New Member Handling Relative's Estate Needs Help

I don't know why so many people don't trust LCS dealers? "Oriole" gave you some good advice. Even if you were to take some coins (& banknotes) to your Local Coin Shop (LCS) you would get (at the very least) a good starting point. What do you have to lose if you sold some to them? Perhaps about %10 - %20 but keep in mind that will take away some of the burden you will have in selling them (putting them up on ebay or almost any auction site COSTS the SELLER money/Sellers fees). Most collectors won't pay you Book Value (BV) b/c most collectors know this. BVtoo is a starting point. For some of the rarer (& higher grade) items BV could be low while for some of the more common (lower grade) items the BV could be high. If you take 'Oriole's' advice you could also turn your recorder on your phone & record what the dealer has to offer & tell them you'll think about it. So essentially the visit would cost you nothing.

I just tried to swap some banknotes with a veteran coin collector (from another site) & sent all of them back. He had them listed as "UNC" and I think one was EF at best so learning to grade can be quite the learning curve. I have seen your list & I don't understand it. Check out the sticky
http://goccf.com/t/167629 re: how to dispose of a collection for excellent advice.

I posted some advice on my 1 y.o. website & a collector from Youtube replied with a rant re: the "scammers from ebay." The only trouble I have had from ebay is a few listings over graded & a few BIN sellers misidentifying the odd banknote. If you have access to ebay (or another online platform) you could post your inheritance item-by-item & that would likely get you closer to true market value (but it will cost you). It will take the most time but if you know how to photograph/scan the coins/notes, that would be the best bang for your buck.

-Honestly, your timing couldn't be better. I thought that the pandemic would be a negative blow to coin/currency collectors hobby but people have had more time on their hands. Memberships on these forums seems to keep growing & I've seen the banknote market remain quite brisk.

Before you go, why not research a the nicer pieces left to you so you know a bit about what you have. Write it down. The reason I suggested you record the dealer's offers is b/c typically its a lot to digest (& easy to forget or mix up later). Good luck (& to CCF/ keep us posted)

I was also interested in seeing comments from members as to:

1) whether or not these coins are too common to interest a dealer much
(I haven't posted the US coins, but they are heavy on the early 20th century small denominations); and,

2) how "bad" is it to prefer to sell the collection as a lot, rather than individually or in small groups.

BTW, I know the "cut and paste" job messed up my formatting but I thought it was clear that I used the NGC/Sheldon grading scale (numbers only).

The dollar amounts I gave represent what I have gleaned from price guides and online listings, and, they do not indicate what I expect to receive for any particular coin. Specifically, I would NOT look to get "book value".

Thanks again.

@MDCl looking at the prices, They seem way higher than Canadian "trends"

for Example, Canada:

1 cent 1916 20 large 7.00

trends lists VF 20 for $2 canadian

1921 45, 30, 25 16.00

"Trends" lists XF 40 at $7.0
VF 20 at $2.0 and
F12 at $1.0

From what I can see, the vast majority of the Canadian coins would have minimal value aside from the silver, even in Canada, because these are items the dealers have buckets of. especially modern small cents unless they are mint state. Book value is not very meaningful for modern circulated 1 cent coins.

there is probably even less value in the US.
Likewise for the foreign coins-silver value and they rest by the pound in most cases.

Concerning The Canadian Paper Dollar 1898 G 15 300.00

My (older) paper money catalogue lists that as $225 to $375 in F, depending on the variety. That would the most interest for a canadian dealer. I don't know what the US market would be like.

I can tell you immediately that none of the French coins listed would interest a dealer - they are all common in circulated condition and are the sort of coins my local dealer puts in his 10 pence junk tray.

The UK sixpence, shilling, florin and halfcrown coins dated 1946 or earlier are worth silver value. The other UK coins are common junk tray items. other than the 1970 proof set. That's very common but there is a market for them, and they go for about £20 on ebay.

The Swiss 1968 1 franc, 1968 5 francs, all the 10 rappen coins and all the post-1939 20 rappen coins are all still current in Switzerland - if you know anyone planning a trip there, you could sell them to him or her for a discount off face value. The pre-1968 half and one-franc coins are silver and worth more than face value.

The Greek, Spanish, Italian and post-1948 German coins are all common modern European coins that were in use before the introduction of the Euro. Dealers' junk trays are full to the brim of these coins. The German ones can still be exchanged at banks in Germany for their value in Euros, if you know anyone who's going there.

Is the 1959 Austrian coin really a 50 Schilling? That's a 33.5mm diameter commemorative silver coin weighing 20g, and would be worth well over $2.50 in silver content. If it's actually a small aluminium 50 groschen, then it's worth practically nothing.

Your 1947 Irish sixpence would need to be virtually Uncirculated to be worth anything like $9 - a circulated one would be just another junk box coin.

I don't know where you got the valuation for the 1936-A German 5 reichs-pfennig. There are two varieties of this coin but both are very common, and again it's the sort of coin that in the UK I'd expect to pull out of a dealer's junk tray or maybe buy for a few pounds in a bag with a lot of similar coins.

I'm sorry, I don't want to be pessimistic, but I can't see that many of your European coins are going to interest a dealer, other than the silver ones.

Also, the "G" series 1898 $1 is listed as Can $250 in Fine

Just be aware, per board rules, you are not yet allowed to sell these items here.