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Posted 02/24/2010 3:30 pm
Bash, you need to check your coins for mint marks since for a given date there can be a big difference in value depending on where a coin was made. For the Liberty Head $5, $10, and $20 coins the mint mark is just below the eagle. If no mark is present it is a Philadelphia coin. The possible mint marks for the dates you list would be S (San Francisco), O (New Orleans), and CC (Carson City). If the 1909 $20 has a mintmark (either S or D for Denver) it would be directly above the date.
FYI, the 1910 $2.50 coin is a Philadelphia since only that mint produced quarter eagles in 1910. The 1925 $2.50 has to be from Denver. On that coin the D mintmark will be on the reverse, just to the left of the arrow points. Your 1912 $10 could be from San Francisco; if so, it will have an S mint mark by the arrow points.
As mentioned, the 1904 half eagle is potentially valuable due to its possible high grade. This coin might be a candidate for "slabbing", which means sending the coin to a grading service that for a fee will assign a grade and seal the coin in a labeled, tamper-proof plastic holder (a "slab"). If that coin is graded as a high mint state grade (like MS-64) it could easily fetch over $1000 if you choose to sell. If however it is judged to be slightly circulated, or if it has been cleaned or abused in some manner, its value will be much less, possibly just a bit over the bullion value.
If you can, please post an edited coin list with mint marks included!
FYI, the 1910 $2.50 coin is a Philadelphia since only that mint produced quarter eagles in 1910. The 1925 $2.50 has to be from Denver. On that coin the D mintmark will be on the reverse, just to the left of the arrow points. Your 1912 $10 could be from San Francisco; if so, it will have an S mint mark by the arrow points.
As mentioned, the 1904 half eagle is potentially valuable due to its possible high grade. This coin might be a candidate for "slabbing", which means sending the coin to a grading service that for a fee will assign a grade and seal the coin in a labeled, tamper-proof plastic holder (a "slab"). If that coin is graded as a high mint state grade (like MS-64) it could easily fetch over $1000 if you choose to sell. If however it is judged to be slightly circulated, or if it has been cleaned or abused in some manner, its value will be much less, possibly just a bit over the bullion value.
If you can, please post an edited coin list with mint marks included!
