Need Help Evaluating These Coins

What do you mean, like milky looking? Can you post a pic please?

I agree with @DOCC with the auction method but I would call local coin shops and ask what they would pay for a BU 1904 double eagle. Then you can compare your offers with what Great Collection's cut is.

Gotcha, ya don't take it out just for a pic.

Grading is not a question of "should I have this coin graded," or, "is this coin good enough to get graded," it is a question of "Why do I want to get this coin graded?"

Selling online you will find a PCGS holder will likely bring in more profit. There is no legitimate reason why b/c none of the grading companies use any verifiable standards to grade coins. Cracking out and sending back to (even) the same company even can mean the coin will get a different grade than before.

For this reason there is no "best company" despite some people almost fighting to the death defending their favorite company. But when people put a lot of money behind any one thing it is hard not to naturally want to defend what they have put money towards. There are just as many bad reviews and complaints online about each company. The best a person can legitimately do is argue one company is worse at being subjective...and that idea is ...well...subjective at best

ANACs does not charge a mandatory (expensive) membership and I suspect that produces a bit of brand snobbery with the market favoring NGS and PCGS. My personal OPINION is a country club exclusiveness type mindset is made when a membership fee is mandatory.

The other time to get a coin slabbed is for getting authenticated. Although this is almost always easy enough for a person to do themselves with a little homework. All three companies are good at authenticating (and should be b/c it's most often easy to do).

The other main reason to get a coin slabbed is b/c a person just likes having slabbed coins.

Also know if you are going to use NGC and PCSG that it is going to run you (the least expensive tier) a minimum of around 200.00 including the membership fee (one time charge annually), shipping and insurance fees, postage, grading fees, and costs go up as the value of the coin goes up (oh...don't forget PCGS tacks on a 10.00 handling fee per coins...just because).

If I were selling to a coin shop, I would keep the money in my own pocket instead of giving a grading company a couple hundred just to get them in a slab and it not meaning anything to the shop owner who will test them when you take the coins in to see if they are legit.

Thanks for adding this b/c it is crucial info to those wanting to sell online through these places where the market is likely going to be best for a better coin.

Again, I really appreciate the information from all of you.

Sounds like I have fairly common coins in terms of collecting, and need to find who will give me the best price.

Would have been nice if one of these was *looks up rare coin in redbook* a 1921 double eagle pf 64+ that apparently went for 2 million. Guess I don't get to quit my day job. :)

She wants to sell them. Her dad went through a phase a long time ago where he bought and sold coins for a while.
These are all that's left.

OK Treeclimber, not knowing your age, financial situation and such, if the girlfriend is set on selling them go ahead, take them to a few reputable dealers and get the best deal. If you're younger in the teeth, selling them may be one of those decisions in life that you'll regret for a long time. Agreed none of the coins are of huge value, but........me, I would try to convince the gf to hold onto them.