Inherited Some Classic Coins -- Please Enlighten Me!

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BHCreatives New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 06/27/2014 05:43 am Greetings everyone. I'm new here and stumbled upon this forum when I was trying to research these coins I inherited from my 101 year old grandma who just passed away (RIP). I didn't clean the coins, so they may be in bad shape? Can anyone please tell me more about these coins? Are they rare, grade, and what are they worth? Also any advice on how to clean them really well? Thanks for looking :) Report this Post to the Staff

ASEnut Valued Member South Africa 453 Posts	Posted 06/27/2014 06:41 am Please DO NOT clean them, its part of their history if you do you will destroy their value, I cant tell you about their value but all I know is cleaning is destroying them Report this Post to the Staff
wheatchaser140 Pillar of the Community United States 2368 Posts	Posted 06/27/2014 06:49 am The first coin is an 1898 Barber in G-6. It is worth about $9. Not an especially rare date, but very cool! The second one is a 1926-S Standing Liberty quarter. Value is around $7.50. A somewhat common date. The next is a 1944-S Mercury dime in AU details. Some gunk on it, id say worth around $5. The last coin is a 1944 Walking Liberty half grading AU. Worth approximately $20. For cleaning, buy some acetone. IMO the merc is the only one that could benefit from it. Report this Post to the Staff
Matteproof Pillar of the Community Korea, Republic Of 1881 Posts	Posted 06/27/2014 06:49 am Welcome to CCF! Quote: Greetings everyone. I'm new here and stumbled upon this forum when I was trying to research these coins I inherited from my 101 year old grandma who just passed away (RIP). My consolodences... I am sure that she lead a wonderful life. Not a lot of people are blessed to live a century (plus one). Quote: I didn't clean the coins, so they may be in bad shape? That's good. Actually, cleaning coins decrease a coin's value, and they would have been in worse shape when cleaned. Collectors are strange; we like coins dirty. I recommend googling "Sheldon scale" and taking a look at "PCGS photograde" when grading coins and interpreting their meaning. At first, some of the grades may sound like a code of some sort, and things may make no sense (like Good is the near-bottom of the grading scale.) The first coin is an 1898 Barber quarter (90% silver). I'd grade it G-06 (Good-6), worth about $10. The second coin is a 1926-S Standing Liberty quarter (90% silver). I'd grade it G-04, worth about $10. The third coin is a 1944-S Mercury dime (90% silver). I'd grade it AU-details, bad environmental damage that's eating up the surfaces on reverse, worth silver value or about $2.00. Acetone will not do any good as the damage is already done and the damaged surfaces cannot be restored. The fourth coin is a 1944 Walking Liberty half dollar (90% silver). I'd grade it AU-55, worth about $18 or so. Quote: Also any advice on how to clean them really well? Again, best way is to leave them alone. Do not clean them! Now, if you were planning to sell these, I recommend keeping them as a memento. Minimal collector value, but the sentimental value is probably way more. Edited by Matteproof 06/27/2014 06:54 am Report this Post to the Staff
dsfreeworld Pillar of the Community United States 4337 Posts	Posted 06/27/2014 10:19 am Condolences on your loss. 101 is a nice age however and I can only wish I make it that long! Quote: For cleaning, buy some acetone Probably the most lacking of advice given in that there is no further instruction on what or how to do it so PLEASE DO NOT go to your local pharmacy type store and pick up some nail polish remover based on this statement. In all realistic terms, simply DO NOT clean them at all. For the $50 in value you have, your best bet is to just put them away nice and safe, handle them by the RIMS ONLY as your finger oils are not welcome on the surfaces. In the event you get bit by the numismatic bug and get into this great hobby of ours, you can find plenty of threads on the forum regarding 100% acetone and its proper usage. Either way, again, welcome and enjoy your coins. Report this Post to the Staff
MeadowviewCollector Pillar of the Community United States 4409 Posts	Posted 06/27/2014 11:59 am First, condolences on the loss of your grandma. Others have given you good advice about not cleaning these coins and an approximate value. to the Community -MV Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 06/27/2014 4:22 pm All are rather common old coins. All are in the Silver type that people go nuts over. They are good coins for a start at coin collecting as a hobby. Do not clean them. Report this Post to the Staff
BHCreatives New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 06/27/2014 11:15 pm Wow... thank you guys! This forum is great and very inviting to us newcomers! I suppose I'll just save these coins since they're appraised a lot less than I would have hoped. Besides, there's a sentimental component in how I got them. So that's worth more than the appraised $$$ value. Also, thanks for the tips on not cleaning them. Here are two more coins that are in my possession. Any info on these? Thanks again :) Report this Post to the Staff
Joe2007 Pillar of the Community United States 3843 Posts	Posted 06/27/2014 11:37 pm Not a whole lot of value in the last two coins. 1903 Indian Head cent: Retail value likely $1 or 2. 1943-S Lincoln Cent - Steel: Retail value under a $1. to CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
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