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New Member
United States
6 Posts |
I am a newbie as well. I have stumbled upon this website a few weeks back. I contacted one of the members about a collection that I have received from my father's estate. I want to thank the member (Doug) for giving me the reasons why the community works the way it does. I will abide by the rules set forth, happily. Over the next few months I will be dissolving this collection to people that appreciate coins. I have two more siblings, and none of us are coin collectors sadly. There a lot of silver rolls, a lot of Morgans, Peace, Walker half dollars. A few Morgan CC dollars. I will get into specifics later. I do not know how to grade coins so I will use this forum to help me figure things out and grade them properly. So, my name is worldchamp and I look forward to responses from all of you. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1000 Posts |
 Always nice to see another Michigander join. I am right in your neck of the woods, I live in South Lyon. I won't be helping you grade much because I do not have expertise in that area, but the members of this group will prove to be a valuable resource for you. Who knows maybe you will grow to appreciate coins yourself and keep the collection. It sounds like you would have a great start if you did. Any Franklin half dollars or Mercury dimes in those rolls?  |
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New Member
 United States
6 Posts |
I still have not cataloged all of the rolls. I do have a couple of rolls of Franklin's. I do have about 20 rolls of dimes. 13-15 of the rolls are Mercury. After I post a few more times, maybe we can have coffee and I can show you all of the rolls if interested.
worldchamp
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Valued Member
United States
393 Posts |
There are a lot of really smart, nice people here that will be more than willing to help. I'll bet that after you hang around here for a while you may change your mind about liquidating your coins. You may even start adding to your collection.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2797 Posts |
Oh Boy! Oh Boy! Oh Boy! That kind of talk really gets us excited here. Maybe in the process of cataloging and grading, you will kindle a spark and keep all or part of the collection. We are available to offer opinions on grade, rarity, and options for disposal. I have never been in your situation ... my father disposed of his collection years ago. I am building mine to pass to my grandson eventually. Welcome aboard.  |
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New Member
United States
6 Posts |
Yikes
I just posted, got up to make a bowl of oatmeal and I have another two or three posts. Maybe you are right and I will kindle an interest. It certainly has gotten my attention.
worldchamp
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1130 Posts |
It's easy to get hooked on coins. I started with a single gold coin last year and now I have several collections going simultaneously.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1490 Posts |
Glad you found the forum because regardless of what you decide to do with your coins you will be more informed as a result of the expertise you will get from this group. JimR |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
749 Posts |
Welcome neighbor!
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No longer with us
United States
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New Member
United States
6 Posts |
As a newbie I see that I am going to have to take some sort of picture of a coin when trying to sell it. My question is: camera or scanner? Which is better
worldchamp
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2797 Posts |
worldchamp, By far the camera renders better than the scanner. This is especially true if you need a grade for your coin. Scanners just don't cut it. There is a thread on coin photography on the forum to get you started. Chime in whenever you need help.  |
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Valued Member
United States
204 Posts |
Welcome worldchamp! My only Two Cents worth of advice is take the time to educate yourself on what you have - the more you learn, the richer you will be. With coins, most of the value is actually in the education and not the little bits of pressed metal that their made of Good luck with whatever you decide to do with them! |
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Valued Member
United States
174 Posts |
Hi! I am also a newbie--I came across this site a few weeks ago and LOVE it! No one here will make you feel stupid--they are just great! I got bitten by the collector bug just recently when my brother and I were going thru my dad'a amateur collection(he had passed away) trying to decide what to do with it--our other two siblings didn't want anything but a few coins, etc. I decided to sell a few things on ebay and then work on filling albums for the grandkids (and of course myself!ha) Now I wished I had listened all those years sitting on the floor and counting out 50 pennies to put in each roll- that wooden floor in our farmhouse sure was cold, but the memories of my dad and his coins still warm my heart! Gussyboy1 |
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Valued Member
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Gussy, I think memories like yours is more valuable than the coins itself. But the coin is just a token from your Dad to hold his values as your own. I think he succeeded.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2443 Posts |
One question. Why dissolve the collection? Sounds like you have a nice basis to start collecting with. I'm guessing your not interested in coins. |
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Posted 01/17/2008 08:55 am
