grandpa had stashed away most of the stuff they already minted.:mouth: Welcome to CT! I had a similar haul about 15 years ago and I quickly learned that the real value of the coins I had were primarily in the keys. The rest was more or less face value. That is always sort of shocking considering the volume of coins but true nonetheless. I considered taking the multiple dates and putting them into books and selling them on ebay but haven't acted on that impulse yet. I could put together so many sets of Lincolns, Roosevelts, Jeffersons, etc. minus the keys of course and make a killing selling them to new collectors that just want to buy the keys and have complete BU sets. If time is not an issue, you might want to consider doing something along those lines. It would take time and money but you'd certainly learn a lot along the way. Good luck![/QUOTE]
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