I've really enjoyed this thread. Best wishes to you, Leviathan.

I lauhed........................................................................................I wish I had a big bag of silver dollars...to hit MarioKart over the head with.![]()
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Seriously. That terrible shtick was the only blight in this thread.
In my professional opinion, I'd say your father/uncle have about a 0.0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001% chance of knowing about the coins.They would have been LONG GONE by now.I'll start with my uncle because it'll only take a few sentences. His entire adult life, he would run off and do whatever caught his fancy. When he'd run out of money, he'd come back with his hand out and my grandparents would enable him with more dough. When they finally caught onto his game, his reasons for needing money sounded legit, so they'd bite. The final straw was when my grandfather gave him 10K so he could go to semi-truck driving school. Being suspicious, my grandpa called the school only to find out that he was not a registered student. That was the end of that. Totally cut off financially.On to my parents. Like my uncle, they have been totally irresponsible with their finances since I starting thinking about financial matters. My father has been on disability due to a work injury since 1988. He received a decent sized settlement and immediately invested it on dot com stocks. I was in college at the time ( I paid for my own tuition, for what it's worth), and even then I told him not to buy high. He didn't listen. When the bubble burst, he lost his ###. He would up buying two new vehicles and a ####load of expensive hand guns with what was left over.As my grandparents aged, they began to sell their properties. They kept the home they lived in but sold everything else. I would guesstimate that they had around 500K from their real estate deals. So in the late 90s, my grandfather gave my dad power of attorney as he had suffered a stroke and couldn't deal with financial matters any longer. My grandpa refused to have my uncle as the backup (he didn't trust him), so it went to me.After my grandfather died, my parents decided to buy a new house so, "grandma could come live with us." I thought, great! That's awesome. She won't be home alone and there will be somebody there to take care of her at all times. Well, that didn't happen. My parents moved into their new home but my grandma remained at her home. During this time, my parents went on a spending spree. Ordering stuff from QVC was my mom's specialty. They racked up a ton of credit card debt and they blew through a good portion of my grandma's money.Then, my grandma began to lose her wits. Her neighbors found her walking outside at night in the dead of winter and she didn't know where she was. After a few of these incidents, they threatened to turn in my parents for elder abuse. They had two choices. Either put her in a care home or take her into their own home. They informed me that they were going to sell my grandma's house and then she'd move in with them. Next thing I know, she's in a ####### nursing home.After the other revelations above, at least give us a little on your parents.I was livid, but there wasn't much I could do about it. This is also the time I moved those boxes over to my parents' basement.So, the money was beginning to run out. The nursing home was very expensive. It was a very nice one. She had her own room, etc., but it was costing 3K a month. That didn't stop them, though. More purchases with credit cards and throw in a cruise to the Panama Canal and a cruise to Alaska began to take its toll.So, the day came when my grandma had to move in with them. By this time, most of the cash was gone, so they had to find a way to make some income. Luckily for them, the state we live in pays you to take care of your elderly relatives. The problem was they were using that money on whatever they wanted instead of applying it towards my grandma. When she died, they lost their last source of income.Whatever money remaining disappeared. They had to file for bankruptcy, one of their vehicles was confiscated for collateral, and this year their home was foreclosed. Total cluster####.So that's when my uncle showed up to collect his share only to find out that it was all gone. What a circus that turned out to be. WW II was more peaceful.So that brings us full circle, more or less. There were more shenanigans they pulled, but I'm seriously rambling now and need to wrap this up. I helped my parents move into their new home a few months ago. That's when they offed my grandpa's stuff on me. They didn't have the room anymore. Crazy, huh?
Hard to tell until you have both the gold eagles and Morgans looked at for grading. The CC Morgans alone could swing the value drasticaly. Please keep us posted... i'd love to know how the grading process turns out.This is an extremely lowball estimate I believe. Just those 200 Morgans are worth close to 5k alone (not even looking at different coing grade etc.)http://www.coinflati...oin_values.htmlLowball, the gold is about 10K and the silver is about 4K. The total will be higher as each coin will be worth a different amount.So what's the total haul here?
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I wish I had a big bag of silver dollars...to hit MarioKart over the head with.
What a nimrod.I don't think you know what that means.Geez, some uppity people in this thread lately.
And, a bag of dollars doesn't stop me. Blue, green or red shells do.
Missed this last night. Thank you!I've really enjoyed this thread. Best wishes to you, Leviathan.
True, but I'm not worried. I've never posted anything specific like a pic of my face with a dozen crackers in my mouth or something.I'd seriously consider a safety deposit box. I know you think you're anonymous here, but I doubt any of us are completely anonymous.
The coins are going into a safety deposit box today, so I can rest assured that they're safe. I'm gonna get through the Thanksgiving holiday then take the coins to a dealer to see what's up. I'll post the results when I get them.Update? Did you find the Hope Diamond while taking out the trash?

:spittake:I wish I had a big bag of silver dollars...to hit MarioKart over the head with.
I thought 10k was walking around money for most FBGs around here.I'd seriously consider a safety deposit box. I know you think you're anonymous here, but I doubt any of us are completely anonymous.
I thought 10k was walking around money for most FBGs around here.I'd seriously consider a safety deposit box. I know you think you're anonymous here, but I doubt any of us are completely anonymous.
The other day I wasn't paying attention almost wiped my ### with a Honus Wagner baseball card.lolI wish I had a big bag of silver dollars...to hit MarioKart over the head with.
Well you got a nice coin with about $24.45 worth of silver in it (as of Firdays close). If by chance the coin is in Good/Great condition AND it has a "S" mint mark then you might be looking at $400 or more. For whatever reason Philly and New Orleans coins are worth the same as San Fran coins in fair/dreck condition but in good/great San Fran coins are very rare.I almost didnt check this thread - if you or anyone else questions I'm happy to help but your better off PM'ing me.'r0llin_game said:My girlfriends dad has a 1898 Morgan Dollar. What all can you tell me about it The Ref and what I need to know and look for. TIA
If you care to post a list of coins I can tell you if something is potentaly "special".Update: The pic I posted of the 3 sleeves of Morgan dollars is incorrect. There are several Peace Dollars included in the mix. After going through the coins and doing some research, I realized my mistake.I'm planning on having the gold coins appraised tomorrow. Of the 3 sleeves of Morgans that I posted, the shortest sleeve (on the left) will be appraised.
I wish I had a big bag of silver dollars...to hit MarioKart over the head with.![]()

Especially those of us nearing 50,000 posts.I'd seriously consider a safety deposit box. I know you think you're anonymous here, but I doubt any of us are completely anonymous.
I droped in vales for MS-64 graded coins. IT IS UNLIKELY THAT ANY OF YOUR COINS ARE THIS MINT! Just wanted to give you an idea as to what coins COULD be "worth" if they were in great condition and you can find a buyer.Here is a list of the silver dollars that I'll take in today to be appraised:
Peace Dollars
1 x 1928 S - $2,000
1 x 1934 D - $650
1 x 1934 S - $5,800
Morgan Dollars
3 x 1878 CC - $600
1 x 1879 S - $500
1 x 1879 CC - $10,000 (Check the mint mark and see if it is a clear strike or if they struck it twice - the non error is worth more belive it or not)
2 x 1890 CC - $2,250
1 x 1891 CC - $1,900
1 x 1883 CC - $300
1 x 1882 CC - $300
1 x 1883 S - $4,500
1 x 1886 S - $750
1 x 1888 S - $900
1 x 1893 O - $2,600
1 x 1899 - $500
1 x 1901 S $900
1 x 1904 S $5,200
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'The Ref said:http://www.ebay.com/itm/1879-CC-MS62-NGC-MORGAN-SILVER-DOLLAR-MINT-CASE-LOW-/280779641135?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item415fc5512f
Here is one of the 79-CC. Looks like you got a handfull of them up for sale at buy it now price of $6K-$11K. You got a few aucitons for a few hundred to a few thousand in various conditions.

Very nice. Unless you are convinced that they are beat to hell, I would still take any of the coins above that I listed that are potentaly worth more then $2K and get them graded. I'm not going to sit here and tell you he was wrong, but a few of these coins are rare and would need to be in tough shape not to be worth more then $140, esp the 79CC.I have seen many a dealer give estimates where it is high enough to seem like a lot of money so that the mark doesnt say f it and not sell them to him, but low enough so that they wont ask the world from him so he can make a killing. Some of these coin dealers would make baseball card shops blush. Honestly I have has to controll my tounge when I'm sitting there and a coin dealer is offering to pay someone 12X face value for junk silver when you can flip them on e-bay it for 25X the same day. I guess I can see the numismatic stuff because you can't flip it as quick, but these guys like to get into stuff real cheap and screw people over.Either way - this is all found money to you. Congratulations and good luck.I'm back from the coin dealer. He asked if I was selling. I told him I just wanted to know an estimate for what I brought in. The prices he quoted me were for how much he'd sell them for.The total worth of the coins I listed above is $1613.00. The cheapest ones being the 1923 P Peace Dollars. He determined them to be uncirculated and worth $30.00 a pop. The most expensive coin being the 1879 CC Morgan, which came in at $140.00.I didn't take the gold in this time. I'll do that at a later date.So, the 4K guesstimate on the total amount of silver seems about right.![]()
'urbanhack said:Especially those of us nearing 50,000 posts.I'd seriously consider a safety deposit box. I know you think you're anonymous here, but I doubt any of us are completely anonymous.

Mint condition is pretty rare. Makes a coin worth many times more than others. That said, I think the appraisal he got sounds a bit of a lowball on a few of his coins.'The Ref said:http://www.ebay.com/itm/1879-CC-MS62-NGC-MORGAN-SILVER-DOLLAR-MINT-CASE-LOW-/280779641135?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item415fc5512f
Here is one of the 79-CC. Looks like you got a handfull of them up for sale at buy it now price of $6K-$11K. You got a few aucitons for a few hundred to a few thousand in various conditions.![]()
I plan on doing exactly that. A friend of mine has an 1879 CC that is in extremely good condition. Much better than the one I have. He took it to three coin dealers here in town. The first one offered him $800, the second offered $1000. He wound up selling to the third dealer for $1300. So yeah, I'll definitely get a second and third opinion.I'll also take Ref's advice and have them graded. I was a little disappointed with what he was saying with regard to the CC coins. I wasn't expecting them to be $500+, but $140.00 seems awfully low.How about taking them to another coin dealer to have him appraise them? Take them to three different people, maybe not the same area and see what they all say.
And if he gave him $1,300 then it's a good chance he could have ebayed it for $2,500. I'll give you $200 sight unseen, dead serious. My guess is he was seting you up to sell him the whole set for $3K knowing he could sell all the collectors coins and keep the junk silver, or vice versa.I plan on doing exactly that. A friend of mine has an 1879 CC that is in extremely good condition. Much better than the one I have. He took it to three coin dealers here in town. The first one offered him $800, the second offered $1000. He wound up selling to the third dealer for $1300. So yeah, I'll definitely get a second and third opinion.I'll also take Ref's advice and have them graded. I was a little disappointed with what he was saying with regard to the CC coins. I wasn't expecting them to be $500+, but $140.00 seems awfully low.How about taking them to another coin dealer to have him appraise them? Take them to three different people, maybe not the same area and see what they all say.
I was telling my cousin your story tonight and he says "go for you!" Anyhow, some guy (24) comes into their shop 2 weeks ago with an old tackle box full of coins, mostly silver dollars. My cousin looks at them and offers him $800 which according to him was a fair deal. Of course he didn't have to add that. My family is as honest as the day is long when it comes to business dealings. Anyhow, kid takes the dough and tackle box and begins to walk away. As he's about to walk out the door, he turns around and pulls a wad of tissue paper out of the bottom. He tells my cousin that there he has the gold coins too but he doesn't think they are real. Cousin looks at them and is pretty damn sure they are real. He tells the guy he would like to get them graded because they are in remarkable shape. Guy agrees and leaves. My cousin takes it to the owner (my ohter cousin) and says he wants to get some coins graded. Older cousin #####es about it because it will cost a hundred bucks (he's funny that way, he'll ##### about that but buy golf for 32 4-somes) but asks to see it. He agrees that they are real. So they send them off to get graded and come back 66 something (copa or something?). This 24 yo kid had a 1896 gold proof set. Kid freaked out when they called him. He thought they were ####### with him. He told my cousin he would have sold them for a grand right then & there. They think they will get 180k to 200k at auction. Which he also said their 2% handling and 15% hammer is the cheapest around. You guys can tell me otherwise. So they fronted him 30k and are auctioning them off in June.I have family in the business that are extremely honest. They've actually been part of several secret investigations into the shady part of the business and have been named "most honest". Shoot me an PM if you are interested.
I was telling my cousin your story tonight and he says "go for you!" Anyhow, some guy (24) comes into their shop 2 weeks ago with an old tackle box full of coins, mostly silver dollars. My cousin looks at them and offers him $800 which according to him was a fair deal. Of course he didn't have to add that. My family is as honest as the day is long when it comes to business dealings. Anyhow, kid takes the dough and tackle box and begins to walk away. As he's about to walk out the door, he turns around and pulls a wad of tissue paper out of the bottom. He tells my cousin that there he has the gold coins too but he doesn't think they are real. Cousin looks at them and is pretty damn sure they are real. He tells the guy he would like to get them graded because they are in remarkable shape. Guy agrees and leaves. My cousin takes it to the owner (my ohter cousin) and says he wants to get some coins graded. Older cousin #####es about it because it will cost a hundred bucks (he's funny that way, he'll ##### about that but buy golf for 32 4-somes) but asks to see it. He agrees that they are real. So they send them off to get graded and come back 66 something (copa or something?). This 24 yo kid had a 1896 gold proof set. Kid freaked out when they called him. He thought they were ####### with him. He told my cousin he would have sold them for a grand right then & there. They think they will get 180k to 200k at auction. Which he also said their 2% handling and 15% hammer is the cheapest around. You guys can tell me otherwise. So they fronted him 30k and are auctioning them off in June.I have family in the business that are extremely honest. They've actually been part of several secret investigations into the shady part of the business and have been named "most honest". Shoot me an PM if you are interested.![]()
And I thought the coin dealer that gave me back one of my $100 bills that I accidentally overpaid with for 2 half eagles was honest.Now thats a story. Wow.I was telling my cousin your story tonight and he says "go for you!" Anyhow, some guy (24) comes into their shop 2 weeks ago with an old tackle box full of coins, mostly silver dollars. My cousin looks at them and offers him $800 which according to him was a fair deal. Of course he didn't have to add that. My family is as honest as the day is long when it comes to business dealings. Anyhow, kid takes the dough and tackle box and begins to walk away. As he's about to walk out the door, he turns around and pulls a wad of tissue paper out of the bottom. He tells my cousin that there he has the gold coins too but he doesn't think they are real. Cousin looks at them and is pretty damn sure they are real. He tells the guy he would like to get them graded because they are in remarkable shape. Guy agrees and leaves. My cousin takes it to the owner (my ohter cousin) and says he wants to get some coins graded. Older cousin #####es about it because it will cost a hundred bucks (he's funny that way, he'll ##### about that but buy golf for 32 4-somes) but asks to see it. He agrees that they are real. So they send them off to get graded and come back 66 something (copa or something?). This 24 yo kid had a 1896 gold proof set. Kid freaked out when they called him. He thought they were ####### with him. He told my cousin he would have sold them for a grand right then & there. They think they will get 180k to 200k at auction. Which he also said their 2% handling and 15% hammer is the cheapest around. You guys can tell me otherwise. So they fronted him 30k and are auctioning them off in June.I have family in the business that are extremely honest. They've actually been part of several secret investigations into the shady part of the business and have been named "most honest". Shoot me an PM if you are interested.![]()
So far, so good. I went to another coin dealer in town just to look at his coins. I wanted to see the condition of his coins and what he was asking for them. It was more than obvious that the coins I took to the first dealer were worth more than what I was quoted. I went back a few days later with the coins that I took to the first dealer. He took a close look at each of them and gave me prices that were close to or significantly higher than what the first dealer quoted. The grand total of the Peace and Morgan dollars that I took in came in at $2160.00. Significantly higher than the first amount. Needless to say, I won't be going back to the first dealer. He was definitely trying to buy them off of me and make a nice profit.How did everything work out?

I wouldn't get caught up on his offer of 80 vs 140. One because he may have over offered on another coin, two because another dealer would look at the overall package and lowball you on the junk silver. The 140 vs 400 offer is more telling.Get the main coins graded and check back in with us.So far, so good. I went to another coin dealer in town just to look at his coins. I wanted to see the condition of his coins and what he was asking for them. It was more than obvious that the coins I took to the first dealer were worth more than what I was quoted. I went back a few days later with the coins that I took to the first dealer. He took a close look at each of them and gave me prices that were close to or significantly higher than what the first dealer quoted. The grand total of the Peace and Morgan dollars that I took in came in at $2160.00. Significantly higher than the first amount. Needless to say, I won't be going back to the first dealer. He was definitely trying to buy them off of me and make a nice profit.How did everything work out?Two glaring examples of him trying to lowball me: The first dealer said the 1893O was worth $80. The second dealer said $140. I was offered $140 for the 1879CC. The second dealer said $415. Huge difference.I still have two full sleeves of Morgans and Peace dollars to take in, plus the gold coins. With the hectic holiday season upon us, I just haven't had the time to get it done. I'll update this thread when I get the lowdown.
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Congrats! What a nice find. Really enjoyed this thread.I finally got off of my butt and had my gold coins graded! Here are the results:
$2 1/2 Gold Coin
1909 MS-64 $3000.00![]()
1911 MS-63 $1100.00
1912 MS-60 $400.00
1912 MS-64 $1675.00
1913 MS-64 $2000.00
1915 MS-64 $1750.00
1925D MS-64 $950.00
1926 MS-63 $950.00
1927 AU-50 $325.00
1928 MS-63 $950.00
$5 Gold Coin
1880 MS-60 $525.00
1881 MS-63 $1100.00
1881S MS-63 $1100.00
1882 MS-63 $1100.00
1892 MS-63 $525.00
1894 MS-63 $1100.00
1897 MS-63 $1100.00
$10 Gold Coin
1897 AU-55 $875.00
1901S AU-55 $850.00
1906 MS-60 $525.00
1907 MS-63 $1500.00
$10 Indian Head Gold Coin
1910D AU-55 $875.00
I'm absolutely dumbfounded! This collection turned out to be worth twice as much as I estimated due to the excellent condition of these coins.
The grand total comes out to a very respectful $24,300.00! Cha-ching!!![]()
With the silver included, this collection will total approximately $30.000.00.
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From the dealer who graded them. I told him up front that I was not interested in selling. I just wanted the coins graded, period. He told me the value of each coin after he finished grading them.Do these values seem high to you?I'm not doubting them, but where did you get your prices?

Congrats! What a nice find. Really enjoyed this thread.I finally got off of my butt and had my gold coins graded! Here are the results:
$2 1/2 Gold Coin
1909 MS-64 $3000.00![]()
1911 MS-63 $1100.00
1912 MS-60 $400.00
1912 MS-64 $1675.00
1913 MS-64 $2000.00
1915 MS-64 $1750.00
1925D MS-64 $950.00
1926 MS-63 $950.00
1927 AU-50 $325.00
1928 MS-63 $950.00
$5 Gold Coin
1880 MS-60 $525.00
1881 MS-63 $1100.00
1881S MS-63 $1100.00
1882 MS-63 $1100.00
1892 MS-63 $525.00
1894 MS-63 $1100.00
1897 MS-63 $1100.00
$10 Gold Coin
1897 AU-55 $875.00
1901S AU-55 $850.00
1906 MS-60 $525.00
1907 MS-63 $1500.00
$10 Indian Head Gold Coin
1910D AU-55 $875.00
I'm absolutely dumbfounded! This collection turned out to be worth twice as much as I estimated due to the excellent condition of these coins.
The grand total comes out to a very respectful $24,300.00! Cha-ching!!![]()
With the silver included, this collection will total approximately $30.000.00.
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I'm very excited. Not that I'm going to sell them or anything. Just sayin'.WhoaI finally got off of my butt and had my gold coins graded! Here are the results:
$2 1/2 Gold Coin
1909 MS-64 $3000.00![]()
1911 MS-63 $1100.00
1912 MS-60 $400.00
1912 MS-64 $1675.00
1913 MS-64 $2000.00
1915 MS-64 $1750.00
1925D MS-64 $950.00
1926 MS-63 $950.00
1927 AU-50 $325.00
1928 MS-63 $950.00
$5 Gold Coin
1880 MS-60 $525.00
1881 MS-63 $1100.00
1881S MS-63 $1100.00
1882 MS-63 $1100.00
1892 MS-63 $525.00
1894 MS-63 $1100.00
1897 MS-63 $1100.00
$10 Gold Coin
1897 AU-55 $875.00
1901S AU-55 $850.00
1906 MS-60 $525.00
1907 MS-63 $1500.00
$10 Indian Head Gold Coin
1910D AU-55 $875.00
I'm absolutely dumbfounded! This collection turned out to be worth twice as much as I estimated due to the excellent condition of these coins.
The grand total comes out to a very respectful $24,300.00! Cha-ching!!![]()
With the silver included, this collection will total approximately $30.000.00.
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Congrats!You're not going to give them to Mario Kart? Haw haw haw haw haw.Congrats! What a nice find. Really enjoyed this thread.I finally got off of my butt and had my gold coins graded! Here are the results:
$2 1/2 Gold Coin
1909 MS-64 $3000.00![]()
1911 MS-63 $1100.00
1912 MS-60 $400.00
1912 MS-64 $1675.00
1913 MS-64 $2000.00
1915 MS-64 $1750.00
1925D MS-64 $950.00
1926 MS-63 $950.00
1927 AU-50 $325.00
1928 MS-63 $950.00
$5 Gold Coin
1880 MS-60 $525.00
1881 MS-63 $1100.00
1881S MS-63 $1100.00
1882 MS-63 $1100.00
1892 MS-63 $525.00
1894 MS-63 $1100.00
1897 MS-63 $1100.00
$10 Gold Coin
1897 AU-55 $875.00
1901S AU-55 $850.00
1906 MS-60 $525.00
1907 MS-63 $1500.00
$10 Indian Head Gold Coin
1910D AU-55 $875.00
I'm absolutely dumbfounded! This collection turned out to be worth twice as much as I estimated due to the excellent condition of these coins.
The grand total comes out to a very respectful $24,300.00! Cha-ching!!![]()
With the silver included, this collection will total approximately $30.000.00.
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I'm very excited. Not that I'm going to sell them or anything. Just sayin'.