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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 737833, member: 13650&quot;]Wow!&nbsp; Definitely the nicest inherited collection I&#039;ve seen posted since I&#039;ve been here.&nbsp;&nbsp; Assuming nothing has been cleaned, and being conservative, most every coin you&#039;ve shown is worth 4 digits.&nbsp; Even the Lincoln cents.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I don&#039;t think there are 3 different types to the 1955 doubled die.&nbsp; I think he just has a set of 3 of them!&nbsp;&nbsp; They are scarce and highly coveted by Lincoln collectors.&nbsp; Most people feel lucky to be able to own one.&nbsp;&nbsp; In that condition, each one of them is worth minimum $1000+.&nbsp; &nbsp; That would be the low end.&nbsp; They could be worth several hundred more a piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; The 1909-S VDB is also another highly sought after Lincoln cent by collectors.&nbsp; With a mintage of only 484,000 it is the key to the series and usually the last one everybody buys for their set.&nbsp; If they can afford one at all.&nbsp; In that condition, worth minimum $1,000.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; The foreign coins I&#039;m not too up on.&nbsp;&nbsp; I know the Mexican 2 peso is now worth somewhere around 80-100.&nbsp;&nbsp; The 2-1/2 peso is worth around 120-150.&nbsp; &nbsp; The 50 was their 1 oz gold coin.&nbsp; So with gold at all time highs right now over $1,100 an ounce, there&#039;s your value on that at minimum.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;For the Indian and Liberty type sets, we&#039;d need to know mint marks, which can be found on the back of the coins towards the bottom on the Libertys.&nbsp;&nbsp; And bottom left on the Indians.&nbsp; &nbsp; A conservative guess without knowing anything else about them, I&#039;d put &#039;each set&#039; at a value somewhere around $2,500 pretty easily.&nbsp;&nbsp; Some mintmarks could make them worth more.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; The 1895 $20 Liberty is worth around 13 to $1,400.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; The 1881 Liberty in the last pic looks more like a $10 Liberty gold &#039;Eagle&#039;&nbsp; The $20 is considered a double eagle.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can see what it is on the back.&nbsp; If it is a ten dollar Eagle, they were made at 4 different mints that year.&nbsp; Look for a letter under the claws of the eagle on back.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; It will be worth somewhere between 700 to 1200 depending on mintmark.&nbsp; If there is no letter there, it means it was made in Philadelphia.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; If you go to sell to a dealer, they are going to low ball you.&nbsp;&nbsp; So just be ready for it.&nbsp; Most people will go that route because it&#039;s the quick and easy cash.&nbsp;&nbsp; Just know that they need to make a profit and they&#039;ll know that you don&#039;t know much about their value, condition, etc...&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; To realize the maximum value, the best thing you could do is submit everything to a grading company such as NGC or PCGS.&nbsp;&nbsp; They will encapsulate each one, and grade them.&nbsp; Which also serves to show prospective buyers that they are indeed authentic.&nbsp; &nbsp; People aren&#039;t nearly as afraid to bid up &#039;slabbed&#039; gold as compared to &#039;loose&#039; gold coins such as this.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; A lot of fakes floating around that are very good.&nbsp; &nbsp; Not saying any or all of them ARE fakes but the possibility exists that one could have snuck in there.&nbsp; Especially loose indians.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Grading them wouldn&#039;t be cheap but it would probably be worth it in the long run if you want to realize their maximum value.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;For example,&nbsp; if that 1881 $10 has a mintmark from a branch mint and a low mintage, it can be worth double what a Philadelphia minted one is worth from the same year.&nbsp; Especially in a higher grade.&nbsp; But most dealers will tell you it&#039;s been cleaned, it worns out, polished and give you a low ball offer as if it were a Philly.&nbsp; &nbsp; When they&#039;re in a top tier grading co. slab, there&#039;s no B.S.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Sorry this got so long but I hope it is helpful for you.&nbsp; Let us know if you have any more to check out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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