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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coolhandred24, post: 5176078, member: 112919&quot;]Todd:&nbsp; You have a nice set of coins, however you must realize by now that liquidating a coin collection for top price is often difficult.&nbsp; I have been collecting, buying and selling coins since the early 1960&#039;s. There are basically five ways to sell coins.&nbsp; They are: 1. personally listing them on web sites; 2. personally selling them at a coin show to other dealers and/or collectors; 3. selling them to a local coin dealer; 4. consigning them to a local auction and 5 consigning them to a specialized coin auction company.&nbsp; Each of these selling venues have pluses and minuses.&nbsp; The coin dealer who offered you $7400 was basically buying the gold strongly, but not valuing the earlier type adequately.&nbsp; The coins, although in solid collectible grades, would not be of great interest to a specialized coin auction company such as Heritage.&nbsp; However other auction companies handle items of this sort all the time.&nbsp; This type set would probably have a pre-auction estimate of $8,000-$12,000; however please understand the seller will have to pay 20-30% commission on the hammer price and the buyer normally also has to pay a &quot;buyer&#039;s premium&quot; or 10-28%.&nbsp; So if the set brings $10,000 at auction you will net approx. $7500.&nbsp;&nbsp; This is in the range of what you were initially offered by your local coin dealer.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If I was selling this set I would separate the gold type set and get offers from at least 5 coin dealers.&nbsp; You should be able to obtain at least $7000 for the gold type.&nbsp; Maybe more.&nbsp; Then start listing the coins individually on a web site, such as eBay, but there are others.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can offer the coins at auctions or fixed prices.&nbsp; Get a grading book, and be conservative in your grading, but since the coins are not slabbed you must state in the listing &quot;looks F- VF&quot; but not third party graded.&nbsp; The earlier type will always be saleable, however take numerous photos.&nbsp;&nbsp; Remember these web sites, such as eBay charge listing fees, final value fees, and third party payment companies such as Paypal also charge a fee.&nbsp; Expect to be charged 10-15% to sell the coins on these web sites. The more modern coins although of interest for a type set really are not much more than face value. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, here is the kicker.&nbsp; All of this selling activity takes time and effort and soon becomes &quot;work.&quot;&nbsp; When looked at as &quot;work&quot; you will realize that time is money, and if you want to maximize the profit you must do the work.&nbsp; Good luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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