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Pillar of the Community
United Arab Emirates
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Welcome, looks like you're going to have a lot of fun learning what you have.
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Valued Member
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The "CoinsandCanada" link above will give you lots of help in the various sections, but don't be enamored by the prices, nor the prices in any book. Almost all are full retail and you'll be lucky to sell them for half of any book price. If you are going to continue the hobby, buy a few reference books or join a coin club or join the Canadian Numismatic Society (and get their monthly publication), or subscribe to Canadian Coin News. All will help you build a knowledge base. Next learn how to grade by going to a few coin shows (if you live near a metro area) and seeing what the professional graders actually see some coins as being. Welcome to the site. Where do you live?
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Canada
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ebay auctions will get you the highest prices guaranteed, - thats if your family decides to part with the inheritance. Looks like you have some serious cataloguing to do.The coins should be placed in 2x2's,numbered and initialed by you before you take them anywhere to be appraised(never remove them from the 2x2 for any reason while in your possession). Be wise and good luck and  to CCF and the wide,wide world of numismatics. 
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Valued Member
Canada
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Sounds like a really cool collection. I would be really surprised if you had a 1944 tombac nickel as there is only one known and it is an error. Can you post pictures of the 1916-19 50 cent pieces?
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New Member
 Canada
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Hey, thanks for the replys everyone.
I live in just a small enough city as to not be considered big. We have an auction house here as well as a few avid coin collectors, one of whom I have already got into contact with. He was telling me about the grading and price in books. He also said to go one category lower than you think.
The thing about the selling price is that I am a programmer and can run a server, and design and implement a website. Still not sure but if we sold them, sell 'em all!
I have school today and will post some 50 cent pieces in about 5 hours from this post. Any more requests will be processed client side at such a time :p
Thanks for the welcome, I look forward to being here regularly
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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As previously mentioned, coinsandcanada is a great place to start as well as getting a copy of Charlton Vol 1. Useful sections of coinsandcanada are: 1. Coin varieties and pricing guide: http://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins-prices.php Each coin page may also list some of the minor varieties to check for. 2. Newfoundland coins: http://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins...ces-nfld.php3. Grading guide: http://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins-grading.php4. 'Generic' errors and varieties that can be found across a range of years and denominations: http://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins...arieties.phpA few other points. 1. You'll need a good loupe and/or a USB microscope. If you're going to sell errors/varieties yourself than a USB microscope or a camera with a great Macro zoom feature/lens is a must. 2. Anything valuable should be handled with cotton gloves so the oils from your fingers don't mark the coin with fingerprints. 3. If you choose to sell online then you will get better prices for coins that have been certified. This is usually only worthwhile for the more valuable pieces though. ICCS and CCCS are the 'best' two for Canadian coins. See some of the other threads for opinions on the differences between the two. 4. Yes, you can certainly run your own website. However sites like ebay come with an established customer base to go along with their fees. So there are trade-offs. You can also consign to established auctioneers. Again, see other threads for lists of reputable ones. Or get yourself a table at one of the many coin shows around the country. As a general rule, the more time you put into the coins, the more money will stay in your pocket. If you really enjoy this as a hobby then it's not an issue but otherwise it becomes a question of how much is your time worth to decide how much effort you want to put in to research and cataloging. |
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That's the site I have been using for the past couple months. I have no trouble investing time and money into the collection. I have some interest but it does take time away from deving applications.
In any case I think it would be worthwhile to invest in a good camera/usb micro. And learn more about proper handling. The qnty of the coins feels slightly overwhelming but at least they're marginally organized.
Altogether there are 7 boxes, 2 binders, 2 strong boxes, a safe, and a plethora of old bills (checked each serial number).
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Valued Member
Canada
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Valued Member
Canada
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Hi jr,
Welcome to CCF... :)
Most of the info / advice you get on here is going to be fairly accurate most of the time...
However... re previous post... this is the site's resident "loony" collector... to be regarded with warm humour as one would with a family member who's begun to lose the ability to make rational deductions...
Newfoundland coins are not highly sought after... in fact it's actually surprising that there isn't more interest given that they are low mintage, and that it is possible to acquire the whole series...
Hope you didn't get your hopes up too much re howest's comments... none of the Newfs you pictured are either rare or that high in grade...
cameron93
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Valued Member
Canada
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I speak for myself. I like them in high grades, - oh and beware of the dancing fruit ...
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New Member
Canada
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Hahaha!
I looked them up and was surprised when he said they were rare. But a hilarious chain of events never the less.
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New Member
Canada
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I was wondering if anyone could recommend me a good USB microscope in the $50-250 range.
Thanks in advance!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I use the Leuchtturm 2 MP but there's probably better out there now as I bought it over a year ago. Definitely don't go less than 2 MP though.
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