So I Was Digging Through A File Cabinet....

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matt242 New Member United States 29 Posts	Posted 01/06/2019 9:57 pm My wife's Aunt died last November. They were close, very close. She had no kids so she left everything to my wife. We were at her house in Arkansas last week going through things, figuring out what to do with stuff and I was looking through her deceased husband's office file cabinets and found some coins. I don't think he was a collector but just had merely held onto coins throughout his life. Along with this were a about 70-80 wheat cents and 40-50 40's and 50's jeffersons. Some Canadian coins as well but are all relatively newer coins. I'll probably give some of these to my son, he's 9, but I'll hold onto the good ones. Report this Post to the Staff

matt242 New Member United States 29 Posts	Posted 01/06/2019 10:00 pm Hmmmm, was hoping the pics would be a bit bigger. I cans see the dates on my phone. Any suggestions? Report this Post to the Staff
Tunnioc Pillar of the Community United States 3171 Posts	Posted 01/06/2019 10:23 pm matt242 Nice collection! We're going to need better pics of the individual coins in the appropriate forums, especially that first Morgan dollar! Report this Post to the Staff
matt242 New Member United States 29 Posts	Posted 01/06/2019 10:39 pm It's definitely not a CC Morgan, first thing I looked for. How awesome would that have been. I was mostly just posting to show what I had found lying around and since there were a combination of coins I put it here. The Morgans are 1885 O and 1879 S. But I did get 180 of the Silver American Eagles so that was nice. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 01/06/2019 11:52 pm In the 50's nickels, I suggest you look for a 1950-D. It's a key date and can bring a few extra bucks. Nice finds! Happy hunting! -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Report this Post to the Staff
matt242 New Member United States 29 Posts	Posted 01/07/2019 12:06 am Thanks for the heads up. Only nickels I have ever collected are Buffalo's. Maybe I'll get my Jefferson's going. Report this Post to the Staff
jeffbuckes Pillar of the Community United States 834 Posts	Posted 01/07/2019 01:03 am @matt242 - thats a nice haul! I remember finding envelopes filled with Mercury dimes in my grandafather's dresser. There were over 200 of them - everyone was AU/BU, but I was young and traded them for lesser things. I try not to think of my mistake! Report this Post to the Staff
matt242 New Member United States 29 Posts	Posted 01/07/2019 01:25 am OMG I love Mercury dimes. I don't know what I'd do if I traded away AU/BU Mercury dimes. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 01/07/2019 02:11 am For the Jefferson nickels, look for '42-'45 War Nickels, as well. That's a nice catch. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
matt242 New Member United States 29 Posts	Posted 01/07/2019 03:39 am I found one 1943 so not bad. Of the 50's they are almost all '54-57. Must have been big years. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/07/2019 05:12 am Pics are too small. Look for the better dates and better conditions. If you are into errors and varieties look for those. This might be a good opportunity to get your son into coin collecting. Get a Red Book for the info in it not the values. Get a few folders to get your collections started. I started collecting when I was 9,I just turned 56 John1 Edited by John1 01/07/2019 05:13 am Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 01/07/2019 09:17 am Quote: I started collecting when I was 9,I just turned 56 John , You old goat ! @ Matt242 ,nice little starter collection . Have fun with it . Report this Post to the Staff
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5770 Posts	Posted 01/07/2019 09:44 am Sorry for your wife's loss. Aunt's are special people that we can really appreciate. That's a nice "little" surprise. Are those Walkers or American silver Eagles in the last image? (Can't make out the dates.) Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Edited by Petespockets55 01/07/2019 09:45 am Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187840 Posts	Posted 01/07/2019 10:59 am to the Community! 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
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 01/08/2019 08:03 am Values are minimal, the best items are the silver eagles. Fortunately you say you got 180 of those. Report this Post to the Staff
bzookaj Pillar of the Community United States 587 Posts	Posted 01/08/2019 08:25 am Quote: Are those Walkers or American silver Eagles in the last image? Zooming in, it looks like the dates are 1986 and 1990. Report this Post to the Staff
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