Grandpa's Coin Collection, Inherited.

Hello Gorilla.....
what happened to the C Sovereigns?
did you forget them? cost more than the 5s and 10s... some of them...

Wonderful collection

i noticed there was a bunch of 53 nickels you may have all four versions for that year

I have two things to add:

1) I don't understand your grampa's use of two grades per coin, did he grade each side or is it a grade range? You posted 4 large scans of silver dollars on Sunday; the second 1949 is definitely NOT MS-60/MS-62, I'd say EF-40. This implies your grampa's gradings are not necessarily correct and more work is needed. Perhaps he wanted to sell the collection at one point and was a little optimistic: there's nothing wrong with that, we all do it. If you ever get to Toronto you could take a few of your best coins to ICCS for professional grading as mentioned above. By going in person there is no risk of losing them in the mail.

2) you have revealed your name and where you live and its a very small town. You now have a bit of a security issue as your collection is quite valuable. I'm sure you already know this and I don't mean to scare you, but a lot of coin collectors are secretive about where they live for fear of a break-in. Even at coin clubs we don't reveal personal stuff; you never know who could be listening. 99.9% of coin collectors are good folks you can trust, but there is always that .01% element you need to be aware of. You can put some of the more valuable coins in your parents' safe deposit box at the bank and keep photos of them for the collection at home. Don't show them to too many people...keep your doors locked and hide the collection carefully so it's safe when you are away. Or keep half of it at another house or secure location, preferably in a fire-proof safe.

Most important: have fun and good luck!

Yes! use extreme caution.This happened to me when I was new at collecting.40 years ago I had my most valuable coins stolen RIGHT OT OF MY HOUSE.(There was no break in)I told too many people what I had!
( I had an idea who stole them)(A very close friend)

Or you could sent them to me for safe keeping....... :) Just Kiddin. Nice of Grandpa to leave you something so well put together and from his effort. RIP Grandpa. Hang on to your collection, Grandpa is look down upon us now.

If you have an interest in coins than you have a nice collection that will give you an education as you learn to grade and catalog the various types that they may reveal to you.
If you don't have an interest than, sell the entire collection. Determine how many ounces of silver you have and what silver spot is and take it to the dealer. At the least, that is what he will give you and for you it is a free gift of money. But take that money and invest in something like gold bullion and you will be ahead of the game in the long run. It will be easier to store and gold is going nowhere but up in value.
Your grandfather had his fun in building the collection. He would want you to do with it as you want.

...and this is how the sickness is passed from one generation to the next. This is exactly how I got into collecting coins. Have fun going through your collection - its a nice way to still feel connected to the ones no longer with us.