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Pillar of the Community
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Hey, Guys!
I've been boring you with questions about my grandpa's coins as I go through them (most are well circulated "junk" silver), but now I'm about to really examine the ones that are in flips and in an album (using magnification and good lighting). These also aren't super high value coins, but there are a few worth more than $100. I'm not planning to sell them, but the person who inherits them one day probably will, so I'm trying to leave her with some idea of the value and how to go about selling them.
I'd like to preserve whatever value there is in this notebook, so I'm wondering whether I should take them out of their existing holders (flips from the 1940's, 50's and 60's) and re-holder them. Also, should I change out the old album pages (also from the '40's-60's) for new ones with better materials? Should I give them an acetone dip to remove any PVC from the old pages/holders?
Also, I'll be taking a better look at his proof and mint sets next. I'll have some questions for you when I get to those.
Thanks!
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Bedrock of the Community
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I think it's a safe bet to replace the old flips, though save any inserts. Some if not all of the coins may benefit from an acetone treatment.
Show us some pics of anything that particularly interests you.
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Pillar of the Community
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Will do! This'll take awhile!! Other than a few uncirculated Franklins, Jeffersons and those steel cents, most everything else looks VF at best and some are definitely culls.
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United States
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When you say old albums, do you mean 1-sided Whitman type, or 2-sided Dansco? If you cannot see the reverse of the coin, how can you be sure what you have? I would go for Dansco type album, or coin safe cardboard flips. However, if you have duplicate coins you can put the best in the album and the rest in flips.
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Pillar of the Community
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My first reaction is no, no, and no.
I have coins in 2x2 s from the 1960s, no problem with the coins, but there are a few rusty staples.
As long as the coins are in a 2 x 2, the album pages are irrelevant.
Save your time and money, unless the packaging material is falling apart.
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Pillar of the Community
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pics before doing stuff. on rare occasions old packaging can be worth a significant premium.
i think its good practice to keep contact info for a trusted coin dealer with your coins. that way the next person who takes care of the collection can take them to someone who will deal with them honestly.
I collect low grade large cents. I currently have >230 Sheldon varieties and >235 middle date Newcomb varieties.
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Pillar of the Community
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Check the Jeffersons for Henning Nickels, especially if it's an old collection.
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Bedrock of the Community
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If you have any copper coins in old holders I would give them a Verdi-Care treatment to remove any verdigris that may have set in . Please take photos of some of those $100 coins .  Tony
For Butch & Jim rest in peace .
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When you say old albums, do you mean 1-sided Whitman type, or 2-sided Dansco? Sorry if I misused the word album. It's really an old notebook from my grandpa's service station (another reason I think a lot of the coins were my uncle's).  Quote:
Check the Jeffersons for Henning Nickels, especially if it's an old collection. Thanks for the tip. No Hennings in this book—I do have some rolls of circulated war and non-war nickels that I haven't gone through yet, though, so I'll keep an eye out. Quote:
Please take photos of some of those $100 coins . LOL. The one coin I'm absolutely certain is worth more than $100 is a 1911 quarter eagle—it's a details coin, badly cleaned, but still.  
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11/27/2022 12:20 am
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