Coins????

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Digging through some old stuff this morning. Dumped a can of coins and staretd counting. About $100 is quarter and dimes. Haven't done the nickel and pennies yet, but probably another $10 or less.

But the I remember the others stashed in a box in a drawer.

1881 Morgan Silver Dollar
1902 Morgan Silver Dollar
1921 Morgan Silver Dollar

Various websites suggest $20-25

1977 Ike Silver Dollar

Probably a buck, maybe two.

1964 Kennedy Half (2)
Could be $10 or so.


1964 Quarter
Maybe $4-5

1963D Dime
A buck, maybe two.

Indian head/Buffalo nickel, can't read the date, maybe a buck at most.

I don't have a real coin shop anywhere, just some pawn shops that buy coins, so I may not get even those amounts.

 

[snoopy7548]

I have a whole box full of coins that I collected as a kid - my dad was into coin collecting and got me into it. Whole bunch of things like silver quarters/dimes, buffalo nickels, wheat pennies, copper pennies, some steel pennies from the 40s (not totally sure if they're legit), and lots of other stuff, but I doubt it's worth much as a whole.

 

[lxskllr]

some steel pennies from the 40s (not totally sure if they're legit

They were made for a couple years during WWII so copper could go to the war effort. I have one I found in the trash. Some guy got fired I guess, and they tossed his stuff. The penny was one of the things I found.

 

[Charmonium]

Those aren't very encouraging numbers. Especially when you consider that coin grading is a bit subjective. Also, I have paid much attention in years, but IIRC, the rating services tend to publish the value of the higher grades that get closer and closer to "Uncirculated" or higher.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

I've had some of them for 50 years. I won't be here another 50. I'm not entirely sure I'll be here another 5.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Went to one shop. They picked out four and offered me $35 for all. They upped it to $45 when I balked. I left. Went to a second place who also offered $45. I passed.

But as I left a guy in his car outside asked me what they had offered. He was inside at first but left before I did and was waiting for me. He asked to take a look at them and then handed me a $100 bill.

I said Thanks Bud, we shook hands and went out separate ways, both apparently happy.

I have to wonder if he saw something in one or more of them than the shops did.

 

[lxskllr]

The shop has to make a profit also, but if you're going to a pawnshop, they like more profit than average. The guy probably did a little better than buying from a shop, and you did a little better than selling to one. Nobody got an amazing deal, but everyone did ok.

 

[Charmonium]

I have to wonder if he saw something in one or more of them than the shops did.

That's always a possibility but from my very limited experience, they seem to low ball you. I had this one unique coin I know for certain from the completed sales on ebay was about 3/4 more than what the shops were offering. I pointed that out and he gave me some standard line about overhead, profit margins or some such.

edit: ok, obviously if there had been more than one it could be unique, so read that as very uncommon.