| Author |
 Replies: 28 / Views: 3,576 |
Page 2 of 2
|
|
|
|
Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
 If you are having fun searching these (I would) then take your time and look up possible die varieties for each year and date. You can get an idea of the value of each coin by checking out Numismedia.com. There you will find a list of what dealers are getting for each coin. If you sell them to a dealer you will get about half that much. With so many coins you do have a good chance of finding an error coin, but it takes a lot of searching and effort to spot tiny errors and they are worth just a few dollars. Die varieties tend to be worth more so you might want to look up each coin to see what varieties exist, if any. If it's not fun for you, pick out what you like, and what you might want to share with the family, keep the silver and dump the rest. I hope it IS fun for you and I hope we get to see some pics! Feel free to ask any questions that come to mind. There are a lot of books that we could recommend. Good luck. |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
5208 Posts |
|
|
Valued Member
 United States
148 Posts |
As I'm trying to research around in this forum I keep getting directed to topics that my iPhone can't load.. am I doing something wrong or is this common?
Finished separating the quarters by year yesterday... haven't had a chance to go through anything yet... probly going to start separating the dimes next...
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3210 Posts |
Fireball,
If you have an iPad or laptop I feel that is the best way to fully access this site. Sometimes using this site on a smartphone can be annoying at times. I have had zero issues using it here on my iPad and laptop.
|
|
New Member
United States
1 Posts |
Good luck, hope you find some good ones! You could make one of those penny floors out of the ones you would cash in. Would be a neat way to remember him and definitely a conversation piece.
|
|
Valued Member
United States
148 Posts |
I've probably sorted through close to $5K face value so far just in dollars, 1/2's, and quarters... on to the dimes now!
Once they're all sorted by date and mint... dunno if I should check each one for errors, or just separate the high ms grade types and search those... I realize quality of coin greatly impacts the value... but I'm not sure yet which ones are valuable in almost any condition...
I'm sure I'll have a much better handle on things when I get to that point... I'm doing constant research on rarities and varieties whenever I have down time, as well as watching vids when I'm sorting...
I may look into making certain keepsakes with copper coins when the time comes... like a glass lamp grandpa had beside his bed filled with bright shiney pennies. ;-) Was kind of cool to see.
More to come as I make more progress.
|
|
Valued Member
126 Posts |
Sounds like a wonderful project. Keep us posted. Pictures would be very cool~
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1475 Posts |
@FireballXL5, How about some pics?  Edited by Coconutjoe
05/10/2017 12:44 am
|
|
Valued Member
United States
148 Posts |
Pics... not much to see yet... just sorting out the denominations and years so far... making a mess of the kitchen table in the meantime... lots of ziplock bags full of coins so far... once I get to the step of investigating varieties I'll definitely start posting pics! ;-)
|
|
Moderator
 United States
56855 Posts |
FireballXL5, The lower the scope goes the better. 5x-150x is plenty. John1  |
|
Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
Quote:
but I'm not sure yet which ones are valuable in almost any condition... You can get a reference book, like the Red Book, or look them up on Numismedia Fair Market Value. No source is 100% accurate for every coin for every day of the year, but you will have an idea. Or check out US Coin Facts (left column)on this site to see what years are Key Dates, that is low mintage. |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3540 Posts |
Two volume set - "Cherry Picker's Guide" - will be of THE greatest value for the info and guidance you are seeking.
|
|
Valued Member
United States
148 Posts |
I'm sure that once I start searching varieties that I'll pick up the cherry pickers guides... is the Red Book equivalent or better/worse? Still need to research the right USB microscope... but I've still got a little bit of time before I get to that point. Now, if only I could stop the neck strain from leaning over the kitchen table while sorting dates on the coins I'd be set! Lol And I'm sure this forum will become invaluable in grading my finds as I come across them... thank you in advance! P.S. Every time I try to look up the us coin facts on my iPhone, it has an error loading the page and locks me out of the site... I do have a laptop I could use, but I typically do all my research on my iPhone 6 Plus... Edited by FireballXL5
05/12/2017 10:35 am
|
|
Valued Member
United States
148 Posts |
Just to show you how pics aren't really worth much yet at this point... here's how I've got the $1 and 1/2 dollar coins sorted out for now...  |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3210 Posts |
Don't spend any dimes quarters and halves from 1964 and earlier they are silver. Also halves 1965-1970 don't spend either, they're 40% silver.
|
|
Page 2 of 2
|
Replies: 28 / Views: 3,576 |
Page 2 of 2
|
First Page
Posted 05/05/2017 10:25 pm
