about 20 pounds of silver what would be a good price for them?
not a coin collector but heres a few nice ones
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Wow those are some beautiful coins..
Listen to me Steve71 forget about the silver value those babies are worth far more as collectibles.
I mean come on dude I see a couple Proof Walkers and Standing Liberty's. Plus all the other oldies in perfect condition. Man do you know how hard it is to find something that old and in that condition?
Forget the silver, looks you have a GOLD mine there.
Harry.
Listen to me Steve71 forget about the silver value those babies are worth far more as collectibles.
I mean come on dude I see a couple Proof Walkers and Standing Liberty's. Plus all the other oldies in perfect condition. Man do you know how hard it is to find something that old and in that condition?
Forget the silver, looks you have a GOLD mine there.
Harry.
Cannonman17
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Proof walkers? Come on man is right.. those are the bullion walkers that the government has been issuing in recent years, not the old half dollar walkers. The generally trade for a little above spot. You may get more than spot for the rolls also- did you put the rolls together and what's in them? You can easily figure a base figure just on the silver content and expect to get a little more. Some commemorative coins bring a good price and it looks like you have some of them, it also looks like you have some of the more common like the statue of liberty com. half dollar... a good mix of stuff really. I guess my estimate would largely be based on what's in the rolls- big difference between rolls of barbers or SLQ's and all '64 Washingtons-
Hey even if they are bullion coins I still see a lot of mint and proof stuff. The older coins not the re-issues. And the sets too. Come on man, he could easily get over spot value on EBay or something. Sorry I can't make you an offer but I stopped buying coins at retail a long time ago. Today I will only buy at wholesasle or less. I wouldn't want to insult you by lowballing you on the price. Good luck.
Try selling them individually on EBay and start the bidding a little over silver value, I bet you get a a few suckers, I mean buyers, that will bid over spot value.
Try selling them individually on EBay and start the bidding a little over silver value, I bet you get a a few suckers, I mean buyers, that will bid over spot value.
Coinkid
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It's definitely worth more than a couple hundred....the proof Silver Eagles are $25-35, and if those rolls of quarters are silver, they're over $100 each. There is some stuff there that simply looks like bullion quality stuff though. I've been collecting since I was 9 (I'm 18 now) so I pretty much know what I'm talking about 
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VERMONTPACKRAT
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I dare to say that from the pics you have $2,000 +/- Pretty hard to judge with out a better look.
VPR
VPR
VERMONTPACKRAT and djui5, What's wrong with you guys.?
Did you not read the post?
The guy has 20 pounds worth of silver.
Do the math.
You guys are way off.
Just at bullion price it's more than both your estimates combined......
Did you not read the post?
The guy has 20 pounds worth of silver.
Do the math.
You guys are way off.
Just at bullion price it's more than both your estimates combined......
djui5
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I_Dig_NYC said:
Seriously? You do know that Silver coins aren't 100% Silver right? So no, he doesn't have 20LBS of Silver. Also, I don't see anything in the pile that would be worth that much. I possibly see a nice Walker (real walker, not a bullion) and a Morgan, but other than that I don't see anything worth more than face or possibly melt value. Those Proof sets aren't worth that much, like I said before.
I just don't want you getting this guy all excited thinking he's got $4,000 worth of coins, because he doesn't.
If he wants to provide a list of what he has I could do the math just fine. Not sure what is in the rolls, there is possibly a gem or 2 there, but you never know.
VERMONTPACKRAT
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I have been buying and selling coins for quite a few years. I am not offering to buy, but....... If I could buy this collection "assuming the hand rolls are silver" for $2000. I beleive that I could make some money breaking the collection up and selling a piece or two at a time.
There are SEVERAL coins that I just cant quite see. Many in envelopes....
The hand rolls of silver Washington Quarters= $140.00 EACH
The rolls of Silver Dimes= $70.00 EACH
Looks like Kennedy Halves in the tubes. 90% or 40% silver
I see a 1925 Stone Mountain comm. Circulated $30.00-$40.00
Lots of good stuff here.
Let someone that you trust take a look at them.
VPR
There are SEVERAL coins that I just cant quite see. Many in envelopes....
The hand rolls of silver Washington Quarters= $140.00 EACH
The rolls of Silver Dimes= $70.00 EACH
Looks like Kennedy Halves in the tubes. 90% or 40% silver
I see a 1925 Stone Mountain comm. Circulated $30.00-$40.00
Lots of good stuff here.
Let someone that you trust take a look at them.
VPR
paleo10kbc
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If the gentleman does not want a dealer to appraise his collection,I would suggest buying a copy of
the "Blue book" of US coin values.It can be bought for under $10.00 and is a close guide to what you can expect a dealer to BUY at(he`s more likely to SELL at "redbook" prices).That will cover all US issued coinage.
As for the $2.00 bill,It`s a work of art,in my opinion! It is listed in a recent publication of mine to be worth a minimum of $105.00 in fine condition,depending on year and signatures.Considering this is a retail price guide,It might not sell that high.For example,a friend just bought a similar valued $1.00 bill on Ebay for $51.00
If you have any questions,go ahead and send me a personal message,and I`ll try to help you with my reference materials.
Paleo10kbc
the "Blue book" of US coin values.It can be bought for under $10.00 and is a close guide to what you can expect a dealer to BUY at(he`s more likely to SELL at "redbook" prices).That will cover all US issued coinage.
As for the $2.00 bill,It`s a work of art,in my opinion! It is listed in a recent publication of mine to be worth a minimum of $105.00 in fine condition,depending on year and signatures.Considering this is a retail price guide,It might not sell that high.For example,a friend just bought a similar valued $1.00 bill on Ebay for $51.00
If you have any questions,go ahead and send me a personal message,and I`ll try to help you with my reference materials.
Paleo10kbc
bradyboy
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your opinions - please?
BB
BB
You will not get spot from a dealer or from eBay(unless there is someone bidding who does not know any better. I don't know where these guys are selling to get that, but I sure wish they would post it. You best bet is to go on eBay and get an idea there. When you get a rough idea. If you decide to sell them here, you will have to list what you have. You also have to remember that there will be fees if you sell on eBay.
I Dig NYC, djui5 is very knowledgeable about coins, and what can be seen in the pics is worth about what he said. Unless you can see through the rolls, you have no idea what is there.
I Dig NYC, djui5 is very knowledgeable about coins, and what can be seen in the pics is worth about what he said. Unless you can see through the rolls, you have no idea what is there.
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I see Bicentennial coins and cents and nickels that have no silver at all. The rolls may or may not be old and/or well circulated. No idea about the commemorative silver, but the Englehard & such silvers are worth the going bullion rate.
Some nice stuff, to be sure, but no one is going to ballpark unseen coins in paper envelopes.
That's part of the joys and curses of coins. Dealers will try and clip you so you have to do your homework as self protection. Takes a lot of time and effort. If you look at the value in Red Book figure the dealer is selling at 90% of that, and to buy from you he'll want a 30 to 40% margin (they may sit in his shop for years unsold), so the bad news is that selling to a dealer may get you half book or 60% of book.
Some nice stuff, to be sure, but no one is going to ballpark unseen coins in paper envelopes.
That's part of the joys and curses of coins. Dealers will try and clip you so you have to do your homework as self protection. Takes a lot of time and effort. If you look at the value in Red Book figure the dealer is selling at 90% of that, and to buy from you he'll want a 30 to 40% margin (they may sit in his shop for years unsold), so the bad news is that selling to a dealer may get you half book or 60% of book.
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nickles have no silver?see how much i know.all rolls are silver. only one roll of indianheads and a couple more singles.these are unsearched sence the mid 80's. dont get me wrong looked up a couple pieces.dont care to search or look up somebody else can and maybe get lucky who knows.hopefully the person that gets them finds a gem.would not bother me at all.the man that collected these had about 200 pounds of coins and a few gold but his grandson kept some and sold the rest.i'm sure his grandfather knew what to collect.Charlie P. (NY) said:
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Hey Steve,Dont listen to the...fine folks above 
just send me the whole collection and I'll do the reasearch for ya ! 
Seriously though I would be happy to help.I've collected coins since i was a kid so I do know a little about the subject.
if ya like send me a pm and we can talk. 
just send me the whole collection and I'll do the reasearch for ya ! Seriously though I would be happy to help.I've collected coins since i was a kid so I do know a little about the subject.
if ya like send me a pm and we can talk. 
I won't comment on the worth of the coin collection (nor should anyone else) as I don't have an inventory of what it consists of. Everyone that gave an estimate of the worth of this coin collection is using pure speculation. Nobody knows if there are any key or rare dated coins. Nobody knows exactly what is in the collection except for the original poster. Silver coins are for the most part indeed 90% silver, 10% copper for pre 1965 coins. However, nickels dated from 1942-1945 with a large mint mark above the dome on the reverse of the coin are 35% silver, 56% copper, and the balance manganese. Still yet, half dollar coins dated 1965-1970 are 40% silver clad in composition. Eisenhower dollars were also minted for collectors in a 40% silver clad composition.
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they are my friends or we could have worked something out thankskieser sousa said:Hey Steve,Dont listen to the...fine folks above
Seriously though I would be happy to help.I've collected coins since i was a kid so I do know a little about the subject.
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