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surewife

I have been reading your message boards and I believe ya'll are some very knowledgable people that love coins. I would like your help.

I inherited some silver coins from my mother 13 years ago. I heard about silver going up and and decided to take a close look at my coins. I have morgan dollars, peace dollars and all demoninations.

Now after reading your messages maybe I should do something more than just selling it as silver.

I was wondering what I should clean them with before sending them to someone for possible grading.

I have never dealt with coins, but reading your messages I know you know what I need to do.

Please reply. Thank you.

Stuart

surewife: DO NOT CLEAN THE COINS!!

Please feel free to post digital images of them on this forum, and we'd be pleased to give you some guidance on their value and how to best monetize them if you wish to sell them.

Russ

<< <i>I was wondering what I should clean them with before sending them to someone for possible grading. >>



If, as you say, you've been reading the message board, you know that you should not clean the coins.

Russ, NCNE

ElectricEye

ElectricEye

sandblast the little darlings till they shine

surewife

Thank you, I will get my son to help me take some pictures. Can you tell me why most of the coins I see graded look so clean? Is shiny better?

surewife

I have read that, but do you not even use soap & water??

ddink

<< <i>Can you tell me why most of the coins I see graded look so clean? Is shiny better? >>



Because they're in excellent condition. If you clean them, though, you destroy most of their value.



<< <i>I have read that, but do you not even use soap & water?? >>



Only if you want your coins to become worthless.

Placid

No don't do anything, leave them alone for now.

surewife

I can't believe I waited 5 days for a password to post and I get this.

surewife

I guess I don't how to use this posting to reply to certain people. I thank you most of you for your help.

ddink

<< <i>I can't believe I waited 5 days for a password to post and I get this. >>



It's just that many of us have heard horror stories about people who cleaned valuable coins and made them worthless. Shiny is not always better

Stuart

You're Welcome!

MrEureka

I can't believe I waited 5 days for a password to post and I get this.

You're getting the best advice anyone can give you based on the information you have provided. Post some images and you'll get far more help.

Placid

You could post a list of what you have denomination,date,mint while we wait for some pictures.

surewife

But thank you Stuart, ddink, and placid for your help. I will post some pictures when I get them.

nOoBiEeE

<< <i>I can't believe I waited 5 days for a password to post and I get this. >>



Get what? People are telling you not to clean your coins as they will be worth nothing. Though you may not like the replies, all the people here are telling you what to do, or more importantly, what not to do. If you want to clean them or sell as silver, go ahead but all the replies here are in your best interest.

Remember, there is also a search option if you want to search for something that you need/want to know.

Kriek

<< <i>You're getting the best advice anyone can give you based on the information you have provided. >>


I concur.

Placid

Also avoid touching them on the front or back only pick the up by the edges and treat them gently until you find out if they are worth much.

surewife

<< <i>You could post a list of what you have denomination,date,mint while we wait for some pictures. >>




Ok I will get them and be back to you shortly.

GoldCoinLover

People tend to think if you clean your coins it's good. I've read stories where people clean them (Sometimes very valueble coins) and take them to get appraised only to be told their worthless because they cleaned them.

Cleaning your coins is like opening a collectors item in its orginal packaging. If you open that item up, it loses value. But it's more serious with coins. When you clean a coin it may decieve others to think its in better condition than it really is, thus they think it's worth more when it's not. But also like I said, it must be keep in its orgional condition that it's obtained. I repeat, please, do not clean the coins.

Another reason not to clean them is, if you get them graded by professional grading services (People that assign a coin its grade, or state of condition it's in, and put it a slab, or protective plastic holder) most of them will not even encapsule the coin (Putting it in the protective holder with its grades), nor will they even grade it. They will give you the coin back and not refund your money.

cladking

Welcome aboard.

Don't panic if you already washed them in soap and water. Unless they're gems it's not
likely they are completely ruined. Uncirculated coins will be shiny and this may be what
you have.

surewife

here is a listing of my morgan & peace dollars

morgan dollars
two 1921
two 1921-S
one 1921-D
one 1900-O
one 1897
one 1881
one 1879 (S I think)

peace dollars
eight 1922
two 1922-D
five 1923-S
two 1924
one 1924-S
one 1925
one 1926-S
two 1928-S

Russ

surewife,

Looks like an excellent group of coins. How much do you want for them? There are plenty of ready buyers here.

Russ, NCNE

Stuart

SureWife: Those all appear to be common date Morgan and Peace Dollars which may be worth $8-10 each if they are in typical circulated condition. I'm assuming that they are circulated because you were tempted to try and clean them.

However, if they are truly uncirculated and perhaps toned (pleasingly tarnished) they could be worth significantly more. When we see the digital images we can provide you with more guidance.

surewife

<< <i>Welcome aboard.

Don't panic if you already washed them in soap and water. Unless they're gems it's not
likely they are completely ruined. Uncirculated coins will be shiny and this may be what
you have. >>



I haven't washed any. My husband suggested I needed to find out how to clean them.

Thank you for your advice.

wjd283

Your two 28s are worth $105 each if uncirculated and uncleaned.

BTW.Welcome to the boards.

Placid

The 24-s and 28-s are going to be worth the most in circulated condition

Pick out the best morgan, best peace dollar and the 24-s and the 28-s for pictures.

ddink

Just bear in mind, these coins may be worth more to you as reminders of your mother than as numbers on a check.

surewife

Ok... I have the picture of the my dollars. Click on the link below to see them.



http://206.84.131.147/karen/coins.jpg

KlectorKid

If you dont need the money to bad, I would suggest saving them or even to think about completing the sets. Your peace dollar collection is already 1/3rd complete. As the others have told you, cleaning them would not be in your best interest. We have some very smart people on the boards who would love to help you find the value of your coins. Also I would not spend the money to get the graded unless they are worth a decent amount. (pictures would help us determine that) Grading costs could cut into your earnings.

Stuart

Surewife: That's a nice photo of the coins! Congrats to your son.

All of the Morgans appear to be well circulated, as well as most of the Peace Dollars. A couple of the 1922's may be AU (Almost Uncirculated). I'm guessing that they are worth about $8-10 a piece...

surewife

Thank you Stuart. Thank God for a son that is a computer geek. Well I have rolls and rolls of other silver denominations to go thru. My mother had a truck catering business and in the 60s and 70s, where she was just saving alot a silver. Right before she died she just had my 3 sisters and me divide it up between us and we all have just tucked it away and never really looked at any of it. I have found it very interesting reading all your posts, but I have to admit I am very green just yesterday figured out what a slab was. Thanks again.

Placid

Yes nothing that valuable but you probably can get more than melt.
Maybe try to sell them in 2 goups the morgans and the peace dollars.
Try the buy-sell-trade board or eBay.

surewife

I want to thank all of you who gave me advice today and apologize if I was wearing my feelings on my sleeve earlier. I knew I could get some information from these boards and I hope that I can show you more pictures if I find anything I would like advice on.

Thanks All

Stuart

SureWife: I'm pleased that we were able to assist you with your coins. Best of luck in whatever you decide to do with them!

wjd283

I don't think any of those would grade high enough to cover the grading fees,but they do look original (uncleaned) and that is a +.

Kriek

$10 per Morgan, sounds about right