Yes, that's what I have after reading the sections on facts/grading/history, and have several questions because of it.
I guess my first, probably biggest one, is, can someone point me toward a coin appraiser in WI or eastern MN? Not a dealer. I'm sure I'll eventually deal with a dealer, but I'd like to know what, if any, value this collection has before I do that. Milwaukee and the Twin Cities are about equidistant from me, so either would work.
Now, let's discount all of the state, presidential, and territorial quarters and other stuff I talked about in my first post. This morning I cracked open the pennies and nickels that had been placed in rolls. The oldest
Lincoln Penny I have is from 1909, the oldest nickel from the 1940s (I've only got the coins separated into decades right now), and the newest are from the early 1960s. Sorry, I don't have any of what you call wheaties. They were in a separate collection, and Rex's son wanted them.
I guess my next question is, when did/does a coin stop becoming collectible? What, of the years between 1900 and present should I simply discard and take to the bank for their face value? For instance, I opened two rolls of 1959 pennies that look like they've never been in circulation. Should I keep them or take them to the bank? Since I was born in 1951, these don't seem all that old to me!
I was really glad to read that coins shouldn't be cleaned, because that was going to be my next question. I have some I can barely read the year on because they're covered with some kind of green gunk.
Yesterday I did find an Indianhead penny dated 1865. It's in one of those cardboard holders dealers use, so I'm assuming in was purchased from a dealer.
I've also got a boxed collection what's called THE HISTORIC
Indian Head cent COLLECTION from the US Commemorative Gallery. Collection, my foot! Doesn't 'collection' mean they should all be from different years? There's one from 1880, one from 1903, and the rest are either 1905 or 1907.
A collection of Franklin half-dollars, also from the Commemorative Gallery. At least these are all different, from 1948-1963 and look like real currency, not commemoratives.
Then there's what's called a Lewis & Clark Discovery Collection, also from CG. Contains 2004 L&C handshake nickel, 2004 L&C keelboat nickel, 2005 L&C
Buffalo nickel, 2005 L&C ocean view nickel, two Indian Head pennies, one dated 1900, the other I can't read the date on,two
Buffalo nickels dated 1936, a Sac dated 2005, a 2005 Kansas
State Quarter, and a replica (read that photocopy) of a 1901 L&C $10 Silver Note. I'm thinking I probably should break this down and dispose of the coins individually? LOL! The invoice for this collection is in the box. Rex paid $89.00 for it.
Thanks a lot for your attention and assistance. There's still more I have to go through. Our younger son and his new bride are moving into, renting, Rex's house this weekend, and I've got to help with that first. I'll let you know what else I find.
Final question: If I can't clean the coins, how is anyone going to determine the date and condition of some of them? I can take pictures and post them to the forum, but how is anyone going to evaluate them?
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