Just bought a Guy's Coin Collection...

Last week, I bought a guy's coin collection that was listed For Sale on Craigslist for $500 plus $30 shipping. It just came today. I have just taken an inventory on the collection. Below is the list. It includes, pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and various Dollar coins (and most came in nice coin folders/books).

In terms of silver value, there were 11 War Nickels, 47 Mercs, 48 Roosies, 37 Wash, and 5 Ikes. Nearly 16 ounces of Silver according to my calculation.) I know that you can't see the condition of each coin but, in general, how do you think I did compared to the price I paid?

BTW, if there's a coin that you want to see a picture of, let me know and I'll post it.

Pennies (in Whitman folders)
1857 Flying Eagle
1859 IHC
1862 IHC
1863 IHC
1864 IHC
1873 IHC
1874 IHC
1879 through 1908 IHC
1909 IHC
1909 VDB
1910PS
1911
1912PS,
1913
1914
1915
1916-1918 (all mints)
1919PS
1920PDS
1921
1923PS
1924PS
1925 through 1929 (all mints)
1930PD
1931
1932 through 1974 (all mints)
1975-2008 (P & D Mints)

Jefferson Nickels (in a Dansco Book)
1938-1970 (all mints)
1971-2008 (P & D mints)

Mercury Dimes (loose)
47 Common Date Mercs (low mintage: 1936S)

Roosevelt Dimes (in a Dansco Book)
1946-1967 (all mints)
1968-2008 (P & D mints)

Washington Quarters (in a Dansco Book)
1932
1934
1935
1936
1938
1939
1941
1943
1945PS
1946PDS
1947
1948DS
1952D
1953
1954
1956PD
1957PD
1958PD
1959PD
1960PD
1961PD
1962PD
1963PD
1964PD
1965-1998 (P & D Mints)

Eisenhower Dollars (in Dansco Book)
1971PDS (S is Silver)
1972PDS (P is a Var III, S is Silver)
1973PDS (S is Silver)
1974PDS (S is Silver)
1976PDS (P is Var II, D is Var II, S is Silver & Var I)
1977PDS (S is Proof)
1978PDS (S is Proof)

SBA Dollars (in Dansco Book)
1979P (Far & Near Dates)
1979D
1980PDS (S is non-Proof)
1981PDS (S is non-Proof)
1999PD

Sacagawea Dollars (in Littleton Coin Folder)
2000PD
2001PD
2002PD
2007PD
2009D

 

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You've got a little over $400 worth of silver given current premiums on junk silver. Not sure what the value of all the non-silver items are combined, but if it's $100-$125, you did OK. If its 150+ I think you did very well.

I'm sure the value of the pennies is very dependent on their condition.

 

Is the 1936-S dime low mintage? They made nine million of them.

 

That sounds like a good deal. Get into these things, they're fun. Show us some, we'll help you.

 

What I meant was that was the lowest mintage Mercury Dime that came with the collection. All the rest of them were higher than 9 million.

Any particular one you want to see?

 

We want to see pics of every single one. Front and back! I'll check back in an hour.

 

Are you sure the 73 S, 74 S, and 76 S dollars are silver? Without those three I come up with 13.8 oz of silver. If they are silver then you have 14.8 oz. Even at full spot value (Which you won't get normally) you have $343 in silver. I think you have probably overpaid unless the IHC's are better grade.

 

Yes they are silver and yes, you are correct. Almost 15 ozs...not 16 ozs. Thanks Conder.

 

You may have overpaid somewhat, but check those coins for die varieties...if you find some high-value ones, that could certainly make up for it.

 

You got two (2) silver quarter rolls and two (2) silver dime rolls. Those alone cover your costs based on what you can get on eBay today. If any of the coins grade higher than G04, I think you did very well...congrats!! :high5:

 

Think you misread. He got almost 2 dime rolls and just over 3/4 of a quarter roll.

 

Dang! ...you're right! :thumb:

I get to thinking about Dollar and Half rolls and get confused. :grandpa:

Still, without seeing the coins, sounds like a decent deal.

 

I miscounted. I got 37 Washington Quarters with the collection...not 32. Therefore, I calculated 15.764 ozs of silver...at $23.20/oz, it's $365 in silver.

 

Just figuring in the rest at face value you paid $530 for just over $400 in coins that were worth the bother to a collector to collect and put into folders. You did OK. To see how OK, let's start at the top, let's see that Flying Eagle.

 

Agree. We want to see that FE........

 

I'll get a pic up when I get home tonight...but don't get your hopes up...it's a G4 at best.

 

I mean all the IHC and silver and the 1932 S and D quarters (low mintage) really add up! the quarters at VG08 cleaned, are worth quite a bit still.

 

I didn't get the 32D & S with this collection.

 

Dont forget, those Dansco books arent cheap, they are worth something too. Plus its a collection, not a wheat lot on ebay with 43 - 1956Ds in 3 different grades.

More importantly Tabor, are you happy with it?

Also, I personally would like to see the 09-19 cents.