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Hello! My grandparents were in their mid 80s and collected all of their change for YEARS. I am sorting through gallons of pennies, nickles, dimes and quarters, but I'm not sure what to keep. My mom was changing them in for cash, but I noticed some of the coins date back to the 40s, so I asked her to stop, for now. I've been trying to learn and sort, but it is a bit overwhelming. So, I guess I'm asking what coins are valuable and should be collected?  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Well done on putting the liquidation on hold. You are doing the right thing for your Mom. Hopefully, she will be patient while you figure this out. You will get lots of help/input here.
1)Quarters & dimes before 1964 have silver content which is worth a minimum of 10 to 15 times face value depending on where you sell them.
2)Half dollars- 1964 and earlier have the same minimum value and 1965-1969 are worth 5-6 times face value.
3)Wheat cents are worth 3-5 cents each but yours, because of the story that goes with it, probably 5-10 cents each.
It will take a while to learn which minting errors and varieties can bring a good sum and can require a lot of effort and knowledge.
That is the stuff dreams are made of for us as collectors.
Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
Edited by Petespockets55
04/30/2020 10:15 am
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 to CCF. Tuff question to answer in a short answer. Cent: pre 1959,25¢-10¢-50¢-$1 coins pre 1965. Errors. John1  |
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eerapach: to the CCF! I have heard of Coin Roll Hunting**, but bucket hunting?  MY guess:- 24,280. I would like a dollar for every paint bucket of that design I have seen. They are common over the whole Planet. ** I will other insightful comments to the CRH'ers. |
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to the Community! |
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To CCF , nice accumulation of change there . Has to be something, worth while in there . Pete laid it out pretty good for you . May I add saving Nickels before 1960 all mints .  |
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Where are you located? Can I come over and help sort?
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New Member
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My nephew brought (sold) me a bag of pennies that I couldn't even lift !! Unfortunately they were from Michigan and many had at least some corrosion from the humid climate. Many Canadian pennies also, that went to other great-nephews for their help in sorting/counting. Lots of fun during that summer vacation.
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To the Forum. |
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@ unclescratch |
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Thank you all for your welcomes and support. We are pretty excited and have been sorting all day, using your suggestions.
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United States
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Welcome to the Community and baptism by fire. My guess is 23,612 pennies. Start with a box of zip lock bags and write on the outside the years 1982 thru 1940 and then bags for 1939 to 1935 and 1934 to 1930, 1929 to 1920, 1919 to 1909. Don't worry about mint marks until later. Wear gloves (cotton is best) Your hands will start to get filthy and it will rub off on the coins. Your goal is to get the coins to a manageable and reasonably organized condition. Once everything is sorted you can start to focus on key dates in the bags, one coin at a time. Have fun! .
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks for adding info on the nickels T-bop. I had no idea. Hopefully, when you get to the bottom of the bucket there isn't a note that says "Skip these because we already searched them." Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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Pillar of the Community
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to the site! I think the advice given is a good start! |
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Posted 04/30/2020 10:06 am
