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I was going through a box of stuff that once belonged to my great-grandmother and my grandmother, found a leather coin purse with a bunch of really old coins inside. I am curious what these are and if they are even worth anything. Here are some photos... EXHIBIT A  EXHIBIT B  EXHIBIT C  EXHIBIT D  Thanks for any help you can provide. Kevin *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Can you post pics of each side of each coi please?
Feel free to call me Will.
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 I moved your thread. These are US Classic Coins. A - Morgan dollarB - appears to be a Liberty Gold Dollar. I can't judge the size, but looks like a Quarter or Half Eagle. C - in green holder, Kennedy half dollar, same row, Barber Half and Barber quartersC - between rows is Seated Liberty dime I believe C - bottom row is the Liberty Gold Dollar above (unless you have two) and Liberty Head Nickels, can't make out the last one D - 6 Morgan dollars and bottom right is a Peace dollar |
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To help you determine exactly what you have, it is helpful if you can provide photos of each side of the coin. This allows people to determine not only the condition of the coin but where it was minted at. If that 1912 Liberty nickel was minted in San Francisco, it is worth more than if it was minted in Philly or Denver. |
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Fuzzy did a good job answering the first question. But as for the second question, yes they are definitely worth something. I'll give you ballpark estimates if the coins are real and if they are not a key date. Yes there are tons of counterfeit old coins out there. And if the date/ mint mark are from a series that did not have a lot made then it makes it more rare. The silver dollars are worth $25 for the more worn ones and a bit more for the ones in better condition. Again, unless they are a key date. I have a hard time remembering all of them, plus we can't see the mint mark. The nickels are worth maybe a couple bucks each. I believe that is a Half Dime and you would probably get less than $10 for it. Same with the Barber quarters, probably less than $10 each. The Barber half dollar would be between $10 and $15. The Kennedy half dollar would be about the same. That nice heavy one is a $5 gold piece and it's worth around $500 after looking it up on ebay real quick |
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Quote:That nice heavy one is a $5 gold piece and it's worth around $500 after looking it up on ebay real quick Unless it's a Carson City coin, in which case it's worth almost ten times that. Which kind of makes yhbearcats' point. |
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this is what I got out of the coins. 1. unless we can see the reverse pics most of the coins are only worth the value of the silver 2. those gold coins could be worth a lot of $$ if we can see the reverse. 3. do NOT clean clean any of the coins or spend them :) |
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OK I understand now, I will take some photos of the reverse sides as well. I have never dealt with coins before so I apologize. I'll get those photos up here as soon as I can.
Thanks everyone for your input.
Kevin
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Also, do not clean these coins. Many people assume an old coin will be improved by a vigorous polishing but such treatment will actually destroy its collector value. Handle them carefully by their edges only. You also don't want to throw them together in a coin purse since they can be damaged by banging into each other.
Nice find overall, sure to net somewhere around $600 minimum. As stated, most of the value is probably in that gold coin which looks like a half eagle ($5 gold piece).
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