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New Member
United States
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ive inherited a whole bunch of coins 20 or so morgan silvers .03cent coins peace silver dollars coins that I've never seen there are 5 coins in a set which r 1853 one cent,1865 Two Cent,1866 Three Cent,1883 V,1858 one cent = 1938 Jefferson nickle 5 Buffalo nickles years being 1925,1930,1935,1936,193? +1942,1943 walking lady 1/2 $s r these worth anything |
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Moderator
 United States
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 to CCF Shelly. Yes they are worth more then face value. If you can post some photos of the coins we can give you an idea of value. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There are experts here in each of those denominations. For example, if you post individual closeups of your 1853 one cent and 1858 Flying Eagle, I'll be happy to tell you more about them and what they are worth.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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and we'll need both sides of the coins as well.
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United States
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Welcome shelly! What dates are the Morgans? Mint mark below eagle.
There are some rare ones :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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As a very rough guide, most dealers are paying twenty times face value (or a bit more) for any silver USA coin. So, your Walking Liberty half dollars are worth at least $10. Morgan silver dollars are worth more than that, maybe $25 minimum each as long as they are not damaged or extremely worn. As SuperDave says, there are a lot of rare dates in the Morgan dollar series. Some of these can sell for many times the value of the common dates. Clear, close-up shots of both sides of each coin will allow us to zero in on value estimates. In the meantime, don't clean the coins in any way (cleaning can ruin the collector value) and don't sell them to any of those "cash for gold" outfits. They are a guaranteed rip-off. Congrats on your new acquisitions, and welcome to the forum! |
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don't clean the coins in any way (cleaning can ruin the collector value) and don't sell them to any of those "cash for gold" outfits. They are a guaranteed rip-off.
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don't clean the coins in any way (cleaning can ruin the collector value) Thirded! |
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United States
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also have a 1901o Morgan silver dollar in fine condition and a 1921,1897o,1897s,1898s,1883o,1886,1885o,1888, |
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United States
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i was wondering if yall could recommend a grading company I have a 1901o morgan that I would like to get a value on and a1927 and 1923s Peace dollar as well |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Forget about grading companies for the stuff you're showing here. It is not worth it unless you had something particularly rare, valuable, and/or high grade. The people on this forum can probably provide you with a pretty reasonable estimate of what your coins are worth.
You definitely need to provide some high quality, larger scans/photos of each coin and each side that accurately represents their detail and color. Do NOT place your fingers on the surfaces of any of the coins, handle by their rims, and do not touch up the coins in any way...you will absolutely kill an numismatic value by doing that.
That said, just as a ballpark guess based on the poor picture we see here, your coins are likely valued around $370 altogether, maybe a little more...maybe a little less.
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06/06/2012 5:17 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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As a starter I suggest you look into purchasing a copy of the Red Book by Whitman Publishing. With this book you could get an insight as to what you have and approximate values. The main thing to remember with such a book, the prices are about as high as possible for a dealer to sell. Not for the average person to try to sell to a dealer. Yet with that info, you could better see what you have. |
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im having a difficult time with this photo thing I took a whole buch of photos and now I'm trying to resize and all this I just wish I could email them and it be that simple
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Although it may take a while and be a little frustrating trying to work out the photos for the first time it will be well worth the effort. The experts on this forum will be able to give you accurate grading and valuations which elsewhere you may have to pay for.
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United States
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For grading help: http://www.pcgs.com/photograde, its easy to use and honestly can help you find a pretty accurate grade of your coin if you take the time to look closely at the images. It's great for self-grading circulated coins like you seem to have but its not that useful for grading mint state coins (i.e. coins with no wear, just scratches and stuff). For pricing information: http://numismedia.com/fmv/fmv.shtml Please keep in mind what everyone said and do not alter your coins in even the slightest way imaginable, like with a soft cloth or water. Handle them by the edges even if they look worn.
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Posted 04/15/2012 11:16 am
