Selling A Coin Collection...

Yes. Most of the coins are Canadian. There is at least one old [ may be Roman ] coin in there. I've installed a free software; OpenNumismat, which I will use to enter them all in with photos.

Thanks for the input.
I will be posting images here in the near future.

Rob

Stick around here for a while and accumulate enough posts to make yourself a person that can sell right here.

Looks like your grabbing the bull by the horns. Great start with the software and spread sheet.

I would do all the research yourself and get myself a Charlton guide book, to get a sense of the values. I have seen some shady evaluations at LCD's (Local Coin Dealers) in the past. Keep in mind, grades or condition of the coins is the most important feature in detrmining the value, this is where CCF community can help tremendously.

Note that it is rare that a coin sells for its book value, usually it sells for less. Unless its a rare piece. The best way to see what a current coins sold for is to look up recently ended auction prices online with coins that sold in similar grade.

Good luck and looking forward to seeing what you got.

So in doing a little research, I found that the coin which I have posted pictures of earlier is a:

Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy I Soter, 323 - 283 B.C.

May be the oldest on in this collection.
Just about 500+ more coins to enter. Much younger ones though. This is quite time consuming but pretty interesting.
Fun way to pass extra time. Once I have about 100 entries, I'll post an excel export to this tread.
Rob

Personally I would just let them soak in hot water over night, over and over again. Maybe use a sable hair brush, softest brush available always using gloves. I would only weight if someone asks for it and they will only be asking because the want to make sure its authentic same goes for knowing what the coins material is. If you suspect they are not authentic and want to know fore sure, then I would do what is stated above.

Remember, we like pictures :)

I'm basing the following that you either do not yet have an ebay account or if you do it has been used mainly to make purchases and not to sell items.

Over the last several months ebay has made an enormous amount of changes in regards to Seller accounts. I wouldn't quite call it an "over haul" but it's the most amount of significant changes over a relatively truncated pre-designated time frame that I'm aware of.

Buyers and those without an oft used Seller account would not be acutely aware. There are positives and negatives to all changes but, despite not being a big fan of ebay, I have surmised it is ultimately for the better, for all users.

One significant effect is that new Sellers will find they are facing a bit of an "uphill battle". More so than before.

It appears you have a significant amount of coins, at a variety of potential price points, and international in scope.

Once you follow all the above advice I would begin by selling the inexpensive coins individually thus minimizing the expense of the learning curve. Once a reasonable amount of positive feedback is received begin incrementally listing the more expensive coins as Fixed Price listings with a Best Offer option.

Lower your overhead costs as much as possible, especially shipping supplies. Gain an indepth understanding of all that's involved with shipping internationally along with how to list items to target an international audience as well.

Offer superior customer service along with fantastic photos.

Well that's my 2c for what it's worth.

Good luck!

Can I upload an excel spreadsheet to this discussion?
It is under 50K since it doesn't have the photos.

Rob

You can screen shot it and then upload the picture