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Pillar of the Community
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If you are going to sell the coins, the value of 2x2 flips lets you sell the coins as individuals or smaller lots. If you are going to sell the entire collection as a group. there is no need to put the coins in flips.
If you have coins valued over $200, you may want to consider sending the coin into PCGS or NGC for grading as this will maximize your return on those coins.
Do not clean any coins as the coin will lose value.
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03/24/2016 12:04 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Welcome. Offering them to a local coin shop will give you a good base value for the collection. Using the Barber dimes as examples, there are 40 some in that album and most appear to be low grade. It is quite possible you might only get an offer of $50-60 for the album since most of the dates you display are common. You could end up spending dozens or more hours of labor trying to make $20 more. Get an opinion in person first. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Take coins out of those Folders. Place in 2x2 flips. Maytake longer to sell all but you'll get more for those loose.
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New Member
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Thanks everyone, there's some great advice here all around...
One last thing, I saw in another thread that you shouldn't 'clean' your coins and the rule of thumb was:
Rule #1: never clean your coins.
Rule #2: If you aren't sure what to do, see rule #1.
But some people suggest using acetone - so if I'm to put them in the individual 2x2 wrappers, should I first put them in an acetone bath, or just leave them as is?
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Rule #1: never clean your coins.
Rule #2: If you aren't sure what to do, see rule #1. That was me and I stand by those rules. There are certain exemptions for specialized coins and some advanced collectors, but for the overwhelming majority of coins and virtually all novice collectors, the rules stand. The coins may "look" better, but almost always the value is lower. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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New Member
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Thanks spence, I think I'll pass on cleaning and just go with putting what I can in the 2x2 wrappers... ShinyCat mentioned in another thread about selling coins: Quote:
Selling lots worth about $100 works pretty well for those I talk to. If you need to sell all at once, you will be taken to the cleaners. So I guess I'll put together bundles as opposed to selling the whole lot... Or would you recommend selling auctioning it to a local coin club? Just wondering what might fetch a decent price and everyone win's... |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Are these all the coins that you pictured ?
Or was that just an example of the many coin folders that you have ?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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IF you went to buy a car you would find one price for the entire car. Now if you decided to build one yourself, you'ld find buying all the parts would cost you a lot more. In other words, each part has a price which adds up to a lot more than the entire car. Same with your coins. Selling separately gets you the prices of each one.
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It is true. The albums are worth less than the sum of their parts.
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New Member
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Are these all the coins that you pictured ?
Or was that just an example of the many coin folders that you have ? Oh no, I've got a "pile" of coins, literally, along with all sorts of paper money and even some special German "notes" used as currency during the wars... The paper money is in mint condition and likely would fetch more than the coins actually... So it sounds like selling it all individually on ebay is the thing to do then... Thanks everyone for your help! |
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Pillar of the Community
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Mind sharing what you have? We have a lot of knowledgeable members on here who would be happy to give pointers.
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Valued Member
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I highly suggest you be patient, and do your homework. And by that.... I mean read, read, and do some more reading. And not on places like coin tracker or coinvalues. Although you will get a general idea I guess. With that being said... If you don't have the time or desire to read and learn what you have. My suggestion would be to keep all the sets in albums as is. And try a local coin shop and see if you are willing to accept what they offer. Selling individually will be a somewhat long and painstaking process. And if you are a new ebay seller it doesn't help matters. Good luck, and Welcome! |
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New Member
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What's the best way to post that? I have a huge Excel file...
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Pillar of the Community
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What's the best way to post that? I have a huge Excel file... You would have to export to plain text to post (probably in sections if it is huge). You can use the code tags ([c ode] [/co de]) to retain formatting, but be aware that tab spacing may not be the same. |
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Posted 03/24/2016 1:41 pm
Not sure how to work off Excel but Puh-Leez ! figure it out!! I'm dying to see what you have(and others I'm sure)
