Heading to the Coin Shop this weekend to drop off my coins...
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Since I really have no idea what Im doing. I recently went into a local shop back where I grew up, to find out one of my high school teachers owned it. I purchased some Silver JM Bars, and we got to talking. Ive been in there a few times, and he has an older fellow who goes through every coin that comes in the shop. He doesnt work there... just does it for fun. He offered to go through my entire collection for me, and help me figure out where to go from here. I made a "basic" list. I didnt go through mint marks, or anything like that... but a general list of what I have to help him get started. Thought I would post it here for you guys to see, and if there is something major (other then the obvious 1909 S VDB, 1916 D Merc, Etc) I should look through "just in case" you might be able to toss it out there for me. After you guys see my list, youll understand WHY im doing this. Im not leaving the hobby, just looking to get rid of any "junk" (which is probably most of it) and move forward with something more focused.
1880 $10 Gold Coin (Fake?)
1900 $10 Gold Coin (Fake?)
WW II Commemorative 50c Piece
1971 Proof Set
1982 Proof Set
1983 Proof Set
1987 Proof Set
1993 Proof Set
1994 Proof Set
1979 SBA Set
1971 Mint Set
1991 UNC Mint Set
1993 UNC Mint Set
1994 UNC Mint Set
2000 Silver Proof Set
2004 Silver Proof Set
Bag of War Nickels (79 Ct)
National Collectors Mint 2002 Buffalo Proof
Bag w/ 6 Halves (4 Franklin, 3 Kennedy)
Lincoln Penny Book (1909-1995) (Partially Complete)
Jefferson Nickel Book (1938-1961) (Partially Complete)
Jefferson Nickel Book (1962-1995) (Complete)
Lincoln Cent Book (1941-) (4 of these)
Lincoln Cent Book (1975-Pres)
Bag Of Jefferson Nickels (1938-1964) (130 Ct)
Bag Of Wheat Pennies (Unk Ct)
PCGS MS65 1943-D War Nickel
PCGS MS66 1943-P War Nickel
PCGS MS66FS 1943-D War Nickel
PCGS MS66FS 1944-D War Nickel
Misc Silver Certificated ($1 Old Green Back, $5 Silver Cert. $20 Gold Cert, ~50-75 $1 Silver Cert)
Coins in Clear Coin Cases-
Franklin Halves
1949
1951
1952
1953
1960
1963
Peace Dollars
1923
Morgan Dollars
1879
1880
1883
1885 (*)
1891
1902
1921x2
Item #1- Fifty States Quarter Book
Item #2- Fifty States Quarter Book
Item #15- Vanishing Classics Collection Holder
Item #16- Yesteryear Collection
Item #17- Presidents Collection
Tube #21-
Seated Half
1855
1876
Barber Half
1911
Walker Half
1917x2
1918
1935x2
1936x2
1940x3
1941
1943x2
1946
Franklin Halves
1952x2
1954
Tube #20-
Barber Quarter
1907-O
Washington Quarters
1936
1937
1942x2
1943x2
1944
1946
1958
1960
1961
1963
1964x9
Tube #22-
V Nickels
1901x2
1906
1907
1909
1910
1911x2
Buffalo Nickels
Various Dates/No Dates (26 Ct)
Tube #23-
1943 Steel Pennies (46 Ct)
Tube #24
Indian Head Pennies (59 Ct)
Tube #26-
3 Cent Piece
1865
Seated Dime
1891
Barber Dime
1907
1908
1910
1913x2
Mercury Dime
1916
1917
1918
1924
1925
1927
1929
1934
1935x4
1936x3
1937x2
1939x3
1940
1941x4
1942x4
1943x7
1944x4
1945x4
Roosevelt Dimes
1946x2
1953x4
1957
1960
1962
1963
1964
Item #48- 1955 S Unc Dime
Item #50- 1935 Buffalo Nickel
Item #51- 1943 P War Nickel
Item #52- 1905 Liberty Head Nickel
Item #53- 1979 SBA Set
Tube #30-
Ike Bicentennial Dollarx9
Peace Dollars
1924
1925
Morgan Dollars
1896
1898
Coins in 2x2's
Franklin Half
1963
SL Quarter
1928
Washington Quarters
1959
1962 Proof
Barber Dimes
1912
1914
Mercury Dimes
1918
1923
1929
1936x2
1937
1940
1941
1942x3
1943x2
1944x3
1945x3
Roosevelt Dimes
1964
Seated Half Dime
1853-O
1857-P
V Nickels
1892
1907
1912
Buffalo Nickels
1935
1938
Jefferson Nickels
1939
1956
1970-S
2004-Px6
Large Cent
1843
Flying Cent
1857
1858
Indian Cent
1864
1888
1889
1892
1893
1897
1900
1901x3
1902
1904x3
1905
1906x2
1907x4
Lincoln Cents
1943-S
1945
Loose Coins-
1864 2 Cent Piece
Unk Date Large Cent
1959 Unc Jefferson Nickel
1880 $10 Gold Coin (Fake?)
1900 $10 Gold Coin (Fake?)
WW II Commemorative 50c Piece
1971 Proof Set
1982 Proof Set
1983 Proof Set
1987 Proof Set
1993 Proof Set
1994 Proof Set
1979 SBA Set
1971 Mint Set
1991 UNC Mint Set
1993 UNC Mint Set
1994 UNC Mint Set
2000 Silver Proof Set
2004 Silver Proof Set
Bag of War Nickels (79 Ct)
National Collectors Mint 2002 Buffalo Proof
Bag w/ 6 Halves (4 Franklin, 3 Kennedy)
Lincoln Penny Book (1909-1995) (Partially Complete)
Jefferson Nickel Book (1938-1961) (Partially Complete)
Jefferson Nickel Book (1962-1995) (Complete)
Lincoln Cent Book (1941-) (4 of these)
Lincoln Cent Book (1975-Pres)
Bag Of Jefferson Nickels (1938-1964) (130 Ct)
Bag Of Wheat Pennies (Unk Ct)
PCGS MS65 1943-D War Nickel
PCGS MS66 1943-P War Nickel
PCGS MS66FS 1943-D War Nickel
PCGS MS66FS 1944-D War Nickel
Misc Silver Certificated ($1 Old Green Back, $5 Silver Cert. $20 Gold Cert, ~50-75 $1 Silver Cert)
Coins in Clear Coin Cases-
Franklin Halves
1949
1951
1952
1953
1960
1963
Peace Dollars
1923
Morgan Dollars
1879
1880
1883
1885 (*)
1891
1902
1921x2
Item #1- Fifty States Quarter Book
Item #2- Fifty States Quarter Book
Item #15- Vanishing Classics Collection Holder
Item #16- Yesteryear Collection
Item #17- Presidents Collection
Tube #21-
Seated Half
1855
1876
Barber Half
1911
Walker Half
1917x2
1918
1935x2
1936x2
1940x3
1941
1943x2
1946
Franklin Halves
1952x2
1954
Tube #20-
Barber Quarter
1907-O
Washington Quarters
1936
1937
1942x2
1943x2
1944
1946
1958
1960
1961
1963
1964x9
Tube #22-
V Nickels
1901x2
1906
1907
1909
1910
1911x2
Buffalo Nickels
Various Dates/No Dates (26 Ct)
Tube #23-
1943 Steel Pennies (46 Ct)
Tube #24
Indian Head Pennies (59 Ct)
Tube #26-
3 Cent Piece
1865
Seated Dime
1891
Barber Dime
1907
1908
1910
1913x2
Mercury Dime
1916
1917
1918
1924
1925
1927
1929
1934
1935x4
1936x3
1937x2
1939x3
1940
1941x4
1942x4
1943x7
1944x4
1945x4
Roosevelt Dimes
1946x2
1953x4
1957
1960
1962
1963
1964
Item #48- 1955 S Unc Dime
Item #50- 1935 Buffalo Nickel
Item #51- 1943 P War Nickel
Item #52- 1905 Liberty Head Nickel
Item #53- 1979 SBA Set
Tube #30-
Ike Bicentennial Dollarx9
Peace Dollars
1924
1925
Morgan Dollars
1896
1898
Coins in 2x2's
Franklin Half
1963
SL Quarter
1928
Washington Quarters
1959
1962 Proof
Barber Dimes
1912
1914
Mercury Dimes
1918
1923
1929
1936x2
1937
1940
1941
1942x3
1943x2
1944x3
1945x3
Roosevelt Dimes
1964
Seated Half Dime
1853-O
1857-P
V Nickels
1892
1907
1912
Buffalo Nickels
1935
1938
Jefferson Nickels
1939
1956
1970-S
2004-Px6
Large Cent
1843
Flying Cent
1857
1858
Indian Cent
1864
1888
1889
1892
1893
1897
1900
1901x3
1902
1904x3
1905
1906x2
1907x4
Lincoln Cents
1943-S
1945
Loose Coins-
1864 2 Cent Piece
Unk Date Large Cent
1959 Unc Jefferson Nickel
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Comments
I say you will emerge on the other side of your sell-off and be much better off. I think you will find that your thought, planning, patience, and aim will have improved dramatically since you initially began your collecting.
best of luck in your sell-off.
what do you think will be your focus after all this housecleaning is complete?
A lot of B&M coin shops have items like this in inventory....and no doubt will still have it in inventory in a year...or three....or ten.....
If the silver coins are just average circulated grade...and you really want them gone, maybe just a sale to a bullion dealer at X time face may be your only sale.
How old are you? Any kids....grandchildren? A lot of YNs would delight in a gift of this some of this material...and very well set them on a good collecting path as they grow into it.
Id be keeping anything slabbed. Id probably keep the morgan and peace dollars.
Focus is wonderful. A concentration in ONE series, along with the literature that supports it.....can satisfy your collecting passions way more than any hodgepodge of "stuff".
Good Luck.......I hope you find a happy way to enjoy coins once more
PS If you can provide a few pictures of the (fake?) gold maybe we can make a determination on that.
Im not taking it there to sell it... he just told me if I gave him some time, he would go through it all and give me an idea of what all the heck I even have. Not worried about value, or money I can get for it. To me its just a "liability" of having all of it laying around with no clue really what I even have. Will post pics of the 2 gold coins... give me 10-15 min. (I will create a new thread)