Inherited Coins: 38 Standing Liberty Quarters

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I split your post into its own topic for the proper attention.

Please post a photo of both sides of the coin that you have a question about and I am sure that you will get an answer.

thats the next thing to figure out.

How to take pix of the coins, I have been reading up on that as well. I figure I have a good years worth of work sorting it all out haha.

Im enjoying looking them all up. He was a WW2 vet and has old money from all over the world.

Oldest I have found so far is a 1885 3 pence coin. I also discovered a few hundred Mercury dimes.

Even some short snorters, bills that people signed when traveling together overseas. I recognized some of his flight crews names (he flew B17 bomber). Amazing chunks of history. He had it all stashed away and never took it out, so I never knew. Its sad because I would have loved to hear about it.

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If I were trying to sort out the Standing Liberty quarters, the first thing I would do is sort them out by Type 1 versus Type 2.

Once I had them sorted that way, I would go through the Type 1's and look for mint marks: D for Denver and S for San Francisco. Any Type 1 with a mint mark is automatically a 1917.

There is a picture somewhere in this forum showing the diagnostics on how to differentiate between a 1916 and 1917 type 1.

That is a pretty nice inheritance. My condolences.

As far as pics go; A scanner would probably be easiest, for the lower grade coins, if you have access to one.

There is also a pretty significant melt value there. You can roll the coins in paper rolls from the bank. Just be sure to mark them! You can check the actual metal value over at (124) Not Allowed - Auto-Removed .

Be sure to set aside early Mercs and any that look to be in OUTSTANDING condition for future research. 2x2 flips are your friends if you dont already have some.

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well I attempted photos, but definitely need more light. Camera was a Canon T3 with the 18-55 lens, and my kids desk lamp haha. Did the manual settings from one of the links here.

Yes, the coin is pretty well worn as you can see. And its really not brownish, although that is probably due to the low light.

Probably so, the only clues I used was the thin hair curl and the lack of stars under the eagle.

A lot of the standing libertys we inherited look similar and are worn. They are still pretty cool to have!

As far as the short snorter, I haven't seen where they are really valuable unless they contain a famous signature like a general or president. My mother in law framed her father's short snorter with his picture, a small print of his army papers, his dog tags, and a short description. She gave it to my husband and we display it in our entryway. I love it.