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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mint Mark, post: 2746363, member: 3321&quot;]I have been collecting coins off-and-on since I was about 12 years old. Over the years, I&#039;ve sold a few here and there, but relatively few. As I approach retirement age (assuming that I&#039;ll ever be able to afford to retire), I&#039;m thinking about selling off my collection. In the grand scheme of things, it&#039;s not like the collection is that big - I&#039;m going to guess several hundred coins (the contents of a small Sentry floor safe). What&#039;s the total value? I don&#039;t even know. Into the five figures, for sure. But not the high-fives. Probably $20-30k if I had to WAG it. Most of my higher-end coins (certified ones) have been acquired since 2004 or &#039;05 and most of those I&#039;ve got catalogued. But cataloging the older ones is going to take some effort.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, assuming that I can get them catalogued, what is the best way to liquidate them? Should I try to find someone that is interested in buying the whole shooting match? Is that even going to be possible? It&#039;s kind of like guns: I don&#039;t want to advertise (i.e., via Craigslist) that there are valuable coins in the house.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, I&#039;m wondering about Uncle Sam. I know how much I&#039;ve paid for most of my newer acquisitions. But the vast majority have been eBay purchases and I do not have receipts or any kind of paperwork. And the ones from the early-1970&#039;s...forget it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve spent 40+ years focusing on BUYING coins never having given a bit of thought as to how I would go about SELLING them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any advice would be greatly appreciated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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