Inherited Coin Collection Gold Coins

Having them graded by PCGS or NGC would improve their resale value in the event you decide to sell them, and also give dealers and buyers more comfort in purchasing them, making for an easier sale that will bring more money. There is no legitimate reason NOT to slab these coins considering their numismatic value; if for no other reason, to protect them against damage. Gold is a soft metal, and that flimsy paper and plastic 2x2 isn't much defense against anything. This is several thousand dollars worth of gold, and it deserves to be treated as such. If someone wants to crack them out later, that's the buyer's choice.

If you try to sell them raw to a dealer, expect to be lowballed by quite a bit, since he or she would then have to absorb the grading costs themselves, and would incur greater risk in the purchase. Learn how to grade them (PCGS Photograde is a good start) and then use resources like NumisMedia FMV to learn approximate market values, so that you have at least a rough idea of what your coins are worth.

Whatever you do, don't clean them, rub them, wipe them, "test" them, or do anything else to them. DO flatten the staples ASAP.

and nice collection to inherit!

I agree slabbing is the way to go, it provides greater protection for you. Then, if you have to sell, and ship them in the mail or something, a potential buyer can't swap them.

I 2nd it, flatten those staples. I cringed when I saw the '80S 5D. The distance between

the ding on her lower neck & in front of her nose, is about staple length.

Scratched plastic, be danged, this is gold.

Think of it in terms, that everytime those 2X2s come in contact, your inheritance

loses value. I had to edit, these are handsome coins I'd be proud to

own. If I were you, I'd be eager to get my post count up.

You don't see an offering of classic gold here often.

1. My condolences on the loss of your father. 2. Congrats on the very nice inheritance.

Everyone has a different situation, but were it me, I'd probably have a hard time selling those. I would (either way) go ahead with the PCGS route, and as others have said, flatten the staples in the meantime.

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Those sharp edges have a tendency to poke through the plastic film and scratch your coin. A single scratch WILL LOWER the grade (TPGed) and will knock Hundreds of dollars in value, for one scratch! Use a pair of pliers, carefully to stay away from edge of coin!

A safer way to keep these are to put in plastic "cointains", individual capsule containers. Handle coins by edge when transferring to a capsule. Get those from LCS or on line.

Nice group of coins there! If it were me, I'd submit the 1861 $2 1/2 Quarter Eagle and 1899 $20/Double Eagle. While all are what is considered to be "common date", the QE is worth the submission effort because it looks to be a nice, original hi-AU coin. The DE because it's worth the authenticating & also looks to be a nice AU coin if you intend to eventually sell. The 1886-S $10/Eagle is in the XF/AU range, and if you really wanted to submit, will probably straight grade as XF45/AU50. The 1880-S $5 probably wouldn't straight grade, due to some obverse rim issues at 6 o'clock. The 1845 $5 will most likely not straight grade either due to what looks like hairlines from an apparent heavy cleaning.

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