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Sounds like a decent collection. It appears that all of the keys are gone. What I mean by keys are the rare hard to find coins. These were usually the low mintage coins or rare variety coins. These are usually the ones worth quite a bit of money. The rest could be worth something depending on the condition. For instance, the 1927 25C piece could be worth anywhere from $45 if its badly worn to $1250+ if its mint state. (that means it should look like it was minted yesterday and not has not seen any circulation). A 1928 25C could go from $8-$200+. It all depends on the condition.

Thanks tfred. I hear you on the key coins being missing, but from the appearance of the folders these coins were never aquired, too bad!

Hi nova, and welcome! Sounds like you are enjoying the process of pouring through your Mum's collection... perhaps it will inspire you to continue building the collections yourself? Or at least picking out one or two types and dividing up the rest between your family or selling the rest to settle her estate. Your Mother had an interest to start and build these sets, and it would be nice to continue what she started. Most likely she pulled these coins from circulation, and perhaps even had other family members helping her. Continuing the collection would help you feel connected to her. It's hard to put a price on memories.

Best of luck to you whatever you decide to do, but you have come to the right place for help and information! We hope you'll stick around!

Les

The old whitman blue folders were a great idea that got thousands of us started in collecting. Not by any means a good way to store. The exposed side usually the reverse will sometimes tone while the other side may be a problem because they sometimes used glue to help stick the coin in place.
It's like treasure hunting,you never know,it may be great, it may be, not so. If you don't know the dealer you may want to post at least a list and get a ball park idea, pics would help.
Good luck and keep us posted it's always fun to check the unknown.

I should have asked what kind of folders do people use now? Are they plastic sleeves? I think I saw a post on that, will look again. There was a picture of the cover, but wondering how it is set up inside. I like the old blue folders because they give the number of coins that were made each year under the coin. And they display well (one side anyway) but I keep wanting to see the reverse! That would give more info with regard to mules or rotated die I guess.

nova numismatic,

Welcome to the forum! In response to your question about what type of holders people use nowadays, most tend to use something called 2x2 holders, which are fit into plastic sheets, so that they can be held in a binder. This makes it easy to see both sides of the coin without having to remove it from it's holder. The 2x2 holders and plastic binder sheets can be purchased cheaply at your local coin store, or on ebay... Hope that helps:)

If you use the 2x2 holders that are stapled together rather than glued, one tip is to make sure the staples are pushed down into the holders at the back-so they don't scratch other coins that might come into contact with them.....