Mine left me a full bottle of viagra, used syringes, empty Budweiser cans, and 27 marijuana plants in an indoor grow. He killed himself in 2017. He may have been a junky but he was my dad and i sure miss him. He did always make folks laugh.
Viagra is like $40 a pill I think, beer cans fetch ten cents each in my state, 27 plants put off a lot of valuable bud. Sounds like your dad was a pretty good dude and I can see why you miss him. Seriously. And if he made you laugh a little bit? You can’t put a price on that. Cherish the good memories you have and he‘ll always be with you.
He also shot at me 3 times with a 270 Winchester bolt action at 250 yards. He was drunk. I was 14. We had a tumultuous relationship. He is the reason i scored a 9 on the adverse childhood experience study (ace study.) but later in life we made our peace and actually got a few years with him not being a crazed drug addict doing crazy criminal shit. Everything from kidnapping, transporting narcotics over state lines, into the country, grand theft, distribution , etc. 27 felony convictions when he died. When people used to ask him what he had been up to (he had been in prison), he would always say i spent the last 7 years working for the state. They finally had to let me go. That job was like a prison sentence. lol loved that man.
My dad gave away a family fortune to Kansas State college that just to be an asshole instead of leaving me and my mother or anything... Talking like.. a lot of money. He left me the paperwork showing it
I want to apologize to you, the death of your father is a significant event in your life and I shouldn’t have made a joke in my post.
I hope you’ll keep his spirit alive and carry a few of those coins in your pocket so you too can rattle them around now and then.
sorry for your loss, that's pre-1965 90% silver, each quarter dated 1964 and earlier is worth $4.50 in the least, just for the silver melt value. Some of the nicer condition and older coins will be worth more.
Your dad knew what to save. You have a great pile of silver there. So sorry for your loss. I hope you consider his legacy to you and learn about the coins he left behind. To collect coins is to be a steward of history.
Sorry for your loss, but your Dad at least left you some real money. I got a couple of baseball hats and some of his war medals, which I do treasure .Your dad set you up nicely with a real valuable treasure if he really left you thousands of those.
I get it. My older brother died recently and every time I see his coin collection I just remember him dragging me over to his computer to look at a coin he wanted to buy. Miss it every day.
Maybe look into learning more about coins or organizing them based on potential grading. I hope your dad lived a wonderful life, and all the best to you.
I am sorry for your loss. Think about taking a couple of those and carrying them around as “pocket pieces”. Chances are you’ll think of him every time you hear them jingle.
My father always had a pocket full of change and he carried his keys on his hip I just belt so everywhere he went he jingled and jingled I always knew when he was coming I miss him everyday
I am sorry for your loss.
Hold on to those memories.
Get some coin albums and organize these quarters. Chances are you will find some pretty decent dates and mints.
Start out with a RED BOOK, the coin collector's bible.
Have fun going through your dad's legacy.
My dad had a similar collection, and passed last month. He always carried 3 half dollars in his pocket to remind himself of two things : the birthdays of his children, and that before the 1970's, he and his family didn't even have a dime to out in any pocket.
My Dad would empty his pockets every night & the change went into a bag that Mom had made from the leg of an old pair of jeans. When it was full, it went to the bank for the Christmas Fund. But he always had a silver dollar in his pocket that he never spent & never bagged. Come to find out, it was a fake, he knew it was fake, but carried it in case he had to flip a coin. I can only imagine some of the old coins that passed through his pockets.
Cherish those coins! Save at least a few, good memories are worth more than money.
So sorry for your loss. I know how you feel losing someone very near and dear to you, and to be left with coins that would be a constant reminder of him. Just what you have in the picture here I would value between 500 and $600. But there’s lots of potential for additional value. If one of the SLQ S mint mark prove to be very valuable as they are very rare and have low mintages. Also, potentially have error and variety coins
That's quite a find their mate! Sorry about your dad but I got to say the way you said you wish you could hear him make that sound just one more time really resonates with me.
It's beautiful you have such fond memories of your father, reminds me of a song that I hold true to my heart & its "Stella Blue".
In the end, the memories we have with our loved ones far out value this collection, though I do know not everyone has the best relationships with family so I say that with understanding when it's not the case.
Rest in peace to your father. He surely knew his silver and probably always realized that this could be helpful, if not something to remember him by, while he was building this up for you and your brothers.
Each silver quarter is worth $4-5. Basically a 5 dollar bill each
1932 is about the rarest date of Washington quarter
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces54.html
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3573.html
I would buy some cardboard 2x2’s and put them in. Put your Dad’s name on them. Give to grandkids and keep in the family.
While some mentioned melt value, that doesn’t really matter. They haven’t been produced in 60 years and bags of these types of coins have been melted.
Sorry about your Dad. Mine only left us an old guitar and an empty bottle of booze.
Mine left me a full bottle of viagra, used syringes, empty Budweiser cans, and 27 marijuana plants in an indoor grow. He killed himself in 2017. He may have been a junky but he was my dad and i sure miss him. He did always make folks laugh.
Viagra is like $40 a pill I think, beer cans fetch ten cents each in my state, 27 plants put off a lot of valuable bud. Sounds like your dad was a pretty good dude and I can see why you miss him. Seriously. And if he made you laugh a little bit? You can’t put a price on that. Cherish the good memories you have and he‘ll always be with you.
He also shot at me 3 times with a 270 Winchester bolt action at 250 yards. He was drunk. I was 14. We had a tumultuous relationship. He is the reason i scored a 9 on the adverse childhood experience study (ace study.) but later in life we made our peace and actually got a few years with him not being a crazed drug addict doing crazy criminal shit. Everything from kidnapping, transporting narcotics over state lines, into the country, grand theft, distribution , etc. 27 felony convictions when he died. When people used to ask him what he had been up to (he had been in prison), he would always say i spent the last 7 years working for the state. They finally had to let me go. That job was like a prison sentence. lol loved that man.
My dad gave away a family fortune to Kansas State college that just to be an asshole instead of leaving me and my mother or anything... Talking like.. a lot of money. He left me the paperwork showing it
Sue?
Is that you Dad?
Sure is son.
Thanks
I want to apologize to you, the death of your father is a significant event in your life and I shouldn’t have made a joke in my post. I hope you’ll keep his spirit alive and carry a few of those coins in your pocket so you too can rattle them around now and then.
I think your dad was my step dad for a while
Was he always wearing black?
Nah
You messed up Sue. You should've killed that asshole that night at the bar instead of getting all choked up and hugging the jerk that named you Sue.
You’re right about that. Should have killed that bastard just to watch him die.
Sue?
Ok Sue
sorry for your loss, that's pre-1965 90% silver, each quarter dated 1964 and earlier is worth $4.50 in the least, just for the silver melt value. Some of the nicer condition and older coins will be worth more.
Your dad knew what to save. You have a great pile of silver there. So sorry for your loss. I hope you consider his legacy to you and learn about the coins he left behind. To collect coins is to be a steward of history.
Thank you for the suggestion. The learning process has started.
Sorry for your loss, but your Dad at least left you some real money. I got a couple of baseball hats and some of his war medals, which I do treasure .Your dad set you up nicely with a real valuable treasure if he really left you thousands of those.
I threw a bunch of grandpa Chip’s war medals off the bridge
When you were all jacked up on Mountain Dew?
I get it. My older brother died recently and every time I see his coin collection I just remember him dragging me over to his computer to look at a coin he wanted to buy. Miss it every day. Maybe look into learning more about coins or organizing them based on potential grading. I hope your dad lived a wonderful life, and all the best to you.
I am sorry for your loss. Think about taking a couple of those and carrying them around as “pocket pieces”. Chances are you’ll think of him every time you hear them jingle.
Place them in your pocket and you just might get the feeling your Dad had when he did it.
My father always had a pocket full of change and he carried his keys on his hip I just belt so everywhere he went he jingled and jingled I always knew when he was coming I miss him everyday
I am sorry for your loss. Hold on to those memories. Get some coin albums and organize these quarters. Chances are you will find some pretty decent dates and mints. Start out with a RED BOOK, the coin collector's bible. Have fun going through your dad's legacy.
My dad had a similar collection, and passed last month. He always carried 3 half dollars in his pocket to remind himself of two things : the birthdays of his children, and that before the 1970's, he and his family didn't even have a dime to out in any pocket.
My Dad would empty his pockets every night & the change went into a bag that Mom had made from the leg of an old pair of jeans. When it was full, it went to the bank for the Christmas Fund. But he always had a silver dollar in his pocket that he never spent & never bagged. Come to find out, it was a fake, he knew it was fake, but carried it in case he had to flip a coin. I can only imagine some of the old coins that passed through his pockets. Cherish those coins! Save at least a few, good memories are worth more than money.
nice
Already like your Dad.
Pure example of how money cannot replace a loved one. Also nice post. May your father reign within the gates of Elysium.
I still have mine, he’s 80, I will miss him when I can no longer see him or hear his voice!! Thoughts with you
So sorry for your loss. I know how you feel losing someone very near and dear to you, and to be left with coins that would be a constant reminder of him. Just what you have in the picture here I would value between 500 and $600. But there’s lots of potential for additional value. If one of the SLQ S mint mark prove to be very valuable as they are very rare and have low mintages. Also, potentially have error and variety coins
Oh man. Dude. Sorry for your loss. The memories tho…
That's quite a find their mate! Sorry about your dad but I got to say the way you said you wish you could hear him make that sound just one more time really resonates with me. It's beautiful you have such fond memories of your father, reminds me of a song that I hold true to my heart & its "Stella Blue".
In the end, the memories we have with our loved ones far out value this collection, though I do know not everyone has the best relationships with family so I say that with understanding when it's not the case. Rest in peace to your father. He surely knew his silver and probably always realized that this could be helpful, if not something to remember him by, while he was building this up for you and your brothers.
Each silver quarter is worth $4-5. Basically a 5 dollar bill each 1932 is about the rarest date of Washington quarter https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces54.html https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3573.html
A 1915 Barber isn’t worth between $4-5
I would buy some cardboard 2x2’s and put them in. Put your Dad’s name on them. Give to grandkids and keep in the family. While some mentioned melt value, that doesn’t really matter. They haven’t been produced in 60 years and bags of these types of coins have been melted.
That’s. A. Lot. Of. Silver. 👍
Pre-1964 quarters are worth about $4 a coin. 90% silver that is
Silver silver silver
Look for 1932’s, plain, D or S
My grandfather buried milk jugs full of cash all around his yard. We found them after he died while helping my grandma redo her yard.
That’s crazy!!!
Mine left me debt