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Valued Member
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What are some proverbial do's and don't's? 1800s-now. Lots of variety, he has just newly acquired it so I offered to help go through some of it, and look up prices he should expect. As well as to hopefully build a decent repertoire with a new/old collection in town.
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Valued Member
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From what I understand it came from his grandfather, lots of silver. Lots of slabbed, and lots of errors.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I guess a "proverbial don't" is don't clean anything. A "Do" may be make a list of everything. Documentation and research is the priority now. We are here as a resource along with other sites and books.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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Moderator
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For values, use ebay sold values and numistmedia.com John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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i would highly recommend you introduce them to this site. Show them how to upload photos, and the different areas that will be of use to them..
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Rest in Peace
United States
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We have true experts on almost any question posed to us concerning coins, currency, and tokens. Show us good photos and you will get great advise for grades.
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Valued Member
United States
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Solid advice :) I was planning on introduing him to the site :) Thanks y'all.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Don't clean any of the coins. Make sure you list everything (write them down or use a program like MS Excel or LibreOffice). Also,  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Any more detail you can share? I mean it is is a lot of any particular series?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Be patient. The family you're about to help may have no idea what they have and can quickly become overwhelmed. Set expectations low, it's always better to tell someone they have something special when they expect nothing than it is to tell them they have nothing when they think they're millionaires.
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