Best Way to Dispose of Ancients

cladking

I have 40 to 80 ancient coins though I know nothing about them and assume at least some are counterfeit. Any suggestions on the best way to dispose of these quickly would be?

Among the genuine ones most look like they are 5 or $10 coins but some appear to be better. Most are silver and later Roman coins. None appear to be electrum.

Namvet69

You could share images of a select few to spark comments. Peace Roy

MrBreeze

I would think you would have tons of interest here. As Namvet said, pictures would help with the advice. I purchased a group similar to what you are describing for 5 bucks a coin. In that group, some were $10-$15 but some were worth practically nothing as they were missing legends or were corroded to the point where identification was only possible by making an educated guess at the portrait.

7Jaguars

If not basal, later Roman silver would be perhaps better than you think. I am in the pictures club also. PM if you'd like - I am a collector only.

IVB

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cladking

@MrBreeze said:
I would think you would have tons of interest here. As Namvet said, pictures would help with the advice. I purchased a group similar to what you are describing for 5 bucks a coin. In that group, some were $10-$15 but some were worth practically nothing as they were missing legends or were corroded to the point where identification was only possible by making an educated guess at the portrait.

Actually these responses are more helpful than I expected. Thanks.

I sold a couple hundred that were apparently "junk" for a dollar or two apiece. One's in an old flip marked $85. I doubt these are worth much and would bet a few are counterfeit. One is definitely cast but I understand a few authentic pieces were cast.

I've been selling off all my coins and ran into these in a safety deposit box. There are more in another and when I get them together I'll try to post some pictures here. It may be a while.

It's kindda funny what I'm finding a market for and what I'm not. These ancients were picked up as part of larger deals and then just set aside. In those days it was hard to give ancients away. Now there seem to be a lot more collectors if not much higher prices.

Nap

Silver Roman coins (denarii and the like) of any era have value and are worth trying to sell

Late Roman bronze is exceptionally common and not really worth much unless a rare ruler or unusual reverse, etc. Majority are not worth much. I would give it to a kid. Or sell it as a "mixed lot".

Late Roman is counterfeited as all coins are, but really the bronzes are not worth the effort to fake for the most part. The majority of them are real. It's mind boggling how many are out there, and big hoards continue to be found. You might run into some crude "barbarous radiates" and contemporary counterfeits, which, while not real, are old.

MrBreeze

I think in the end it comes down to what kind of time you want to put into this group. The aforementioned group that I referenced was purchased from a dealer who did not want to take the time to find the diamond in the rough because it is 99.99% of the time, not there. I have had the group of 100+ coins for 2-3 years now and have only pulled 10-15 coins out of it. So, even though I actually wanted it and was interested in acquiring it, I still haven't done anything with it other than separate the denominations and pull out the easiest coins to identify (which, of course, I've done nothing with other than put in a 2x2). Again, conditions and pictures would be needed to give you the best advice.