Totally Clueless

Texman

Totally Clueless

I am very new to this board and even to this world of coins. Long story, short version, Through a dead in the family, my wife and I are now in possession of the coins that her Father had saved. Don't know why he saved what he did, but he did. Anyway, we have no use for them and are not collectors.

So I guess my question is, how does one go about liquidating the coins we have? I did scan them on my scanner and put them up on my cheap website, but now I am lost as to our next step.
Coin Pictures

Any ideas? Any suggestions?

thanks people, We have really enjoyed learning and looking at all you have to offer and you seem like a great bunch of people..

Agflyer

Welcome aboard! Don't be tempted to "clean" them. A lot of collectors would prefer that their coins are as original as possible.

CarlWohlforth

Welcome to the forums. I'm sorry to say I don't see anything of much value. The "old tails" are an Indian Head Cent and a Morgan dollar. They might be worth $10 together. The wheat ear cents might be worth a few cents each. The others appear to be useful as spending money.

nwcs

Welcome to the boards! Overall, there isn't a great deal of value in these coins and currency. But that is only part of the story. The real value is what it means sentimentally.

Shamika

Welcome Texman.

Conder101

Well I've looked at the pictures and I'm sorry but everything I see is just worth face value, you might be able to get a dollar ten or so for the Eisenhowers.

Opps didn't look at the old tails file. Those two ARE worh a premium, but I didn't see a scan of the other side so can't say how much of a premium.

mercurynut

Welcome and I might keep them and start a collection of your own or trade them.

relayer

As others have said those don't have much (if any) premium to collectors (depending on what the "heads" of your oldtails shows)

Just for your info, the head of the coin is called the obverse and the tail is called the reverse

edsondl

I am sorry about your loss.

Welcome to the boards.

In looking over the items that you have shown, most items are worth face value.

The star note $2 bill may be worth slighlty more than $2, but it has been written on, so probably not.
I could not load the picture of the fronts of the second set of $2 bills. The one with Monticello on the back is probably worth a little more than $2, depending on what date is on the front and how circulated the note is. I think that it is still neat.

Depending on the dates on the "oldtails" coins, the values will be slighlty higher than face. I see an "S" mintmark on the back of the Silver Dollar (which is called a Morgan Dollar) and may increase the value a little more, again depending on the date.

If I were you and I had kids, or planned on having kids I would pick out the best example of each coin/bill (kind and date) and just spend the rest. For the ones you keep, give them to your children at the right time as momentos of their Grandfather.

Otherwise, if you have any interest in coins at all, keep the "oldcoins", $2 bill with Monticello and the best looking other $2 bill. Spend the rest.

If you have no interest in coins or currency, give the 4 keepers listed above to one of your wife's relatives with kids and spend the rest.

That is my advice.

chiefbob

Welcome to the forum, and my condolences for your loss.

FWIW, I was stationed at Carswell AFB from 1989-1991. Lived in Benbrook.

Bob

Texman

Thanks to all of you for you kind words and advice. I am sorry I had forgotten to post the pictures of the fronts of the old coins. That has been corrected now.

Thanks to Kirk for the personal email pointing out that error.

Please check the site again for the updated pictures.
http://members.safepages.com/texhotair@surfbest.net/Coins/ the one that was missing is oldtails.jpg

Cheers!!

nwcs

The Morgan is around $10 retail or so. Not sure about the other one. But they are still fun items to have from a long ago era.