What Should Be Done With These

Ok this is my Grandmas "collection" (she doesn't really collect but her dad did) and it has a lot of old silver and what should be done with these for the future Should we just keep them or what? (nothing is wrong with her we're just curious if there's anything we should do with them)

Coins by 3BStuff posted Feb 18, 2024 at 11:23 AM

 

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Check for key dates and assign a grade that is in the ballpark. Protect them with flips or capsules. Check the silver dollars for VAMs. Google for more info on the medals…imo…Spark

 

DO NOT CLEAN THEM.
Look for key dates as Spark pointed out. Also, check for errors or varieties (especially on the Franklin's).
Put in 2x2 holders without staples.
Good Luck!

 

This may help.

 

I know to NEVER clean them but some people don't understand that.

 

I'm seeing mostly circulated common dates. There might be a key date or variety in there, but most likely not -- after all, the reason they're "key" is that they're rare. Still, it's probably north of $500 just in silver value (plus a little extra for the silver dollars, which always go for more than melt).

Having said that, I'm not sure it's worth putting most of them in individual flips, unless you're planning on looking at them frequently. I'd consider plastic tubes for the dollars and halves, just to protect them from mishaps. If you want them individually protected, 2x2 plastic flips do a good job, and don't have to be stapled. Paper-and-mylar flips do let you label them; if you go with those, either use a flat-clinch stapler, or flatten each staple with pliers.

Keep them, and remember the person who collected them!

 

This does happen within families. My wife's sister inherited their Dad's coin collection, but recently her husband died and she brought the box of coins to see about the value .We decided to "cheat " and add more value to it , as she has no real way to earn on her own. So everyone feels better as Dad's/Grandpa's coins stayed with the family. Most of the value was for silver halves from the 50s. One should do what is best for the family. We know the coins are representatives of our families past members.

 

…the coins need separation to avoid contact with obverse and reverse.

Plastic tubes promote stacking and risk damage. Even if they are common and worn they deserve proper preservation to avoid additional wear or damage. Flips minimum.
…imo…Spark