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Here Are My Grandpas Coins

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 Posted 04/19/2008  3:37 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Jaobler to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hello Uglyford, and welcome to the forum!

These are some pretty decent coins to start your collection. Are you planning to hold on to them?

Your pictures are a bit small for making grade decisions, but I'll give it a shot. The first coin is a well-worn Peace dollar. I'd guess it grades Fine-12. Unless it happens to be the key date 1928, it is basically worth the value of its silver content.

The 1902 Morgan dollar grades in the Very Fine 20 range. it's probably worth about $20.

The 1880 Morgan probably grades Extremely Fine 40. I can't tell from the reverse photo whether it is an O or S mint mark, but they are both common coins, worth maybe $20 to $25 in this grade.

The 1827 dime grades about Fine-15. This is a nice coin and is much scarcer than your dollar coins. I'd guess its value at about $60.

The 1858 Flying Eagle cent is in the VF range. It might sell for about $40, although if that greenish residue near the eagle's tail is corrosion the value would be reduced.

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I'll not venture a grade on the Morgans...just not my cup of tea. The dime, though, should go about F-15. It has nice color/toning and eye appeal. These aren't the easiest to find with the right color and eye appeal, so you've got a winner there, at least in my book.

The Flying Eagl cent looks pretty nice, too, with good balance between the obverse and reverse. (I find weakly struck reverses to be quite common on FE's; your's appears well struck and similar in appearance and wear to the obverse.) As Jaobler noted, the dirt or residue under the eagle's tail might present a bit of a problem. It that is verdigris (a green corrosion common on old copper coins)it will lower the value some. If it is just dirt, then that's not so bad!

Nice coins!
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Those are some nice coins and I agree with everything so far...one thing to add- do NOT clean them. There are services that will "conserve" (clean) the coin in more acceptable ways if they need to be. If you must venture there, seek advice in this forum first, or check the many threads on cleaning here.

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One quick word of advice. Don't ever handle your coins like you're doing in the photos. Only use your fingertips on the edges of the coin. Even if the coin is well circulated, you leave oils on the coin that can eventually either cause an apparent fingerprint (which many collectors abhor) or other adverse reactions with the metal. Of course, if the coin has any luster, placing your fingertips on the surface can be quite bad for the coin and fingerprints immediately can begin to show.
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