Need Advice On How To Proceed With Coins

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nysack New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 08/22/2013 8:33 pm Hello, I finally went through some old coins collected by my dad through the years. It has taken hours to sort through them. I searched the web to find names, but have no idea as to the values or what do do from here. Are any of the following of value? I did read some info about silver values. I can take pictures if someone want to see a coin. I cannot say that I am a collector, however sorting through these coins peaked my interest and I read tons of information about each. I would like to sell them (I think), however have no idea how to go about that. Thanks for any info. - Buffalo nickel - can't see the date - worn - 1935-1964 Washington quarters (29) - Standing Liberty quarter - Worn - (M) on front (3) - 1964 Kennedy half dollars (7) - 1965 -1970 Kennedy half dollars (9) - 1971-1985 Kennedy half dollars (160) - 1951-1963 Ben Franklin half dollars (18) - 1936-1945 Walking liberty (9) - 1923 Peace dollars - no mark - 1880-1902 Morgan silver dollars (4) - 1891 Morgan silver dollars - O mark 1979-D Susan B Anthony dollars (1) 1979-P Susan B Anthony dollars (7) 1980-P Susan B. Anthony dollar (1) 1999-P Susan B Anthony dollar (1) 1915 Barber quarter (1) 1943 Silver Penny (1) 2000 - Sacagawea Golden Dollar (1) Foreign Coins: 1978 50Peso (Jose de San Martin) 1979 100Peso 1981 $20 Cultura Maya Coin 1976 Diez Pesos 1986M Jose Maria Morelos Mexican pesos 1967 Singapore 20cent coin 1955 .10cent Canadian coin 1969 1/2 French Franc Coin Edited by nysack 08/22/2013 9:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff

1893S Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 08/22/2013 8:41 pm Well, spend a couple of days and you should be able to figure it out for yourself. There are many websites for you to choose from so you can match your coin with a grade/value. Not much value here from what I can see unless of course if they are choice to gem uncirculated or a rare variety.. There were no Trade dollars minted between 1880-1902. The problem is that opinions are like______, everyone has one. You should try to figure this out for yourself so you don't get disappointed. Spend a little time, your Dad did. Edited by 1893S 08/22/2013 9:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 08/22/2013 8:52 pm According to the CCF info, there were Trade dollars during the years 1880-1885, but they were all proof strikes. EDIT - I see the dates/MM have been updated Report this Post to the Staff
nysack New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 08/22/2013 8:54 pm Just edited to.. 1880-1902 Morgan silver dollars (initially I typed trade) Report this Post to the Staff
nalaberong Pillar of the Community Canada 2805 Posts	Posted 08/22/2013 9:00 pm The "E" mark is (I think) a designer's monogram. The real mint-mark on the Walking Liberty halves is on the other side, to the lower left of the eagle. Report this Post to the Staff
nysack New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 08/22/2013 9:47 pm Thanks for the correction on the walking liberty mint mark. I also found the WA mark for the designer under the eagles tail feathers. Report this Post to the Staff
argentum Pillar of the Community United States 1195 Posts	Posted 08/23/2013 12:10 am What you deemed to be a silver penny is actually zinc plated steel 1955 Canadian 10 Cents is silver. You have a goodly amount of US silver there. Report this Post to the Staff
SeatedNut Pillar of the Community United States 2797 Posts	Posted 08/23/2013 09:26 am Quote: Thanks for the correction on the walking liberty mint mark. I also found the WA mark for the designer under the eagles tail feathers. Just for accuracy, it's AW for Adolph Weinman, the designer. Would like to see pictures of the 1891-O Morgan. It's a semi-key and known for outstanding die clashes. Report this Post to the Staff
nysack New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 08/24/2013 01:22 am Quote: Just for accuracy, it's AW for Adolph Weinman, the designer. Would like to see pictures of the 1891-O Morgan. It's a semi-key and known for outstanding die clashes. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 08/25/2013 10:28 am As to your question how to get started or how to proceed. To start with I suggest you look for a coin or hobby store in your area. Go there and look for a thing called the Red Book by Whitman Publishing. Or look that up on ebay, Amazon or wizard coin supply. Acquire that book and get acquainted with what you have and possible value. Always remember with the Red Book, if it's the latest version, the prices would be inflated about 25%. However, it is a great book for information as to what you have. If your planning on selling them, you could stick around here for a while, post them on ebay, or just become a coin collector. That would be the best thing since your starting with a lot of coins that costs you nothing. Nice way to start a hobby. Report this Post to the Staff
nalaberong Pillar of the Community Canada 2805 Posts	Posted 08/25/2013 12:36 pm I think your Morgan has been cleaned - it has that pattern of parallel scratches and tarnish only remains in the hard-to-reach areas. Bad news - this cuts down on its value. However... (pulls out catalog) - The stainless-steel peso is the last old peso coin to be minted - before they switched to new pesos, there were more than 3,000 to the dollar! As a result, these have a very low value, barely half a dollar in perfect condition. - 10 (Diez) pesos from 1976 is the most common date, worth less than a dollar if it's been circulated. You could try going to Britain and passing it off as 50p. - 20 pesos from 1981 isn't worth too much, maybe a dollar in very nice condition. - There is no such thing as a 50 peso coin made in 1978 (assuming this is a Mexican coin). - 100 pesos (Mexican coins have the same eagle sitting on a cactus on the back with "ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS" - this is important because lots of other countries have used a "peso" at some point) from 1979 is a silver coin! Unless it's in perfect condition, it's only worth today's silver price multiplied by 0.6428 - still, not bad. A 1969 half-franc is, sadly, not very valuable - coins of the French franc can no longer be converted to the Euro, and so these are common in five-for-a-dollar cheap bins. Report this Post to the Staff
nysack New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 08/25/2013 10:46 pm Thank you all for such great information. I will be ordering the Red Book this week. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2000 Pillar of the Community United States 2563 Posts	Posted 09/07/2013 7:14 pm And the 1943 penny is not silver, it's steel. Report this Post to the Staff
santo_kemp New Member Indonesia 8 Posts	Posted 09/08/2013 12:23 am you are the lucky guy :) Report this Post to the Staff
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