Grandma's Collection- The End Of Coins!

Yes, it's from room lighting. I tried the flash and it just whited everything out. I'll do a little experimenting as you suggest.

Yes, I have several of the coins in the original pack- just like your picture with a little mint location "token" or whatever you call it in there. What would be the best holder to transfer them in to? They'll be in a safe deposit box, but some type of album or something so they were compact and easily shown would be nice.

Well depending on the value of the coin....which hopefully the members here can help you establish you have alot of options.

For the more valueable coins this is a good option:http://www.airtiteholders.com/Categ...y.aspx?CID=1

For some of the less valuable coins you have many more options:http://www.brent-krueger.com/flips.html

Look around on that site for some good storage solutions....pvc free is the key. Good luck!

Oh for albums ...these are popular:http://www.brent-krueger.com/dansco.html

And you can get anti-corrosion slip covers for them.

Mary, welcome to the forum! As you can tell, your collection has generated a lot of enthusiastic interest. You've received good advice so far and like the others, I'm pleased you decided to keep it in the family. They can be a tribute to your husband's grandmother's sagacity for keeping something of such tremendous historical value. You've also taken the first big steps: getting yourself educated on coins before doing anything else. And like everyone else, I'm fascinated by your photos of the coins. You've got enough almost to open your own coin shop if you wanted. You certainly have a solid base for a very nice larger collection if you so choose.

As you upload the images, we'll all be watching. With this large number of members and with the collective expertise beyond belief, you should be able to obtain solid information on most if not all of your coins. Each is a little piece of history and represents its own long gone era whether it was for better or worse - times of innocence, times of trouble, times of war - they've survived this long and thanks to you, they'll survive a lot longer. My own particular interest is Morgan silver dollars (1878 - 1921 with some breaks in dates) and I see you've got some of them (in the GSA holders, they have a fair amount of value - pushing a couple hundred each at a minimum), but I'm also interested in most anything US from the 19th century although I don't consider myself an expert in anything. You've got a potpourri from that century and a lot more, something to delight us all! Thank you!

I should add that this is easily the friendliest coin forum on the internet. Our goal (besides manufacturing new collectors) is education of new collectors and expanding the knowledge of us long-time collectors.

Fred

It looks like you have a 1914d Lincoln Cent...from the pics I would say its a $250 coin, though hard to tell.

Oh ...and check your 36d and 37d Buffalo nickels to make sure all the legs are there.


Keep in mind that grading standards have most likely changed from the time your grandmother bought those coins to now. Which might not be a bad thing.


Thanks for posting!

Mary, I can't add anything, but would like to Welcome you aboard the Coin Community Family.

Also, I really enjoyed looking at your coins.

Thank all of you so much for your kind words and information! Tbar- I did a little digging and it looks like you're right about the Roman coins. I have yet to find the exact ones I have on any sites, but I have found ones very similar with the same inscription. I'll just have to keep looking!

I just uploaded pics of coins that are stored in vials 1-10. Is this a bad way to store them? Should I put them in something so they aren't rubbing on each other?