Recently acquired gold coins... now what?

[CGWjrC]

I just recently received 10 gold U.S. coins that belonged to my grandad. I am completely new to this stuff and I am looking to find out more about them.

 

To me they seem to be in pretty good condition, but i've read that having them graded is an important step. What about care? Will I benefit from sending them to NGC (seems like the smart thing)? I'm not planning on selling them any time soon but just what to keep them in there current condition.

 

Here is a list of the coins: 1854 $3, 1881 $10, 1900 $2.5, 1901 (s) $5, 1907 $10, 1909 $2.5, 1910 $10, 1911 $2.5, 1914 $5, and 1917 $1

 

Thanks in advance

[dena]

Thanks for your question. There is a great user contributed thread that includes some advice on this topic. You may find it at the following link: What You Need to Know: Inherited Collections

[Nutmeg Coin]

If you upload images, pictures or scans maybe the experts in the can you spare a grade sections could offer opinions on grade and whether they would benefit valuewise in a holder. They always get better protected in certification holders. I don't recall a gold coin in 1917; maybe it was that special issue that the government gave military members after armistice .