How to value and sell my collection...

[Macsrock-migration]

Hello,

 

I have a collection of coins that I inherited, and was wondering what would be the best way to sell it for the highest price. None of the coins have been graded, as I do not know which ones would be worth grading, nor do I know the best place to have them graded. If anyone could help me out in pointing out which ones would be worth grading, where to have them graded, and the best place to sell this type of collection, I'd greatly appreciate it.

 

Thanks.

 

See my collection below.

 

My Collection

[MTHead-migration]

You have everything listed alphabetically by country already. That helps.

 

Now you need the Krause Standard Catalog of World Coins for the 19th and 20th centuries. Check your public library for these.

A quick check by denomination and date will tell you if there's anything of value. Then you'll have to establish some idea of grade.

If you are not willing to do this sell everything as a lot on e-bay with a minimum or no reserve.

 

I'm going to go thru your list at home to see if there's anything I could use.

 

Good luck!

[Macsrock-migration]

Great! Thanks for the advice.

 

I'll see if I can stop by a public library and look up the coins in my collection.

 

It would be great if some of them were worth getting graded, as they would go for a great deal more on eBay if they were graded.

 

Let me know if there are any that you could use and how much you would be willing to pay.

 

Appreciate the help!

[JamminJ]

I'm at work now but when I get home I'll look over your list and see if anything jumps out as being particularly valuable.

 

How much the coins are worth and whether they warrent certification is very dependent on how well preserved they are. It is not uncommon for nice uncirculated coins to be worth quite a bit while the same coins with just a bit of wear are worth next to nothing. Any chance you could pick out a handful of the nicest looking coins and post pictures here?

 

-JamminJ

[MTHead-migration]

One thing I failed to mention in my PM is World coins are cheap. Unlike older U.S. stuff many nice pieces can be had for next to nothing. This is a big plus for buyers, a big minus for sellers. You really need to figure out what you have before you try selling anything. Who knows, you just might keep it all and want more. Worse things have happened.

[JamminJ]

Here's a few of the coins that may have higher values:

 

Italy 1957 100 Lira: F=$0.25 VF=$1.50 XF=$15.00 UNC=$150.00

Germany 1957 2 DM*: VF=$2.00 XF=$6.00 UNC=$60.00

Philippines 1913 1c: F=$1.00 VF=$2.50 XF=$5.00 UNC=$40.00 BU=$55.00

 

*Most common of 4 mintmarks

 

As you can see it's all about condition. The values listed are the catalog values and just a guide to what a retail customer might pay. Generally the catalog is a bit low for Italian, high for Germany and OK for Philippines.

 

-JamminJ

[satootoko]

Hi, and welcome to the forum.

 

About all I can comment on are the Japanese coins, and with two possible exceptions they are all very common, and collectively worth just a couple of bucks.

 

If you have it accurately dated, the 1917 sen could be worth up to $25 uncirculated , but only a dollar or less in any lesser grade

 

To date the 10 sen, find the character that looks like a plus sign. That's a "10". The character to its right will be either 3 parallel lines (3), a distorted rectangle with arcs in the upper corners (4), or another character which is hard to describe (5). 1938 is Showa 13, 1939 is S14, and 1940 is S15. The '38 is worth 35¢ to $4.50, the '39 is worth a few cents less, and the '40 is worth 75¢ to $12.

 

If the sen is in at least EF condition, I might be interested. Can you post a picture?

[Macsrock-migration]

Thanks for all of the advice. I will try to make some time to take some pics or scan in the coins so you guys can get a better idea.