So I found an old box of coins . . . . .

[Darkmind]

Hello all, not a coin guy myself so turning here for some help. My dad passed away a few years ago and there were some boxes I could not bring myself to go though. I dug into some stuff today and found an old box of coins.

 

I don't know anything about coins . . . . . at all.

 

 

Can I post a few pics here and get some help?

[noow]

Ok, sounds good to me. there is a thread in the "What You Need To Know" section about inherited collections. The #1 rule is to NEVERNEVERNEVERNEVERNEVER clean coins.

[Darkmind]

I'll go look for that thread as well, and that was gonna be the next thing I was gonna ask, cleaning.

 

 

The box had sucked up moisture over time and made things worse inside, a group of steel pennies are junk now, I think. And a number of other coins feel like they have mold on them but to the eye you can't see anything on them.

 

"Never clean coins" I can understand that. What can I do then to "wipe off" dirt or mold or what ever?

[TheCoinGeezer]

Do NOT under any circumstances wipe the coins!.

This can scratch them and severely reduce any collector value they may have.

Post some pictures here and I'll be able to advise you better.

[Darkmind]

Sorry for any bad or to large pictures, don't have the best camera, its just a point and shoot. Well here we go.

 

 

I'll start off with this:

 

 

Its silver, thats about all I know .

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I have no clue about this one:

 

 

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Also no clue here:

 

 

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[Ducksoup]

Is that Mercury dime on the right side of the picture a 1916? If so check the back for a mintmark for a D (Denver) mark .. might be worth a bit more than silver.

[Darkmind]

Is that Mercury dime on the right side of the picture a 1916? If so check the back for a mintmark for a D (Denver) mark .. might be worth a bit more than silver.

 

 

Its a 1916 yes but its so worn its really hard to see. Trying to get the lighting right for a pic now.

[nunfa0]

Looks like you have an old Morgan dollar under the Ikes. What yaer is it and does it have a mint mark under the eagle?

 

Oh and we wont tell the "others" in the water cooler that you have been here.

[Darkmind]

Looks like you have an old Morgan dollar under the Ikes. What yaer is it and does it have a mint mark under the eagle?

 

Oh and we wont tell the "others" in the water cooler that you have been here.

 

 

ok.

 

 

Still working on better pictures of the dime sorry.

 

 

 

As far as the Morgan goes its a 1921 and there is no mint mark that I can find under the eagle.

[Darkmind]

This is really the best I could do with the dime.

 

 

 

As you can see the mint marking is worn right off.

[Darkmind]

Is the W looking mark above and to the right a tad of the date proof as well that its a D or did all 1916 Mercury dimes have that W mark?

[jerseycat10]

Looks like it is a 1916-p. If it had a D mintmark on the reverse at the bottom... that would be a 700 dollar coin.

 

1921 Morgan is only worth silver value...

[jerseycat10]

The W is the designers initial, Weinman.

[Darkmind]

Aaaahhhhh ok so the "lack" of a mint mark means its a P?

[TheCoinGeezer]

I have read there are die indicators which allow experts to identify even extremely worn 1916D dimes.

Unfortunately, I am not among them

[jerseycat10]

Aaaahhhhh ok so the "lack" of a mint mark means its a P?

 

Correct, sir.

[noow]

I've zoomed in, confirming the lack of a mintmark. If those die markers can produce a "D", its worth in the $200 range.

[e1cnr]

first coin is a Australian 1936 Florin

 

you say it is silver and it should be

 

 

do the ring test on it -

 

balance it on your fingertip, and lightly tap it with another coin

- it should ring like a bell

 

 

not worth much more than silver melt

 

I wonder if your dad picked it up during a war or something

[Darkmind]

I have no idea where any of the coins came from, never even knew he collected coins.

[Darkmind]

I'm not one for collecting coins, is this a group that I should just pile up and sell all together on Ebay?

[RockMyAmadeus]

This is really a secret WC invasion, isn't it...?

 

 

[Darkmind]

This is really a secret WC invasion, isn't it...?

 

[Darkmind]

Anybody want a shot at any of these coins before I look into putting them on Ebay? Or should I just put them on the sale section here?

[jtryka]

I would list them on the market place and be willing to take offers on all or part of them.

[mikenyc]

Looks like you have an old Morgan dollar under the Ikes. What yaer is it and does it have a mint mark under the eagle?

 

Oh and we wont tell the "others" in the water cooler that you have been here.

 

 

ok.

 

 

Still working on better pictures of the dime sorry.

 

 

 

As far as the Morgan goes its a 1921 and there is no mint mark that I can find under the eagle.

 

I'm telling!

[Darkmind]

Looks like you have an old Morgan dollar under the Ikes. What yaer is it and does it have a mint mark under the eagle?

 

Oh and we wont tell the "others" in the water cooler that you have been here.

 

 

ok.

 

 

Still working on better pictures of the dime sorry.

 

 

 

As far as the Morgan goes its a 1921 and there is no mint mark that I can find under the eagle.

 

I'm telling!

 

 

Ok . . .

[jerseycat10]

Who is the lady in your sig pic?

[Darkmind]

Who is the lady in your sig pic?

 

 

Its Amy Lee of Evanescence