OrangeBlossomBaby
05-26-2025, 07:16 PM
My grandfather had some old coins that ended up at my parent's house after he passed. Sister and I are clearing out the house (mom passed, dad's not well). Saw grandfather's coins plus a bunch more, from the 1800's and early 1900's, many around the WWII era. Plus a small box of foreign currency, including some coins from countries that no longer exist (Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia) and currencies that are no longer in circulation.
None of them are in "fine" condition, they're all circulated and some are in pretty worn shape.
But sister and I aren't coin collectors, we have no use for this stuff, so I'm hoping to find out if any have enough value to care, or if I should just sell the lot to a hobbyist for a few hundred bucks and call it a day.
The stamp collection is a whole other beast. Apparently dad signed up for a subscription stamp collecting thing and has tens of thousands of uncirculated stamp pages, some from the US, some from other countries. I could do the math and figure out the actual stamp value of the US stamps, but I'd have to go through around 4 dozen enormous stamp collecting books to find them all. Each book has something like 50 leaves, and each leaf has two sheets of stamps, one front, one back. I'd like to find someone who has an interest in this stuff, OR someone who does, or did, deal with it professionally. Find out if they have any value beyond the face value, or if dad just subscribed to some pointless "Franklin Mint" collector scam and we're stuck having to unload it all.
If this stuff has value, we could use the proceeds to help offset the costs of dad's long-term medical care. While it's not urgent, it could be the difference between sister and me enjoying a few dinners next time I visit, or a private room if dad needs to go to a nursing home.
I see one Stamp Collector club, and one "Buffalo Coins" collector club. I might have just two buffalo coins out of the bunch so that's not going to be helpful. Does anyone know of a numismatist or coin hobbyist in the area? I'm not looking for an appraisal. I'm looking for advice, and possibly an interest in buying. But I don't want to get hoodwinked. If I happen to have the elusive $20,000 1829 Hoosiewhatsis 5 Centadinapesakuran coin, I don't want someone telling me it's worth $15 and they'll give me $10. If my entire "collection" (a few small boxes) isn't worth more than $1000, I can accept that. As long as it's a reasonable and honest estimate.
None of them are in "fine" condition, they're all circulated and some are in pretty worn shape.
But sister and I aren't coin collectors, we have no use for this stuff, so I'm hoping to find out if any have enough value to care, or if I should just sell the lot to a hobbyist for a few hundred bucks and call it a day.
The stamp collection is a whole other beast. Apparently dad signed up for a subscription stamp collecting thing and has tens of thousands of uncirculated stamp pages, some from the US, some from other countries. I could do the math and figure out the actual stamp value of the US stamps, but I'd have to go through around 4 dozen enormous stamp collecting books to find them all. Each book has something like 50 leaves, and each leaf has two sheets of stamps, one front, one back. I'd like to find someone who has an interest in this stuff, OR someone who does, or did, deal with it professionally. Find out if they have any value beyond the face value, or if dad just subscribed to some pointless "Franklin Mint" collector scam and we're stuck having to unload it all.
If this stuff has value, we could use the proceeds to help offset the costs of dad's long-term medical care. While it's not urgent, it could be the difference between sister and me enjoying a few dinners next time I visit, or a private room if dad needs to go to a nursing home.
I see one Stamp Collector club, and one "Buffalo Coins" collector club. I might have just two buffalo coins out of the bunch so that's not going to be helpful. Does anyone know of a numismatist or coin hobbyist in the area? I'm not looking for an appraisal. I'm looking for advice, and possibly an interest in buying. But I don't want to get hoodwinked. If I happen to have the elusive $20,000 1829 Hoosiewhatsis 5 Centadinapesakuran coin, I don't want someone telling me it's worth $15 and they'll give me $10. If my entire "collection" (a few small boxes) isn't worth more than $1000, I can accept that. As long as it's a reasonable and honest estimate.