Need Help. New To The Coin World

Welcome!

In general, I would not recommend unloading any of your inherited coins quickly unless you are hurting for cash.

I would also not recommend selling all the silver as junk until you decide that it is really junk. (You may decide it's junk just because it is so much work to discover what is and is not junk!)

I would say don't worry so much about the "varieties" at first. First separate by denomination, then by date, then by mint mark. This will be your basic list. Then you can start worrying about condition, variety, and value.

While it's not likely you will have much more than junk silver, you could always post a list. If most of the dimes are Roosevelt, and most of the quarters are well worn from the 1960's, you probably will only have melt value coinage. If you get a list together and/or some pictures, I'm sure many members would be happy to help you figure out which coins might deserve a closer look.

Even though it's unlikely, it would be a shame if you sold a 1932 Denver quarter for less than two dollars.

i have a bunch of silver coins as well. I was thinking about just ebaying them out.

Hi Goldie

First off ,,my condolences to you and your family on the loss of your Father in law !

and then a welcome to the forum !

Please do not get in a hurry to sell your coins ! No assumptions can be made as to value with the limited amount of info that we have ! they need to be treated as treasure until they are proven otherwise.

If you would like to post a list of coins we can start by date and mint mark to help to sort them out and perhaps Identify any specific key or semi key date coins for you,, any that may have potentially higher value can then be posted with pictures to determine an approximate grade which equates to value in the Coin World.

another thought I always have when I hear about coins being left to family members ,,is that your Father in law left a piece of himself ,, coin collectors are for the most part very individualistic in what and how they collect ,, the legacy that resides with in your collection can sometimes be worth more than dollars !

once again welcome to the forum ,,and I hope you will take advantage of the knowledge that is present here ,, Helping is one of the things that we enjoy most about this Hobby !

Metalman

I would say the 1932-D & S mint would be the Key ones to watch for. In the 1950-D coins watch for the D/S or the 1950-S Look for S/D mint coins. I love the sound of silver coins. You can here just one in a cash drawer as it makes a different sound that the others.

I do want to join metalman and add my condolences. Too often the shine of metal makes us forget the sad realities of our mortality.

I do not suggest you sell anything just yet. Take time go through EVERYTHING you could be sitting on a gold mine.

Yup, nothing really there that stands out. Only thing probably worth verifying is the 50s to make sure it's not an S over D. As stated earlier, if they are in good shape, not many marks and potentially uncirculated or in 2X2's, they may be worth more than melt.

Having said that, if the ebay market is the same as it was, the silver content alone for sale would yield you about $300. It was about $9 for every face value dollar when I sold some earlier this year. A quick count had your coins at ~135 which is about $34 face value. Good luck, and continue to provide lists and we will all try to help.