Helped A Family Friend With Her Coins... With Rewards!

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Mister Kairu Pillar of the Community United States 1911 Posts	Posted 07/22/2015 10:57 pm So a friend of my wife's family asked me to help look at her coins that her late husband had from his parents' shop (after she saw that we visited the New Orleans mint). She mentioned that she had a couple of silver dollars from the 1800s but I thought that was it. When I get there she had all of this! She also had about 50 other Morgans/peace dollars and about $50 in regular change. That and all the bank-wrapped coins seem to be pre 1964 (based on the ends) and the coin purse was filled with Canadian silver coins. Also she had an 1899 silver certificate that is too large a file to upload (will fix soon in its own post). All in all, she had FMV at least $2400 worth of stuff! Plus for helping her she gave me this! After giving me the large cent (now filling a hole in my 7070) she let me have first dibs at buying some of her coins! So for $114 total I got these! Four of the six dollars still have catwheel lister and they are all beautiful coins! This was an amazing night and a very great opportunity to help out a friend who needed it! Report this Post to the Staff

MeadowviewCollector Pillar of the Community United States 4409 Posts	Posted 07/22/2015 11:22 pm Congrats lady karma she smiled on you big time there -MV Report this Post to the Staff
Ploopy Pillar of the Community United States 1788 Posts	Posted 07/22/2015 11:44 pm Buy them all!! Report this Post to the Staff
Mister Kairu Pillar of the Community United States 1911 Posts	Posted 07/23/2015 12:02 am I definety would have except we don't have the money for it.... Sad day. I am happy (lucky with my wife there ;P) that I was able to get these at least! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/23/2015 04:32 am Mister Kairu, When you gave her the FMV is that for silver or collectible value? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
thecoinguy1964 Pillar of the Community United States 1303 Posts	Posted 07/23/2015 08:15 am Fun, fun, fun! Report this Post to the Staff
Mister Kairu Pillar of the Community United States 1911 Posts	Posted 07/23/2015 08:19 am For most of it I just gave her the silver melt value. The nicer Morgans I had told her between $30-$35 and the other Morgans/peace I told her $18. I was conservative with my estimates and it came out to around that much... Also didn't know anything about the silver certificate, Canadian silver, or OBW wheat pennies so those weren't included. Report this Post to the Staff
hcmusicguy Pillar of the Community United States 814 Posts	Posted 07/23/2015 08:33 am Report this Post to the Staff
Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 07/23/2015 08:53 am Nice kairu, I bet the wife was Ok with the purchase too given the circumstances Report this Post to the Staff
Mister Kairu Pillar of the Community United States 1911 Posts	Posted 07/23/2015 09:56 am Oh most definitely. Since she knew my wife since she was a baby she wanted to give me a good deal on them too. Maybe should have gone for more of the lower grade ones since she gave me the two lower grade Morgans and the Peace dollar for $13 each. I paid $24 for the unc. looking Morgans each. Oh well maybe I can snag some more after we see where we are financially tomorrow... lol Report this Post to the Staff
matttheriley Pillar of the Community United States 1512 Posts	Posted 07/23/2015 11:41 am That is awesome! Hey Mr. Kairu, are you studying to take the CPA exam? I saw you had some books for sale on ebay recently. Report this Post to the Staff
Mister Kairu Pillar of the Community United States 1911 Posts	Posted 07/23/2015 11:53 am Yes I was Matt but due to being newly married and now with my 8 month old son I have taken a break from it and will have to get back into it eventually. Plus I have never really had to study for anything in school so this it was definitely a challenge. Got a 70 on AUD and 68 on BEC but maybe someday... lol Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187736 Posts	Posted 07/23/2015 12:29 pm Quote: Plus for helping her she gave me this! Well earned. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
matttheriley Pillar of the Community United States 1512 Posts	Posted 07/23/2015 12:48 pm Keep trying, it's worth it! I used the exam matrix software and I was able to squeak out passing scores on my first go. This website was helpful too: http://www.another71.com Best of luck to you, man! Report this Post to the Staff
Mister Kairu Pillar of the Community United States 1911 Posts	Posted 07/23/2015 2:19 pm Thanks Matt! I will try again eventually, just didn't want to miss all that time with my wife and first son. :) And thanks all for the comments! Report this Post to the Staff
WheatBack Pillar of the Community United States 2850 Posts	Posted 07/23/2015 3:33 pm Looks like an 1899 $1 black eagle silver certificate at the top right in the first photo! Did he have anymore paper money? Glad you got to help out and see it pay off! Report this Post to the Staff
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