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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stldanceartist, post: 2582159, member: 13307&quot;]Good morning!</p><p><br /></p><p>So, the top 3 sets are aftermarket sets (in other words, not put together by the US Mint.) Not to worry - they still contain some nice uncirculated looking coins and at least some silver as well.&nbsp; These are mostly put together by people like coin shops, collectors, etc (the cases are relatively easy to open if needed - there will be incuse grooves on the corners; all that&#039;s required is a finger to pry open the corner and both halves of the plastic pop out.)&nbsp; I say the last part because sometimes they can be a bit loose, and as mentioned before, at this stage you won&#039;t want to be opening them intentionally or unintentionally.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are also potential bonuses with varieties - but finding those might need another level of assistance.&nbsp; I put it that way because, if you are <i>into</i> learning what to look for, we can help, but it will take a bit of time and explanation, plus you will need to purchase a 10x loupe to examine the coins closely.&nbsp; If you aren&#039;t into learning what to look for, it will take someone with both experience and desire to know what to look for.</p><p><br /></p><p>I say &quot;desire&quot; because many coin shops will look at sets like these and see (using the top set as an example) one 40% silver Kennedy Half Dollar (worth about $2.50 in silver according to <a href="http://www.coinflation.com/coins/silver_calc.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinflation.com/coins/silver_calc.php" rel="nofollow">Coinflation</a>) and offer you a percentage below the silver price of that one coin for the entire set.&nbsp; For the 1964 set, which contains 3 silver coins (the half, the quarter, and the dime) they will most likely offer you a percentage of that silver content ($10.29) for the set, regardless of condition or applicable varieties/errors.&nbsp; In my experience, a coin shop will usually tend to ignore the copper-nickel clad coins in these sets and base their buy price on whatever silver is inside.&nbsp; Their sell price will, however, take these other coins into account.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, my alma mater is the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) so I&#039;m first going to ask if That&#039;s Rentertainment is still open (it was a GREAT DVD rental place back in the early 2000&#039;s when I went there.)&nbsp; Ha!&nbsp; I remember the <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Gold+Nugget/@40.1155286,-88.2434982,15z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1schampaign,+il+coin+shop!3m4!1s0x880cd74b9f1baf27:0x9c8f97ae105d5362!8m2!3d40.115497!4d-88.24339!6m1!1e1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Gold+Nugget/@40.1155286,-88.2434982,15z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1schampaign,+il+coin+shop!3m4!1s0x880cd74b9f1baf27:0x9c8f97ae105d5362!8m2!3d40.115497!4d-88.24339!6m1!1e1" rel="nofollow">Gold Nugget</a> people being friendly and patient with me.&nbsp; Now, it&#039;s been almost 15 years...so it may have changed ownership or staff.&nbsp; I do not remember ever visiting <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Specialty+Stamp+%26+Coin/@40.1172794,-88.2427903,15z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1schampaign,+il+coin+shop!3m4!1s0x880cd74c71fdadf7:0x3e59054981809547!8m2!3d40.1172904!4d-88.2432245!6m1!1e1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Specialty+Stamp+%26+Coin/@40.1172794,-88.2427903,15z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1schampaign,+il+coin+shop!3m4!1s0x880cd74c71fdadf7:0x3e59054981809547!8m2!3d40.1172904!4d-88.2432245!6m1!1e1" rel="nofollow">Specialty Stamp &amp; Coin</a>, so I won&#039;t say yes/no for them.&nbsp; I&#039;ve driven through Bloomington on a number of occasions, and they have a pretty decent flea market every month, but I think they shut down for the winter months.&nbsp; There are a couple coin dealers in one of their buildings who know what they are talking about, and a couple who don&#039;t...lol&nbsp; I do not recall ever visiting a coin shop in Bloomington, though.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t take these to a pawn shop.&nbsp; Just don&#039;t.&nbsp; They won&#039;t tell you anything and they will only lowball you if they make a buy offer.&nbsp; Your best bet is to walk into a coin shop, tell them that you just inherited these coins from your father and you&#039;d like to learn more about what they are, and if they are patient and helpful, you&#039;ve found a good spot.&nbsp; If they give you a cursory explanation and offer you a &quot;take it or leave it&quot; buy price, gather your coins and politely thank them for their time and walk right out that door. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, that being said, the more pictures you post here, the more we can help you out and get you closer to understanding the items your father collected.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because, as I said before, we love looking at coins.&nbsp; We love looking at other people&#039;s coins, because we already have tons of coins and we don&#039;t even get tired of looking at them over and over and over again.&nbsp; Think Gollum and his Precious.&nbsp; So keep posting photos and we&#039;ll keep helping.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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