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My grandfather had a gas dock on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay, near Annapolis. I've been looking for his collection of coins that were stored away over twenty years ago. I got a call a few days ago from my brother. I took a few snapshots last night for you all...  The oil cans are sealed shut (except for the slits in the tops), they are full of coins, and I can't really make out what may be in them. The jar has Indian heads in it. There was a silver wine shaped glass, and some folders with coins. I quickly looked over everything and two things jumped out. First, very little silver and second, even if not valuable, I'm gonna have fun looking at what my grandfather found 'collectible' I'll keep you all posted in this thread as to what I find! -Kurt Edited by captainkurt
03/17/2010 11:06 am
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 ,nice. Keep us all informed. And post more pix  John1  |
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Lafaa, so fast! No Morgan dollars in this collection. They are standing liberty's, Barber halves and quarters. So forum, where should we go first!? Suggestions? What do you want to see? |
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can I have a barber half then?
but I want to see those jars opened
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i want to see you open them and also the LWC album if you dont mind |
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I wonder if those oil cans have any collectible value of there own? And what about the folders, do they have a collector value of there own? John1 Edited by John1
03/08/2010 07:59 am
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I'm wondering the same thing about the Oil cans. I'm reluctant to cut them open as it might damage the value. There is the 'unknown value' too! The folders are old, dusty, and basically trash in my mind. I'm gonna quickly get the coins into a safer home. I'll need tons of advise on how to preserve and restore the coins in the folders.
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Sweet! Can you get us a picture of the folders opened up? How full are they?
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I love those oil cans - I recently found some old cigar boxes from the 60's and 70's that my great-uncle had stashed away, made by companies that are out of business now. I like stuff like that, especially if it was in the family. Even if its not worth $$, its still neat.
Good luck with the coins too - I look forward to seeing them!
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Awesome Kurt! You are going to have a great time. I wonder if the slits cut in the top of the oil cans hurt their value?
What years was your grandfather pulling coins out of circulation at his gas station?
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The oil cans would have value to a collector of such things but the value would be minimal as they look to be from the 60-70's.keep us posted on all the neat finds.I would start at the cents and work my way up the denominations.Maybe some rare pennies.
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The can's were originally intended to be coin banks, thus the only collector value would be as such. Very cool. I vote Lincoln folder first. OR the Standing Liberty quarters. |
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What years was your grandfather pulling coins out of circulation at his gas station? I would say the 60's and 70's, he died around 1985. Quote:
Sweet! Can you get us a picture of the folders opened up? How full are they? Yep!, Which one you want to see first? Edited by captainkurt
03/08/2010 09:52 am
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I'm wondering the same thing about the Oil cans. I'm reluctant to cut them open as it might damage the value. There is the 'unknown value' too! Obviously, you're going to have to find some way into them. Take a tip from those who collect beer cans: go in from the bottom. That way, when the can is displayed, it looks fine, because the top is intact. As I recall, the metal on oil cans wasn't really all that thick, and seemingly not as thick as on a beer can; I think I would just use a Dremel tool and cut a wedge into the metal and bend it outwards to get the coins out. You can bend this wedge back after you're done, and the can isn't really devalued at all in a noticible way. |
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