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Posted 10/31/2011 11:25 am
A few possibilities come to mind.
1) Take the collection to at least two dealers and get their buy offers. Do not sell the coins to them at this point.
2) Offer to list the coins on ebay. You should charge a fee for this service I would think unless this is a good friend and you are willing to work gratis.
3) List the Morgan and eagle separately, putting the opening bid at or above the highest dealer offer. Make sure you get some decent pictures to include with the listings. Note that your ebay fees will total around 10% of the final sale.
4) Check the V nickels for key dates (1884, 1885, 1886, 1912-S) and high-grade coins and list these separately. Common, low-grade V nickels can be listed as a group.
5) Unless you want to research the foreign coins in detail I would just pull out any silver and gold and list the rest in a bulk lot with a low starting bid. If you provide a detailed list of the coins you may improve your chance of getting a decent price.
If you want to build up enough posts (250 minimum?) you can offer the coins here on CCF. You might also buy the coins yourself, with an offer above whatever the dealers are willing to pay.
I would not invest grading fees on these coins unless you are confident the Morgan and eagle are no-problem coins in in MS grade. Otherwise you probably won't recover the grading fees when you sell.
Just my off-the-cuff thoughts. Good luck!
1) Take the collection to at least two dealers and get their buy offers. Do not sell the coins to them at this point.
2) Offer to list the coins on ebay. You should charge a fee for this service I would think unless this is a good friend and you are willing to work gratis.
3) List the Morgan and eagle separately, putting the opening bid at or above the highest dealer offer. Make sure you get some decent pictures to include with the listings. Note that your ebay fees will total around 10% of the final sale.
4) Check the V nickels for key dates (1884, 1885, 1886, 1912-S) and high-grade coins and list these separately. Common, low-grade V nickels can be listed as a group.
5) Unless you want to research the foreign coins in detail I would just pull out any silver and gold and list the rest in a bulk lot with a low starting bid. If you provide a detailed list of the coins you may improve your chance of getting a decent price.
If you want to build up enough posts (250 minimum?) you can offer the coins here on CCF. You might also buy the coins yourself, with an offer above whatever the dealers are willing to pay.
I would not invest grading fees on these coins unless you are confident the Morgan and eagle are no-problem coins in in MS grade. Otherwise you probably won't recover the grading fees when you sell.
Just my off-the-cuff thoughts. Good luck!
