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mikestamikesta Posts: 1
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Hi I just came into a bunch of silver dollars from the 1800's to the 1900's... what is a good way to price them out? Any recomendations? I am just about ready to sell them.

cheers
Mikesta
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  • JrGMan2004JrGMan2004 Posts: 7,557 ✭
    Welcome to the boards, a lot of great experts here that should be able to help you out! image
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  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    Welcome to the boards! First thing to do is go to the local bookstore and buy a copy of the ANA Grading Standards or Photograde. They will help you get a ballpark idea of what the condition of the coins. From there, you can pick up a copy of the red book or go to www.pcgs.com/prices and get a rough idea of the retail value of the coins. If any seem to be very valuable, feel free to post a picture of it here and we can help you better evaluate it.
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  • nankrautnankraut Posts: 4,565 ✭✭✭
    Welcome to the forum...I endorse what NWCS says. Knowledge is power.image
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  • jakebrake77jakebrake77 Posts: 44
    image Welcome Aboard!!!
  • Prometheus183Prometheus183 Posts: 385
    Welcome, mikesta.
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  • merz2merz2 Posts: 2,474 ✭
    The adbice you've received is excellent.You need to know their condition before you can determine a real value.To often people who've inheirited coins sell and get taken to the cleaners.
    Don
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  • Betta285Betta285 Posts: 733
    Welcome, i presume you are talking about what are reffered to as Morgan or maybe Peace dollars. The majority of these are very comon and could be bought for as low as $6.. In determining how much your collection might be worth, i would need to know the dates, the mintmarks, and the condition..pictures would also help a lot......well, welcome to the forum and i'm sure you'll find plenty of help hereimage
  • Skipper53Skipper53 Posts: 723
    Welcome aboard, Mikesta.
    The advice so far is right-on.
    Don't be in a big hurry to sell.
    Some dishonset dealer might tell you
    your coins are junk and rip you.
    Read up about grading.
    Look at similar coins already graded.
    Some coins have been increasing in value
    and may be worth holding for a while.

    Skipper
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  • BladeBlade Posts: 1,744 ✭
    Mikesta,
    I'm gonna agree. Check them out, learn a little about them, and you may want to hang onto them. Who knows, maybe you'll even get a few more!
    Tom

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  • RonManRonMan Posts: 449 ✭
    Welcome mikesta image

    Good advice so far.....I'll add that you shoud not try to clean the coins in anyway.

    Ron
  • NeptuneNeptune Posts: 2,221
    handle only by edges - fingerprints can ruin coins. image
  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,631 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Welcome aboard.

    If there are better dates and better grades then it is important to learn a little
    about coins and pricing to get the best price. If they are common then there
    won't be a lot of difference in the offers of various dealers and collectors. Good
    luck. Coins are a lot of fun!
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  • itsnotjustmeitsnotjustme Posts: 8,777 ✭✭✭
    Welcome! Good advice so far. You may also want to buy a copy of the grey sheet weekly, available online for $3-4. It give "wholesale" prices for Morgan and Peace Dollars. If you have any Trade or Seated or Bust dollars, you'll need the grey sheet quarterly II.Link to greysheet site
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