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Valued Member
Canada
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Hi, sorry for your loss. It looks like your father had a lot of interesting and good material in his collection. If you don't mind a bit of a drive, Northern Coin & Stamp on Essa Road in Barrie is a good place to deal with.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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I have a couple suggestions before you take these to anyone to peruse. I would get both the Krause Canadian Guides, Volume one (circulating coinage) and Vol 2 ( RCM products and sets). I would also get a copy of Charlton's paper money guide .. you have lots of $$ in paper money that looks pretty good. You can go to the "buy, sell, trade" section of this site once you have enough posts. You can go to the "buy, sell, trade" on the CoinsandCanada site just after joining. You have an enormous amount of numismatic material there, so I would be careful about people knowing your address or where you keep your stuff.... lots of folks have been robbed in the last few years. If you are able to travel a little, I would suggest that you contact a local Coin Club and go to one of their meetings. There will be 25-30 local collectors and maybe a few dealers there that may give you lots of help. Almost all have auctions that are held in conjunction with each meeting and you could sell some items to collectors rather than dealers. I would imagine that Hamilton, Brantford and Kitchner would be the closest. I'm a member of the Hamilton Club and it meets at 7PM the first Monday of every month at a church in Hamilton. Send me a PM and I'll give you the info on it. The officers are long-time members/officers of the Ontario Numismatic Assc, the CAND, the CNA, etc. Collectors of every stripe are there. I'm sure that way more than one of them have helped numerous people in your shoes over the years. I'll give you a hand as well, but I'm an hour away and only into Vicky large cents. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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That's an incredible amount of stuff.....I would sort it by RCM, Paper Notes, Cdn Coins, Bullion (saw an AU Maple) and Foreign.....one step at a time.....You will overwhelm any one dealer if you bring the semi trailer in with all that stuff.....unannounced :) Some of the notes pictured are spenders....eg in their current condition, you won't get any premium.....you may want to study up and sort out the spenders first. |
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New Member
 Canada
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Hi okiecoiner! It seems like I'm not allowed to send PMs or emails yet because of my account age.
I'd started to make an excel sheet with the collection contents and it's values, but there's so much that it's overwhelming.
I have a tentative appointment with the store in London first on thursday, but like others have said, I'll get some quotes before I sell to a dealer.
I like the idea of meeting with a club, though - maybe some of the collecting supplies could be used by someone! I wouldn't mind heading to Hamilton at
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
849 Posts |
It looked like I saw an 1858 Large Cent and a 1948 Silver Dollar. Both could be worth quite a bit, especially the '48 Dollar.
There is a lot of stuff there. It does not look like an easy 10 min. evaluation. Would dealers charge an hourly fee to evaluate a collection of this magnitude?
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 United States
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That is a great collection,too bad you have not caught the collecting bug. Just a thought,is there a coin club near you? They could help you with values and probably buy most of it from you. You could donate the supplies to the club too. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Sorry for your loss. I wish I was closer, it would be fascinating to go through all that. It looks like your dad did a pretty good job of organizing/taking care of his collection. Before doing anything I would suggest a few things... 1. Dont clean anything, it kills the value 2. Don't let anyone else clean anything 3. Think about what you want to do with the collection. If you want to sell,great. But you may regret it later if you make a decision too quick. If you dont want to sell, don't waste a dealers time. If you want to sell some coins, take your time, research and make a decision. 4.organize what is not organized, 5. Take a look at coinsandcanada.com, it's free, has pictures and will give you a good ballpark price (use ebay prices, not their listed price). Most catalog prices are 40-70% above what people actually pay. Their section on recent ebay is much better. They also have paper money. Dont buy chareltons, etc.. until you decide what you want to do. Or go to your library 6. Come back here with questions, there are great people on this site. I have learned a ton. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Believe it or not, the Canadian tire money could be worth a few bucks as well. There is a guide book for them as well, that I've used at a public library. I don't recall if it was a charleston guide. Some bills may be from the earlier stores that are redeemable at Canadian tire oil change shops.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5585 Posts |
BaronVanAwesome .... modify your registration or profile on this site so that you can ACCEPT Emails. I will send you an email if you are not able to and I'll send you my Burlington Email address.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2495 Posts |
Sorry for your loss. My advice for true value......forget the guide books as that is not the true value. The value in the guide book will give you some inflated price that sets you up for dissappointment when a dealer or collector offers you much less. Rather, Go on ebay and go into 'completed items' and you will see all the closed auction prices. Just pay attention to the green valued items as these are the ones that sold. There you have the true value of your item. As an example, search under 'Canadian tire money' and find what denomination and year you're looking for and when the page comes up, then go to the left and click 'completed items'. |
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Valued Member
Canada
60 Posts |
From a quick glance, theres a lot of value with the dominion $1 bills, and the 1948 dollar. If you were looking offers, modify your format and I'll send you my email.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1571 Posts |
Although I'm sure everyone means well, it might be best to meet the criteria before any talks of buying or selling on the forum. You will have enough posts in no time from the looks of your collection. Friendly advice.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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This is what is basically a meat and potatoes type of collection. By that I mean , your father was obviously a person who bought some coins from either dealers , the RCMOr at coin fairs or other gatherings . Looks like he did pretty well and had a pretty good handle on things . These type of collections are what generally show up in Canada from intermediate collectors . Best advice I can give ( coin dealer for over 42 years! ) is this . Decide if you wish to keep the collection intact or want to properly dispose of it and enjoy the proceeds for you and your family . Once you decide , PAY , yes PAY for two appraisals from reputable dealers . This will certainly give you a great idea of where you are at . In the coin business if you sell to someone , who did an appraisal for you , there is a good chance that they Will refund the initial fee to you on top of their offer . Also there is the option of auctioning your collection , this comes with its own pitfalls and is generally NOT the best way to dispose of the collection you are showing us pictures of . Good luck to you , in whatever you decide . Sorry for your loss . |
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New Member
Canada
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I've went ahead and set my profile to allow e-mails for the couple people asking. I also don't want to step on any toes with the forums, so I won't be doing any selling here until my account matures.
I really appreciate all the help and kind words from everyone! I'm going to keep cataloging everything over the next few days. I'll see if I can find those couple coins people have pointed out already.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Everyone's got good advice here I would suggest to just start out with free research like coinsandcanada.com and I would imagine a collector like your father would have some books. You might end up wanting to collect yourself after delving into the world of coins and currency. If you don't there are many great avenues suggested here from coin clubs, dealers, auction houses and online forums like reddit, coinsandcanada or here. At the moment you are very early on and I suggest sticking to your self research and lists at the moment. If it becomes too big of a job lots of dealers will be happy to take it off your hands.
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