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Valued Member
United States
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Hello and thank you for having this great forum. I am from CA and have just inherited 8 suitcases worth of coins - old MSDs, gold, platinum etc. Never collected before, but keen to learn and educate myself. Any opinions/help on grading/valuation would be greatly appreciated. Newbie here  *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 to the forum! First off, let me offer condolences for the passing of whomever left you those coins. Second, DO NOT clean any of them. This will destroy any value. I don't collect or posess any knowledge of the coin type you posted, but someone who does will likely come and offer an opinion. A picture of the reverse (back side) will help. I can say that you have joined the (premier, IMO) coin forum that exists on the Internet, and there are many here who can offer a lot of help and advice on essentially all aspects of coins and collecting. Edit: If you click on the hyperlink on the word " inherited" in your original post, you will end up at some good advice for those new to collecting who have inherited coins. Please read it, it's very helpful. Edited by The Silver Searcher
12/25/2014 11:05 pm
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Valued Member
 United States
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Thanks for the advice, Silver. Appreciate it
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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We can help if you post pics. The one you posted has what we call a basement slab -- that is one that is made up by an individual and not recognized by the community as legitimate. That doesn't mean the coin does not have value, it just means one can not go by what is written on the slab.
Welcome to the forums.
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Valued Member
United States
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Thank you, Jim. So should I get them re-graded by a recognized entity?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Shaf2b. If they are all in holders like that, then yes. The holders that are recognized as legitimate will be PCGS, NGC, ICG, and ANACS. Sometimes PCI is acceptable.
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12/25/2014 11:21 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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There are also Canadian grading services as well if you have Canadian or Newfoundland coins.
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Valued Member
United States
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Something like this, I guess?  |
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United States
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First of all Second of all, fasten your seat belt, you are in for a fun ride.  Yes, by all means, don't clean any of them, and all I can suggest is to not be in a hurry. Take your time with this situation. You will get a lot of excellent advice by the much experienced folks on this site. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes, that's a very nice coin in a legitimate slab. A gorgeous one at that.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Welcome!
Take your time and evaluate what you have by posting pics here. We are here to help.
Regrading may or may not help with generic gold like the coin you posted. I can assure you that the 1923 $20 gold pictured is not an MS67. It is probably no better than MS63. It's still worth significant money, but not MS 67 money!
I'd suggest getting a good grading guide and a good price guide to help you.
As previously mentioned do not clean any of these coins to try and "make them look better". It doesn't work and it destroys value.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The pf70 AGE is a killer coin! Wow!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Based on the two you've posted, it seems as if we are in for one heck of
a ride as well!
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Valued Member
United States
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Thank you, all for great advice. Have platinum as well. Will post shortly
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Are most of these the same types of coins shown? If so, you just inherited a LOT of money. Eight Suitcases full?!?! That last one alone is worth $2000+ Edited by tkbslc
12/26/2014 12:17 am
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United States
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Platinum one..  |
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Posted 12/25/2014 11:00 pm
