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Posted 03/30/2014 1:33 pm
All the posts in this thread have been good and have already covered the question pretty well.
I just want to reiterate that one thing you probably should do is take pictures and post them here. If the coins are in albums or folders, take pictures of the obverse of each individual page to save time. If the coins are in slabs, just photograph the slabs. If the coins are just rolled up or loose, then more work would have to be done. Many people here could tell you (after 5 minutes of looking) roughly what such a collection is worth, how you should sell it, and what you may wish to hold on to with such pictures. It would be worth it because the research required to confidentially asses that yourself from point zero might be days work.
I also want to caution about getting your hopes up. It's possible your dad had something valuable, but it's also possible he didn't. Many people do collect just for fun. A small hoard of circulated Buffalo nickels and worn Mercury dimes might have been a lot of fun to put together but might only be worth $150 or so...just an example.
I just want to reiterate that one thing you probably should do is take pictures and post them here. If the coins are in albums or folders, take pictures of the obverse of each individual page to save time. If the coins are in slabs, just photograph the slabs. If the coins are just rolled up or loose, then more work would have to be done. Many people here could tell you (after 5 minutes of looking) roughly what such a collection is worth, how you should sell it, and what you may wish to hold on to with such pictures. It would be worth it because the research required to confidentially asses that yourself from point zero might be days work.
I also want to caution about getting your hopes up. It's possible your dad had something valuable, but it's also possible he didn't. Many people do collect just for fun. A small hoard of circulated Buffalo nickels and worn Mercury dimes might have been a lot of fun to put together but might only be worth $150 or so...just an example.
