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Grandma's Collection- New pics posted 9:45amMST, 2/1
maryhm
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Hello everyone,
I just got back from Texas where my husband and I cleaned out his Grandmother's estate. In her safe deposit box, we found a huge stash of coins. I know absolutely nothing about coins, and Grandma has Alzheimer's and can't help. I'm working on cataloging everything and would appreciate any information- history, neat facts, value, etc... that you might have about any of the coins. We plan on keeping the collection for our sons.
View the pics at:
http://www.monshaugenfamily.com/coins.htm
If there are any coins you'd like to see better pictures of, let me know. Most are going in to the safe deposit box this afternoon, but I'll be able to go there and get specific pictures as needed.
Mary
I just got back from Texas where my husband and I cleaned out his Grandmother's estate. In her safe deposit box, we found a huge stash of coins. I know absolutely nothing about coins, and Grandma has Alzheimer's and can't help. I'm working on cataloging everything and would appreciate any information- history, neat facts, value, etc... that you might have about any of the coins. We plan on keeping the collection for our sons.
View the pics at:
http://www.monshaugenfamily.com/coins.htm
If there are any coins you'd like to see better pictures of, let me know. Most are going in to the safe deposit box this afternoon, but I'll be able to go there and get specific pictures as needed.
Mary
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-Paul
Russ, NCNE
Not with a cloth, not with a liquid solution, not even with your thumb.
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
Don't clean any of them... just let them be. They are fun to put in folders or type set albums. They look like they might keep you busy for a while. How old are the boys ? This can be an excellent source for teaching about art, history, minting practices and the metals prices. How the value of each piece of silver is almost 9 times face value in worth, or that certain coins hold greater value.
There are many here who will help you and yours along the way.
Welcome here, too.
Joe
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Russ, NCNE
Welcome to the boards.
Joe
Super opportunity for the kids to learn alot; not only about coins but history as well. As stated already. Don't clean, wipe, soak, scrape, anything. Get ahold of some books that can help you identify what you have. The Redbook is a good start; although there might be certain varieties among your coins that could value the coin at a higher value than one of the same year / mint mark which was a different variety.
Figure out if you have any "key" coins by type. If you do; some folks will be trying to get them from you.
Have fun, go slow, and enjoy.
Oh BTW,
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I sure wish my grandpa would have had some 50 to 100 year old coins when he died, and I'd have been left them. That woulda been so cool.
My grandpa died in 1906.
Ray
I agree get the redbook and you should be able to identify 99% of the coins.
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It seems like over the past month there have been many persons such as yourself who find themselves with a parent's or a grandparent's coin collection and who do some research and end up here. Helping these persons out is gratifying to us regulars.
I will restate what has been said and add a few other thoughts. Do not clean the coins. Buy a Redbook as it is a great resources with loads of information and pictures on coins. The Redbook is invaluable to persons who are new to coin collecting. Read up on property storage and handling of coins.
Once you complete your inventory of the collection and have it organized and stored properly, you can then, at your leisure, learn about what you have. Many books are available on the hobby. Some are general. Some are narrow in focus (i.e. US $20.00 gold coins). Further, coins which may appear at first glance to be common (i.e. a 1945 P nickel or a 1955 P cent) can turn out to be uncommon and valuable (i.e. a 1945 P nickel which has a double die reverse, or a 1955 P double die obverse cent). For example, I recently bought a set of uncirculated nickels from 1938 to 1964 for a little over $100.00. After looking through the individual coins I found a 1945 P double die reverse nickel. That one coin is probably worth twice what I paid for the entire set. A great book on this topic is called "Cherrypickers". The book is in its 4th edition and is 2 volumes. Vol. 1 covers half cents tthrough nickels. Vol. 2 covers half dimes through $20.00 gold coins. Both books are very good.
Once again, welcome. And, have fun with the collection.
Posted pics of vials #36-#54 (name has been changed to tubes as I was told this is the hobby term). Everything that is currently posted is now in the safe deposit box, but if you want a better picture of something let me know and I can get it to you in a couple of days.
Welcome to the forum! I am sure most people here are impressed by the images, layout and information found on your web site. Nice job!
Regarding the coins, I agree with the others that you should buy some books and take your time while evaluating your newly found coins. Now that you know how to find us, I would suggest that you post larger images of certain coins on this forum for a coin-by-coin analysis by forum members. Of course you wouldn't do that for every coin in the collection, but rather just the ones that you think may be interesting.
The Red Book (Guide Book of United States Coins) will give you information on certain dates that also have known varieties that can be valuable. For example, check the 1917 cent for a doubled die obverse (front of the coin) and check the 1937-D nickel for a 3-legged buffalo error. Finding such an error would be a long shot, but it happens. Involved the kids in your search of the coins. Maybe they will become coin collectors!
The best coin that I can see after a quick glance through the collection is your 1838 No Drapery Dime. It does look AU, but we would want a better image of the coin to be sure. It looks like the "Large Star" variety, which is the more common of the 2 varieties, but if it is an original AU coin, it would have a retail value of $200 or so. The Carson City silver dollars you listed are common dates, but they look like they are nice. Maybe in the future you could post images of just those coins here and we can take a guess at the grade. Condition is very important when trying to determine value.
A lot of the coins that you listed will only be worth their silver value, which is just about 10X face value at this time. The collection you posted is very similar to many of the collections that I have appraised or purchased over the years. They usually have some proof/mint sets, silver dollars, silver coins, wheat cents, etc. They usually have a bit of paper money too.
Anyway, thanks for showing us your coins. I enjoyed looking through all of them!
2. Take the time and research your coins, knowledge is a powerful tool.
3. Don't walk into a B&M and say, "whats it worth", with no idea what you have.
4. Handle coins by the edges.
5. Don't clean anything, original coins are more desirable.
Good luck, and sorry for your loss.
Just posted pics of some proof sets. I'm back to the pocket album, and that's the stuff I find interesting! I posted pages 3 and 4. Don't lynch me, but I can only look at so many half dollars and silver dollars before I get a little bored! Glad those tubes are done!
Mary, We would be interested in getting a closer look at the 3 Bust Halves you posted to your web site. That 1836 half looks cool. Other coins worth getting a better image of are the 1914-D Dime and 1905 Nickel. You list the 1905 as a proof, but it looks uncirculated.
You can also check the following Proof Sets for errors: 1968 - look for a dime missing the S mintmark. 1970 - same thing. 1971 - look for a set with the nickel missing the S mintmark.
For the Walking Liberty Halves dated 1938, be sure to check the lower left of the reverse for a mintmark. The 1938-D is worth a big premium.
The Bust 1/2's are the 50 cent pieces dated pre-1838.
looks like you have a nice collection and have started cataloging them very nicely!
Get smart before you sell! There are alot of people who would probably want to talk you out of all those coins for a song. unless you have to sell them quickly, (i.e. to pay inheritance tax, property tax, funeral bills, etc.) keep them until you know what they're valued at in the current market........
I like people finding new stuff....it's neat...............wes
Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.
<< <i>Please forgive my ignorance, but I don't know what a bust half is. Could you tell me which tube I have them listed in? I'm making a list of things to retrieve tomorrow. Thank you so much!! >>
Mary have you gotten a red book ? They are less than 20 dollars including shipping. You should get that first so you can actually SEE a photo of what coins are which. You really need that book, okay ?
Knowing what you have will take some time.
I took this picture off of ebay as an example to show you :
https://acoinshop.com/ —-> https://ebay.us/m/KxolR5
Thanks for sharing.
It seems like your Grandmother was quite a numismatist.
<< <i>Yes, I know I need the book. Problem is that I live in the middle of no where. Wal Mart didn't have it. My boss used to be into coins and he said there's a coin shop about 50 miles from here, so if this white stuff ever quits falling out of the sky, I'm going to head over there! >>
Mary, you can find one right here on the BST (buy sell trade forum) ... just post over there that you would like an older redbook. I would send you my old one but I used the back of it for girls phone numbers and I can't give this information out. It would get your husband and me in trouble
just kidding... enjoy the boards,...
Joe.
https://acoinshop.com/ —-> https://ebay.us/m/KxolR5
Others...I will be instructing Mary to look for:
1970S small date cent
1970S no S dime
1970S doubled dies
1971S doubled dies
The Lincoln cent store:
http://www.lincolncent.com
My numismatic art work:
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Welcome to the board and in case it hasn't been said enough, don't clean anything.
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Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.
<< <i>Hi Darth5oh! How are you doing! She has her PM on.
But she is now offline. >>
Hey - doing fine. This thread is Deja-Vu for me! lol...
aww, cmon guys, looks like a bunch of circulated junk....I'll give ya $1000 for it
No, just kidding you
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