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Value of coins
My aunt found coins her ex-husband left her kids. There are
numerous coins from different countries, and look each coin up would take weeks........ any help to resolve this problem or suggest a course of action would be helpful Thanks ahead of time... |
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nick wrote in message ... My aunt found coins her ex-husband left her kids. There are numerous coins from different countries, and look each coin up would take weeks........ any help to resolve this problem or suggest a course of action would be helpful Thanks ahead of time... It takes you weeks to drive to a decent book store? LOL Just having some fun there but seriously there are several magazines and books with coin values for both world coins and US coins. There's also several great books located inside many public libraries. Look for Breen's catalogue and Red Book. There's also about a bazillion web sites at your disposal. If you go to sell and you don't know what you have you might get burned. HTH |
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nick wrote in message ... My aunt found coins her ex-husband left her kids. There are numerous coins from different countries, and look each coin up would take weeks........ any help to resolve this problem or suggest a course of action would be helpful Thanks ahead of time... Most large libraries should have a copy of "The Standard Catalog of World Coins" |
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My aunt found coins her ex-husband left her kids. There are numerous coins from different countries, and look each coin up would take weeks........ any help to resolve this problem or suggest a course of action would be helpful Thanks ahead of time... Depends what your intention is. If you want to immerse yourself in the collecting hobby then buying (or using a library copy) of the various coin catalogues will greatly help you in the 'journey' of coin collecting. There are also many online sources -- but you will have to learn a bit before you can ballpark grades (condition) and effectively use a catalogue. If you just want to dispose of the lot and turn it into spending money, take them to your nearest coin dealer and ask them to make you an offer. Bear in mind that people will collect *anything* so just being a collectible does not guarantee valuable. Most coin collectors do it because they enjoy the investigation and learning process involved. The ones who are in it only for the money rarely make very much money. Hope this helps. - Sheldon |
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