RWC III

59 minutes ago, Rummy13 said:

I for one am loving your papaws collection.  No I don't collect a lot of what he has left you but the knowledge I am getting from the other people is fantastic.  Please keep showing coins. Remember they may not be worth lots of money but think of how much fun you are having and the thoughts the coin bring back of your papaw.  Did  see your 9 year old is helping too?  Maybe what is worth a little today might be worth a lot to her kids someday.

Yeah, I dont think I have a gold mine.  Make too much at my 9 to 5 to really let this coin collection be worth selling. Its not worth my time to sell honestly. Its fun to identify these coins. I do remember my papaw served in korea, and he took a trip to Isreal in the 70's. So that kind of explains some of these coins. My 9 year old son is really enjoying the history. My 7 year old just wants to karate kick the 9 year old, he has no interest in coins.

2 hours ago, CRAWTOMATIC said:

Don't tell me you weren't at least a little curious to feel how tightly sculpted that six pack he's sporting felt.  

Oh baby...six pack abs....hubba hubba

Sorry for poor picture. Ive got 3 full pages of flips for these. Some are really nice.

Im starting to get a better picture of the value of Papaws collection. Yall havent seen much of it yet though.

How rare? I like this coin. Whats it worth? Any unique info?

Ive got 69 of these steel wheat pennys. Am I supposed to be searching for a specific one?

Okay. I realize this is Mexican. Still dont know much

What is this?

I am getting better at this guys. This one I found good info on. 1875A 5 Franc, minted in Paris. Hercules surrounded by two lovely ladies. And....im not finger f@#$ing my coins anymore. Im placing them in these coin holders....

Pretty sure this isn't worth much. Im looking for a date, maybe a mint mark. My hebrew is a bit rusty.....I had one class on it 15 years ago....so....any infor you can provide would be amazing.

2 hours ago, JKK said:

The first is rather clean and the fields look quite original. Very attractive. Grading for MS Morgans goes by a number of criteria, but one key component is disfiguring dings and where they are (prime focal vs. secondary focal). I like the look of that one and suspect it could get 64. The second has some toning going on that has stuck in the protected areas (right along the edges of devices). On a coin with residual mint luster, that's usually where the good stuff is found, not the bad stuff, so I wonder if that one were buff-cleaned at some point. Not sure, but I don't see evidence of wear, so I'd guess MS cleaned.

Consulting a recent price guide (Coin World mag) that is usually about 30% high, I get $55 for the first one if it deserves 64, $35 for the second if it deserves 60 cleaned. Melt is what, $13-14? Assuming the price guide is high, the first one might be worth about $35-40, the second maybe $20-25. The fact is that neither appears circulated, at least to me, and that does give them some advantage over the normal basic $15-20 that applies to nearly any Morgan unless it's so abused even a raven wouldn't want it.

Wow, ok. Thanks for the info. In my opinion, not worth enough the sell.  My 9 year old is really getting into coins now that he sees me going through all this. I think i will just hand them down.

2 hours ago, JKK said:

I think both are uncirculated (the first is nicer), but 1921 saw massive mintages at the main mint (Philly). They are specifically in less demand than most Morgan issues. Maybe less than any other Morgan issue.

Thats about what I expected for these. So they arent worth much more than melt value?

Here is the 2nd dollar. Not as nice as the first, but still a nice piece.

This piece looks to be very well preserved. I have two of these in similar condition. A quick google on these and they are pretty common. I saw something about numismatists having a love or hate for these because they were made from other melting silver coins???

Sorry, been very busy with work and I bought a bunch of coin organizing stuff. Ive been going through the collection trying to get it better organized.

6 minutes ago, kbbpll said:

 

I recommend you learn to not hold your coins like that. Look at that big fat fingerprint on the reverse. That stuff never goes away.

How exactly do you hold a coin, if not with your fingers? 

None of these are particularly nice. Not worth much are they? You see anything I should grade or slab? Are there any key dates or mint marks I should look for?

Probably not worth much. However, I really like this piece. It seems unique among Papaw's collection. Its the only one like it. I like the Volcano in the foreground. Any information would be appreciated on this, including the history surrounding WWII and the USA acquiring the Philippines as a territory. Papaw served in Korea. I imagine he picked this up on one of his adventures in that part of the world.

I believe this to be a fairly nice example of a 5 Lire from Italy 1878. 

What is its value? Is it worth grading and slabbing?

What is the material composition?

Are these common?

There appears to be something written on the face. "22.5"? Anyone venture a guess as to what that means? I weighed it, and it came in at 25grams. 

2 minutes ago, Just Bob said:

Although the original coins were crude by today's standards, they weren't quite that crude. There is much missing detail that can not be attributed to wear, and it appears to be cast.

I figured. But...but...but...my hopes and dreams BOB!! Even though I knew it wasn't real, I guess a little part of me just died.

I guess because I don't have a premium account, I have a daily posting limit. So I will make this brief. This coin, real or fake, I have had for 25 years. My grandfather got it somehow. He started collecting coins, stamps, and paper bills in the 1930's as a young man. 

This coin weighs 15.XX grams (scale does not do 1/10ths). So, at least its weight is correct. Its diameter is within the proper range.  

To the naked eye, it looks convincing in person. I am sure someone here can point me to a defining feature to prove it is fake, or real.

16 minutes ago, JKK said:

Each coin in its own thread will be ideal. That way, the discussion can scroll off naturally as the subject matter is exhausted. Looking forward to seeing them, and if they end up putting you along a river in the Ozarks, listening to fifty head in the pasture, I'll be very happy for you.

DON'T GET MY HOPES UP JKK!!!! Okay, I will take your advice. One thread per coin. What do you think about labeling the threads "Papaw's 1776 Continental Curency", "Papaw's Buffalo Head Nickels" etc etc.? That way anyone wishing to find anything about this collection, can simply search for "Papaw".

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I also forgot to mention. Papaw was a stamp collector. When Papaw died, he had two daughters and a son (my dad). We split the collection 3 ways! I am not sure what my Aunts have done with the collections. Once I get a handle on what my mom and I have, I will ask them if I can audit their share's if they still have them.