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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 34737, member: 669&quot;]My suggestion would be to get copies of the Guide Book to United States Coins (the &quot;Red Book&quot;), and the Official Price Guide to US Money (the &quot;Black Book&quot;) at your choice of the local public library, your local bookstore, a local coin store, or online bookseller.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do not - repeat - <i>not</i> pay any attention to the specific prices, but use them to identify what you have, and which items are potentially the most valuable.&nbsp; They will also give you some basic advice on grading the coins, which is extremely important in establishing their value.&nbsp; Once you have identified the &quot;good stuff&quot; you can return here for opinions on value, or take it to a dealer with a little more confidence that you will be engage in meaningful conversaiton with him/her.</p><p><br /></p><p>Be sure to get the paper money Black Book, as there is also a coin Black Book, that is not as good for your purpose as the Red Book.</p><p><br /></p><p>The prices are what dealers were charging at retail when the books went to press, several months before they were published, so they are not really useful as price guides, other than to indicate comparative values.</p><p><br /></p><p>A small, but important, side effect of doing it this way is that you will learn a great deal, and may decide to become a collector yourself; in which case your &quot;piles&quot; can be the start of a great collecting experience.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh yeah - welcome to the Forum. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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