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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1468936, member: 112"]Howdy Nancy - </p><p><br /></p><p>While it is pretty much a certainty that you will never recover what your mother paid, that does not mean that everything you have is worthless. Depending on what you have exactly and how much of it, the total sum might be substantial. Gold and silver alone are worth 5 to 6 times what they were worth just 10 years ago. Every silver dime is worth at least $2, a quarter $5, a half $10, and a dollar over $20. And many of them could well be worth more than that, depending on what they are. So no, it would not be a good idea to just chuck it all or give it away.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately the only way to find out what you have is to sort it all out and make a list. Once you have a list, then if you present that list here we can offer some help. You might need to even take pictures of some items, at our direction, so we can help you evaluate what you have and what it might be worth.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sounds like a daunting task I know, and yes it is a lot of work. But when you start thinking of it as throwing away hundred dollar bills by doing nothing - well, you get the idea.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1468936, member: 112"]Howdy Nancy - While it is pretty much a certainty that you will never recover what your mother paid, that does not mean that everything you have is worthless. Depending on what you have exactly and how much of it, the total sum might be substantial. Gold and silver alone are worth 5 to 6 times what they were worth just 10 years ago. Every silver dime is worth at least $2, a quarter $5, a half $10, and a dollar over $20. And many of them could well be worth more than that, depending on what they are. So no, it would not be a good idea to just chuck it all or give it away. Unfortunately the only way to find out what you have is to sort it all out and make a list. Once you have a list, then if you present that list here we can offer some help. You might need to even take pictures of some items, at our direction, so we can help you evaluate what you have and what it might be worth. Sounds like a daunting task I know, and yes it is a lot of work. But when you start thinking of it as throwing away hundred dollar bills by doing nothing - well, you get the idea.[/QUOTE]
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