General Coin Questions

ok, so sell for less I assume, how much less though? If I walked into a coin shop with that 1921-D walker, how much would I typically expect to get offered?

Buy prices and sell prices from a collector can be the same. I would personally read various posts on this forum and research all you can, and when you think you have hold of the general stuff, try to sell them here when you reach 50 posts, perhaps ebay, or you can take them to a coin shop and see what they'll offer you. I think you should expect in the $375 range for the Walker, perhaps less due to the rim dings. Seems like a nice collection.

Nice coins!!
It would be nice to see them in hand because, based on the consistent quality of your images, I'd have say either all the coins have been cleaned or none of them have been cleaned....i.e., it may be, as you say, the flash that's giving the cleaned effect.

check out the radical difference in "buy" prices between various pricing sources:

PCGS: http://www.pcgs.com/prices/PriceGui...erty+Quarter

Numismedia: http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/price...icesgd.shtml

My suggestion: avail yourself of the experience on this forum. There are a couple of SLQ experts here that I'd trust to set me in the right direction.

I cannot ever say, "take your coins to a dealer."

Stick with the collectors

Jim

hmm so on the walker 1921-S, only half of the date is readable, (the "21") and the rim is pretty badly worn. If it's only a "half date" does that constitute an AG reading automatically, or might this one be able to squeak out a G4 rating? The motto is fully readable, the reverse is in a bit better shape than the obverse... and there is a bit of a nick in what's left of the rim on the obverse. Thoughts?

The 1938-D however, well that one is in great shape.. as good if not better than the 1921-D.. i'll attach some pictures of it.

Of course it would be easier to take to a dealer. It might cost you more than a little bit, but they wouldn't necessarily be ripping you off. They have to leave enough room to mark up the coin and allow for the possibility of it sitting in inventory for a while.

you could wait a little and sell them here if you dont like the price they offer...

just got off the phone with the dealer, I'm going to go give him a visit today... he said he'd prefer to offer on the whole lot as opposed to individual coins, which is probably fine with me.. but he also told me that a full set of circulated franklins was worth about 175$? I thought that melt price had them more like 6.50 (according to (124) This link is not allowed by the Staff ) and not 5? Would they really try to give me less then melt for them, I mean, I assume there has to be some numismatic value to them.. they are circulated.. but still you gotta figure a dealer could probably sell them for 10 bucks a pop or so if they are in VF or XF condition?

sorry about the link guys, didn't know it wasn't allowed. (although I didn't think I linked it, just mentioned the name?) ...

if I'm not happy with what they offer, I just wont sell there, as there doesn't really seem to be a shortage of people interested in buying rare collectible coins..

One issue is that I've got a few ideas on what a few certain key dates are worth, but as for the lot as a whole, I could get taken pretty hard for, because I don't even have an idea of what I should expect to get for an offer, could you guys offer any assistance there?

-Full set of franklins
-Nearly full set of walkers, with the two high grade key dates being (guessing with my own grading skills of course.. lol) VF20 on the 1921-D and 1938-D..
-Nearly full set of Mercury dimes (missing 2 dates, a 1916-D and 1921-D) all of the other key dates that might be included probably aren't in any better shape than G$
-Various SLQ's, not close to a full set, 14 quarters total, only key date being the 1927-S in VG8 or so shape
-8 different barber silver quarters (mixed in with the LSQ for some reason) none of which appear to be in great shape, and since they don't have their own book I don't think they are any key dates..
-45 misc. Buffalo nickels.. of which I know absolutely nothing about.. lol..
-40 misc. indian head nickels.. again of which I know nothing about
-2 Flying Eagle cents? See above.. haha