Help? What To Do?

That's a hard one. You should know what you have before you sell. Do you know someone that collects coins that you can trust to look at the coins for rare dates/mint marks? You can sell and get silver value or look for a coin dealer that may want to help you check, but they are in the business to make money and some may try to take what you have for nothing.

Check silver prices and if you don't need the cash right now, study up on the dates and condition of the coins. You can find information of the rare dates online.

So many things can make the difference in price from 1 coin to another, it's hard to answer with a Yes or No. If the coins are in perfect shape, try not to handle them and DON'T clean them!

Anyone else have suggestions?

Here's what I would do. If you enjoy playing with and collecting coins, hunt the rolls for as much of a complete set as possible, sort them and protect correctly. Then, take the remainder, sell them for their silver weight, and buy the nicest coins you can with what's left. From 8 rolls of Rooseys, you should be able to get a pretty good set going, and with the remainder, you can probably sell 5-6 rolls and get a low grade 1916D Merc and a nice '40's MS Merc. Or, you could get proof Rooseys to make the Roosey collection really nice!

The quarters, on the other hand, are a bit tougher. From three rolls, you'll basically be starting a set. You'll get a decent set, but you won't have enough left over to sell.

I'll tell you what, when you finish all that, get in touch with me - I'm working on Quarters and Dimes right now, too. Maybe we can trade like for like to fill holes! =)

Get working on your posts so you can have enough to safely trade.

IF the coins are really sentimental, the person that was saving them was either saving them for the silver or because they enjoyed collecting coins. IF you have interest in collecting coins as they did, it's fun to sort and play with them and protect them because it gives you time to reflect on the person and the relationship you had with them. AND your honoring their memory and learning a little about their interests and getting an insight into things they enjoyed. If they were just saving them for silver, then by sorting them and trading the extras for key dates or at least more rare coins, you're increasing the value of the collection in the long run.

And the best part is, you're sharing something of yourself and your ancestors with your family coming after you. =)

Keep for two reasons:

1. They have sentimental value, and
2. You are now a small time bullion investor.

Even if you keep them until you die, your descendants will appreciate them anyway. Who knows what the silver price will be then?

FDR was confiscating gold at $35 per ounce in 1931. At the current price of gold at $1500, it has appreciated at 5% continuously over 80 years. I guess that silver is capable of that, as well.

Thanks a lot everyone for the suggestions. Delaner I like your advice and think I will stick to it :). Yes, sometime in the future once my posts are up we should consider some trading! If anyone else has any suggestions also i'd like to hear them!
Thanks Again!

$20 per oz in 1933. They didn't raise the official price of gold to $35 an oz until after they had gathered it all in.