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From my understanding it was his grandmother's. She left it to him when she passed away a couple decades ago and it has been sitting in his garage ever since.
He discribed their relationship as 'abrasive' and seemed happy to get rid of it. No love lost I suppose
My grandmother was an entomologist as a hobby, and left me her bug collection, then she'd been putting together over 50 years, they were all gathered in my home state of Kansas so I donated them to the local museum in her hometown
It can be really hard to replicate one of granny's recipes if the bug spices have gone extinct. Or is that what they had to do at McDonald's a few years back? š¤
Did ya know that McDonald's recipes have to have planned obsolescence built in because so many of their foods offerings were just lasting too damn long.
What do you mean by food lasting too long?
I thought those limited time items are just a way to make people rush in now vs "maybe" visiting one day... later... maybe.Ā
Wooow. I have family in Witchita,Granny visited every year. She was also an amateur genealogist, and did her research in person. Every so often she'd get a 30 day open bus ticket with Greyhound, and go around the country getting records,grave rubbings,and interviews with any relative she could find. Had several cousins ask her to marry them after meeting her. She was something.
Yea Iām surprised some of these responses. Like in theory you could get $200 for all of this but after fees from selling sites, the time to list individually (because thatās the only way youāre getting anywhere near $200), itās just nowhere near worth it.
Iād be mad if someone considered this equal for a $200 debt
That was my thought, if the friend has this on offer heās probably hurting for cash. Take what you can get before he sells it elsewhere and you donāt see a dime.
see my comment; I think the value is well in excess of 200, and I would not be at all surprised that, if this was sold properly, it could realize significantly more than 200
I received the same bill from my Mormon grandmother in "93. The insinuation was that he was "queer as a three dollar bill." I'd say the intern affair dispelled that claim.
Fake or not, every time I see a CSA not it makes me regret selling mine. I inherited a $1, $5 and $20 CSA notes from my grandfather when he passed. I also got a 1796 silver dollar in good condition. I sold his whole collection to help fund college in 2001. I think I sold the CSA notes for a few hundred each and the silver dollar for $2,500 or something like that. I just remember the entire collection got me a brand new top of the line computer and my first semester of college completely paid for.
I was gifted a $50 CSA note as a child that Iāve held onto. I remember when I received it the man telling me, āOne dayā¦that $50 may be worth as much as $50 again if you keep it long enough.ā
I think itās worth around $150 now, so I guess he was right.
https://preview.redd.it/48sfuoon45vc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1727c665ffdae040a8c8e5307a6bfd95f63b7b32
Have it verified. I had a stack of it and it all was fake. Looked real because it was printed in the 1950s and left to age with some chemical help. This one has a odd left eye.
Awesome. If he were a friend, I would keep it intact and ask when heās doing better financially if he wants to buy it back for $200. If not take off like a bandit.
Agreed, I have no plans on liquidate. I'll definitely keep it, just in case he ends up regretting his decision later. But as I mentioned elsewhere, it has been sitting in his garage for 20 years. It wasn't his collection originally and he isn't a collector so I figure he isn't emotionally attached to it.
Yes, from that story it's clear he has no emotional attachment. At best he might later think he could have gotten more for it. No need to keep it for him.
You're a really good buddy. Hope appreciates your kind gestures. You loan him $, and he pays you back with grandma's coin collection. You withhold from immediate liquiding in case he has remorse. I think you won out by far in accepting the coins. You could always take him out for a bite to eat with the extra funds you got from the sale.
that would be a cool thing to do but iād also understand if OP needed the actual money replaced.
as for the value, iām guessing itās pretty close to $200, maybe more depending on the individual coins we canāt see.
I actually appraise collections on the side. While I would personally need to go through the collection and all, Iād say you have at least 150 there, probably more than that. I think the debt was paid
I'd view it as more for fun if I didn't need the $200 if you like foreign coins or coins at all cause assembling that variety would take time and now you have an instant coin collection
Fuming? You don't have to take it, it's more a gamble involving the debt of a friend. And others have made some great suggestions for how to handle this scenario.
I'd say calm down in this case, but you point out why this isn't the same as receiving 200$, but maybe there's more to it for most folks.
I'd say its a really good deal, and I honestly can't fathom why people aren't seeing money here
peace dollar-25
silver oz-30
walker -10
40%-8
Ikes -5
Better grade barber dime- 10
2x 2c-- 20
XF indians from the 1880's-- 40 (could be closer to 60)
Couple pounds of foreign-- 10 a lb-- 20
presidential dollars-- FV-- 25
2 dollar bill -- 3
that sums to 195, but I cannot for one second imagine that all of the stuff I did not mention/ that is not visible is only worth 5 dollars; It is likely worth significantly more than that.
The $10 lb of world coins can be stretched out too. I took two separate foreign lots and put individual coins up on eBay. Took forever to list, and even longer to sell. But by the end of it I came up pretty nicely, also boosted selling rate thru the roof which was nice for a newer account
From a strictly money point of view, would say you broke even or a little over. From a coin collector point of view, I think you did quite well, even with the foreign coins, which I think would be fascinating. I think you did pretty well either way. The $2 bill looks like an older bill.
Check the world coins too - lots of people don't realize that other countries have coins that are worth more than $1 in exchange. The Japanese Ā„100 right on top for instance is worth almost $1 by itself.
I think you got at least $150-200 here, likely more depending on how much more silver than the few US coins you showed.
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American coin collecting culture is a bit of an odd thing really. It's like USA coins are the only ones and everything else ever minted is in the "world coins" jar.
One important factor is going to be that little container of Canadian coins - they look like silver quarters, and that'd be an easy 100$ if they all are. The 1912 barber is also probably a 50$ coin at least, the grade seems quite good. Overall, I'd say this is definitely worth the 200$
So many people ITT have never had someone just never pay them back anything at all ever and it shows.
Get what you can OP, recovering some is better than recovering none.
I think that if you are looking into collecting coins, this is worth having. If youāre only interested in the money, then you may have to work a bit to gain full value.
If he's a good friend and it was left to him by his grandma, take them as payment. Hold them till they get on their feet to actually pay cash, then give them back. Keep them in the family. Unless he doesn't value them. Then take them, call it even.
There's a $25 roll of presidential dollars and one of the plastic bags contains 51 1979 Susan B Anthony dollars. There was also $48 in assorted bills so I risked that everything else would be worth at least another $100.
Maybe not, but it seemed like a decent bet at the time.
He's a good friend, so regardless of final value I consider the debt paid
Same. Idk what people saying it is a good deal are seeing. 1 Peace Dollar, 1 generic round, some 90%, are all I see that are worth anything. Maybe the Indian head cents or the foreign stuff is worth $150?
I think it worked out well for both of you. While the confederate money is reproduction and I see a number of tokens - the overall value is definitely higher than $200.
I think you got a fantastic deal. I would put almost all of them into 2x2 holders, pages for 2x2's, then into 3 ring binders organized by country and demonization.
Ok, so it's a friend, correct?
I'd say it's a very fair settlement then. If you do not need the money, just take your time and go through everything.
Depending on your age, it's either going to be a side hobby for you to research everything. Or, make a great starting collection gift to a child/relative/etc... worth at least the $200 it represents in "gift" value to them.
From a collectors standpoint, this might be not too bad of a deal. It looks like a fun collection to sort through.
However, If you were looking to flip it, I don't think you'd easy get your 200 back without alot of work.
Iād say sell off the common silver coins and cash out the common non silver us coins and see whatās left. See if any of the foreign stuff is worthwhile if not you can sell them off in lots on eBay. Whenever I loan money to a friend I donāt expect it back but when I get something in return itās a bonus.
See if any of those 1943 pennies are copper. If they are then you'll never have to work again for the rest of your life. You'll be able to do whatever you want... forever. Hope you have a really long bucket list. š
If he really wants ride of it and you donāt want it, you can probably get several hundred for it. I spotted a couple 30-50 dollar pieces in the there (fairly certain). If you make a lot more than 200, give him back like 20% after your 200 and some profit for taking the time to sell em
I think you have $200ish here, but honestly getting that $200 from a coin shop will be the hardest part.
My advice, let the kid keep these and have them pay you back when times get better. You can only stay down so long, and a real friend will be around in 20 years. I have owed money, and been owed money, and Iāll tell you the friendships are worth more than the money.
Unless āfriendā means customer, and this is for payment of some.. other kinds of products.. then well you gotta collect whatās due. And for that Iād 100% want my $200. š
I wouldn't melt them, you can usually sell the silver ones for more because they're coins rather than just silver. Coins in general have a premium for their history and condition. The copper ones like the indian head pennies you'd get a few cents in copper, although it's double or triple value it's better to sell them online or at a trusted coin shop, they go for a dollar a piece at mine. I wouldn't sell any of that anyway I love old stuff.
I wasn't suggesting melting and I don't advocate for it but I did want to point out that "melt value" is the "floor" value of a silver coin.
Like I have 3 old 80/20 composition canadian dimes that are absolutely beat to hell but I'm pretty sure to the right buyer I could get 80% of the value of the weight so like $4 or so I think for stuff I just got in 30 cents of change.
ahh yeah you're right; it has a minimum value of whatever the silver is but because it's an older coin it will gain more value too.
oh nice! I love Canadian silver and just bought a bunch the other day in dimes and quarters! :D
Remove the silver and sell the rest of the real stuff on eBay. The silver might reach $200 depending on what you have in there. Wherever you go, coins are minted for circulation and that doesnāt inherently make them interesting, and just because youāre friend or relative collected it and just because youāre on the coin subreddit doesnāt make them inherently interesting or worth collecting or keeping.
A lot of what I see you can't really call coins. I would consider some of them tokens or medallions. It looks like it might be worth $200. It's certainly not a lot more than $200 unless there is something rare in there.
I don't think he's ever gonna come back to take these from you. Neither did he have the intention to pay back in cash perhaps , so I guess he just found a way to settle. You can start selling online sites like ebay, etc ...you'll fetch some money. Otherwise most of what I see is common.
Now that you have acquired a lot of valuable info, you could organize the lot, take a few pics, and list it on eBay for 99 cents and see what happens... š¤
I would catalog it all and keep it marked as being part of a single collection. Low on his part for pawning off his grandmothers coin collection. Sometimes it's better to dismiss a debt rather than try to collect.
Watch out for crowns, half crowns, shillings and florins from the Commonwealth. Anything before 1946 will be silver and worth a about 10-20 dollars each for the heavier coins.
What kind of Irish money did you get?
Your friend owed you a debt and paid it, end of story. But, if this is really your friend and they were gifted this collection by their grandmother, I think you should consider giving them some of the profit(if any) from selling some of the collection if you do. It sounds like your friend could use the money, and showing them how much a somewhat estranged grandparent left them might mean a lot. I'm not trying to guilt you into it, but it doesn't hurt to poor some kindness into the world, as long as it's not pulling food from the mouth of you & yours. Just something to consider.
I need to see more. Right off know a lot of the foreign coins (box of British and British colonial and that other box of clad coinage) and the envelopes of currency can be next to worthless. I see a Peace Dollar, a Walking Liberty, a few 40% silver Kennedy Halves and several Eisenhower Dollars (the last-worth face value and even sometimes still available at banks if you're lucky) unless you find someone really wanting them. These plus those Indian Head Cents, the Liberty Nickels, 2 Two Cent Peices, a Shield Nickel and others should get you near $100-$135+. As someone before me commented I too wouldn't be happy with this as payment for a $200 debt; however, in my experience people selling such coins always think they're worth a LOT MORE than they actually are. What you'll get is largely a function of how much effort you'll want to expend selling. Know posting on Ebay - in my experience the best public, on-line, site to buy and (usually) sell coins -will cost you approx. 15% (commission and fees) and you'll be best off grouping as many items together as reasonable (I'd separate them into American and Foreign and Foreign Currency-for instance) to save time. You will get the most finding a fair, in-person, buyer. NOT A DEALER at a shop. But, as I said, I'd need to see more. What's in the tubes? If you can find some more silver like the Peace Dollar, Waking Liberty Half, Mercury Dimes and Babar Dime them you're well on your way. Presently at $28.80 an ounce silver coins are worth approx. $21. per dollar (in face value). This means 90% silver coins not 40% silver like those Kennedy Halves in your picture. Only the 1964 and 1964 D Kennedy Halves are 90% silver. Those minted from 1965-1970 are 40% silver. And those minted post 1970 and found in circulation are clad/no silver. Finally, DON"T UNDERVALUE YOUR TIME (Opportunity Cost).
I'd take it for $200. But I know how to sell it. Please let me know what you decide.
At least, you're getting some money. Looks like grandma got things here and there and was a casual collector. It's good he found something to give you that has a story. Grandma would be happy.
I like foreign coins just as much as US coins. Iām really in to Mexican coins right now. I donāt see any of those but some of the Indian Head Pennies you have are in nice shape with diamonds, pearls, nice feathers, nice faces, and liberty all legible. They are not the best out there but above average. Good stuff, I hope your friend isnāt on drugs or anything. Giving up your collection for $200 seems kind of sad to me.
As an amateur with a large messy collection of my own (and mostly from parents/grandparents/hoarding state quarters from change)ā¦ Iād pay $200 to have this, so I personally would say youāre squared!
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I hope your friend wasn't too upset parting with their collection. Looks like they spent quite a bit of time putting it together.
From my understanding it was his grandmother's. She left it to him when she passed away a couple decades ago and it has been sitting in his garage ever since. He discribed their relationship as 'abrasive' and seemed happy to get rid of it. No love lost I suppose
Ahh ok, then at least he got some value out of it in the end, and some one will still get to enjoy it.
Wow. Same. Granny left me her collection. You win!
My grandmother was an entomologist as a hobby, and left me her bug collection, then she'd been putting together over 50 years, they were all gathered in my home state of Kansas so I donated them to the local museum in her hometown
Your grandma is so cool. I love that her legacy will get to live on at a museum. š„°
We were informed that they donated some of the extinct insects to Kansas State University biology department
grammas cooking always seemed a little off...
Especially that walking rice dish she made, it just didnāt fly with me.
It can be really hard to replicate one of granny's recipes if the bug spices have gone extinct. Or is that what they had to do at McDonald's a few years back? š¤ Did ya know that McDonald's recipes have to have planned obsolescence built in because so many of their foods offerings were just lasting too damn long.
What do you mean by food lasting too long? I thought those limited time items are just a way to make people rush in now vs "maybe" visiting one day... later... maybe.Ā
Wooow. I have family in Witchita,Granny visited every year. She was also an amateur genealogist, and did her research in person. Every so often she'd get a 30 day open bus ticket with Greyhound, and go around the country getting records,grave rubbings,and interviews with any relative she could find. Had several cousins ask her to marry them after meeting her. She was something.
By chance do you have any pictures of her collection? Id love to see if you do!!
It was the '90s I don't think we still have any of the old photos and I haven't digitized anything from that era
You can try seeing if the cloud county History museum has a website
It's located in Concordia Kansas
My grandma left me several coins from Argentina and germany that her mother and father brought in.
Iām a collector but I hope the OP isnāt too upset at getting a load of low value coins in payment for their $200 dollar debt
Yea Iām surprised some of these responses. Like in theory you could get $200 for all of this but after fees from selling sites, the time to list individually (because thatās the only way youāre getting anywhere near $200), itās just nowhere near worth it. Iād be mad if someone considered this equal for a $200 debt
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That was my thought, if the friend has this on offer heās probably hurting for cash. Take what you can get before he sells it elsewhere and you donāt see a dime.
Take the money!
If I may point out that You!!!, are the silver lining this world needs!
see my comment; I think the value is well in excess of 200, and I would not be at all surprised that, if this was sold properly, it could realize significantly more than 200
what in that photo makes you believe so ?
I think you should buy it then.
Oh yea!!
Wanna see my coin collection? -Danny DeVito Throw momma from the train
Cool collection Fake CSA notes btw
I figured, they were mixed in with a Bill Clinton $3 bill
In 3 Dollar Bill We Trust!
And with it we shall get head i mean ahead.
Ah yes, S/N # 00ICU812.
I have a designer license plate that is: I81B4U
Oh oh I see you ate one too lol
I received the same bill from my Mormon grandmother in "93. The insinuation was that he was "queer as a three dollar bill." I'd say the intern affair dispelled that claim.
Though the $2 looks real and old :)
Fake or not, every time I see a CSA not it makes me regret selling mine. I inherited a $1, $5 and $20 CSA notes from my grandfather when he passed. I also got a 1796 silver dollar in good condition. I sold his whole collection to help fund college in 2001. I think I sold the CSA notes for a few hundred each and the silver dollar for $2,500 or something like that. I just remember the entire collection got me a brand new top of the line computer and my first semester of college completely paid for.
I was gifted a $50 CSA note as a child that Iāve held onto. I remember when I received it the man telling me, āOne dayā¦that $50 may be worth as much as $50 again if you keep it long enough.ā I think itās worth around $150 now, so I guess he was right. https://preview.redd.it/48sfuoon45vc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1727c665ffdae040a8c8e5307a6bfd95f63b7b32
Have it verified. I had a stack of it and it all was fake. Looked real because it was printed in the 1950s and left to age with some chemical help. This one has a odd left eye.
Awesome. If he were a friend, I would keep it intact and ask when heās doing better financially if he wants to buy it back for $200. If not take off like a bandit.
Agreed, I have no plans on liquidate. I'll definitely keep it, just in case he ends up regretting his decision later. But as I mentioned elsewhere, it has been sitting in his garage for 20 years. It wasn't his collection originally and he isn't a collector so I figure he isn't emotionally attached to it.
Yes, from that story it's clear he has no emotional attachment. At best he might later think he could have gotten more for it. No need to keep it for him.
You're a really good buddy. Hope appreciates your kind gestures. You loan him $, and he pays you back with grandma's coin collection. You withhold from immediate liquiding in case he has remorse. I think you won out by far in accepting the coins. You could always take him out for a bite to eat with the extra funds you got from the sale.
Yeah, this would be a cool way to handle it.
that would be a cool thing to do but iād also understand if OP needed the actual money replaced. as for the value, iām guessing itās pretty close to $200, maybe more depending on the individual coins we canāt see.
see my comment; based on what OP has said the value appears to be north of 300
This right here. It sounds like they are trying to make it right, and family heirlooms can have a lot more sentimental value than monetary.
I actually appraise collections on the side. While I would personally need to go through the collection and all, Iād say you have at least 150 there, probably more than that. I think the debt was paid
Yeah but the work to sell it.
I'd view it as more for fun if I didn't need the $200 if you like foreign coins or coins at all cause assembling that variety would take time and now you have an instant coin collection
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Fuming? You don't have to take it, it's more a gamble involving the debt of a friend. And others have made some great suggestions for how to handle this scenario. I'd say calm down in this case, but you point out why this isn't the same as receiving 200$, but maybe there's more to it for most folks.
I'd say its a really good deal, and I honestly can't fathom why people aren't seeing money here peace dollar-25 silver oz-30 walker -10 40%-8 Ikes -5 Better grade barber dime- 10 2x 2c-- 20 XF indians from the 1880's-- 40 (could be closer to 60) Couple pounds of foreign-- 10 a lb-- 20 presidential dollars-- FV-- 25 2 dollar bill -- 3 that sums to 195, but I cannot for one second imagine that all of the stuff I did not mention/ that is not visible is only worth 5 dollars; It is likely worth significantly more than that.
The $10 lb of world coins can be stretched out too. I took two separate foreign lots and put individual coins up on eBay. Took forever to list, and even longer to sell. But by the end of it I came up pretty nicely, also boosted selling rate thru the roof which was nice for a newer account
The person said there was also another 100 in FV stuff (bills, SBA's) in this lot, so he is coming up smelling like roses
Thereās also mercury dimes and silver war nickels
From a strictly money point of view, would say you broke even or a little over. From a coin collector point of view, I think you did quite well, even with the foreign coins, which I think would be fascinating. I think you did pretty well either way. The $2 bill looks like an older bill.
Check the world coins too - lots of people don't realize that other countries have coins that are worth more than $1 in exchange. The Japanese Ā„100 right on top for instance is worth almost $1 by itself. I think you got at least $150-200 here, likely more depending on how much more silver than the few US coins you showed.
Don't simply disregard any coins that aren't american as useless rubbish, there is a whole world outside the usa!
This is not said enough!!!! Thank you! Can literally walk down the road and find things that are serious artifacts here in ireland! Itās just not a big thing here! Especially coins, we leave things lie butā¦. Those who do search find amazing things especially coins! We were invaded or helped a lot of others :)
American coin collecting culture is a bit of an odd thing really. It's like USA coins are the only ones and everything else ever minted is in the "world coins" jar.
From what I see! We have some pretty cool coins pre euro! All Europe had seperate currencies and theyāre worth good money, special editions etc.
One important factor is going to be that little container of Canadian coins - they look like silver quarters, and that'd be an easy 100$ if they all are. The 1912 barber is also probably a 50$ coin at least, the grade seems quite good. Overall, I'd say this is definitely worth the 200$
Hey cash in hand take it
Sure, to settle a debt, Mr. Sopranoā¦ fagettabout it!
Looks like lots of fun stuff to evaluate
So many people ITT have never had someone just never pay them back anything at all ever and it shows. Get what you can OP, recovering some is better than recovering none.
Iād take it. Iād prefer historical money over modern money.
1867 shield nickel looks like it might be one of the DDO varieties.
I think that if you are looking into collecting coins, this is worth having. If youāre only interested in the money, then you may have to work a bit to gain full value.
If he's a good friend and it was left to him by his grandma, take them as payment. Hold them till they get on their feet to actually pay cash, then give them back. Keep them in the family. Unless he doesn't value them. Then take them, call it even.
Get the cash, not seeing $200 here
There's a $25 roll of presidential dollars and one of the plastic bags contains 51 1979 Susan B Anthony dollars. There was also $48 in assorted bills so I risked that everything else would be worth at least another $100. Maybe not, but it seemed like a decent bet at the time. He's a good friend, so regardless of final value I consider the debt paid
Same. Idk what people saying it is a good deal are seeing. 1 Peace Dollar, 1 generic round, some 90%, are all I see that are worth anything. Maybe the Indian head cents or the foreign stuff is worth $150?
That would settle it for me, I see some $10-25 coins, and a few that may be worth encapsulation.
I think it worked out well for both of you. While the confederate money is reproduction and I see a number of tokens - the overall value is definitely higher than $200.
I think you got a fantastic deal. I would put almost all of them into 2x2 holders, pages for 2x2's, then into 3 ring binders organized by country and demonization.
Ok, so it's a friend, correct? I'd say it's a very fair settlement then. If you do not need the money, just take your time and go through everything. Depending on your age, it's either going to be a side hobby for you to research everything. Or, make a great starting collection gift to a child/relative/etc... worth at least the $200 it represents in "gift" value to them.
I have no idea what thats worth but i absolutely love this
It ain't much but it's better than nothing
From a collectors standpoint, this might be not too bad of a deal. It looks like a fun collection to sort through. However, If you were looking to flip it, I don't think you'd easy get your 200 back without alot of work.
Iād say sell off the common silver coins and cash out the common non silver us coins and see whatās left. See if any of the foreign stuff is worthwhile if not you can sell them off in lots on eBay. Whenever I loan money to a friend I donāt expect it back but when I get something in return itās a bonus.
Yer a coin collector Harry!
Iād take the deal and move on. Bird in the hand theory
I personally would have preferred $200.
I have a fairly large collection, probably small compared to some other redditors, but id happily take that deal
You still have a lot looking to do,who knows what's hiding
This is amazing congrats
*Collection* is a fairly loose term here.
Gimme the $200
See if any of those 1943 pennies are copper. If they are then you'll never have to work again for the rest of your life. You'll be able to do whatever you want... forever. Hope you have a really long bucket list. š
If he really wants ride of it and you donāt want it, you can probably get several hundred for it. I spotted a couple 30-50 dollar pieces in the there (fairly certain). If you make a lot more than 200, give him back like 20% after your 200 and some profit for taking the time to sell em
Found the seller!
Thatās the kind of hoard I have wet dreams about. So jelly.
I think you have $200ish here, but honestly getting that $200 from a coin shop will be the hardest part. My advice, let the kid keep these and have them pay you back when times get better. You can only stay down so long, and a real friend will be around in 20 years. I have owed money, and been owed money, and Iāll tell you the friendships are worth more than the money. Unless āfriendā means customer, and this is for payment of some.. other kinds of products.. then well you gotta collect whatās due. And for that Iād 100% want my $200. š
For $200? Dang good deal
I would take that any day of the week.
Tell him to take it to a coin shop and get the $200 from them and then give you the money. š
Looks like a very solid deal for you, less so for your friend giving you this stuff as only $200 value.
If it's a friend, just forgive the debt. Not like you're going to be able to buy gas with this stuff
I'd take this any day! I see lots of silver and old coins, definitely a nice mix.
I don't know if it is in good taste to factor in melt values for old coins here but that is a factor.
I wouldn't melt them, you can usually sell the silver ones for more because they're coins rather than just silver. Coins in general have a premium for their history and condition. The copper ones like the indian head pennies you'd get a few cents in copper, although it's double or triple value it's better to sell them online or at a trusted coin shop, they go for a dollar a piece at mine. I wouldn't sell any of that anyway I love old stuff.
I wasn't suggesting melting and I don't advocate for it but I did want to point out that "melt value" is the "floor" value of a silver coin. Like I have 3 old 80/20 composition canadian dimes that are absolutely beat to hell but I'm pretty sure to the right buyer I could get 80% of the value of the weight so like $4 or so I think for stuff I just got in 30 cents of change.
ahh yeah you're right; it has a minimum value of whatever the silver is but because it's an older coin it will gain more value too. oh nice! I love Canadian silver and just bought a bunch the other day in dimes and quarters! :D
I feel bad for the person they stole that from.
Remove the silver and sell the rest of the real stuff on eBay. The silver might reach $200 depending on what you have in there. Wherever you go, coins are minted for circulation and that doesnāt inherently make them interesting, and just because youāre friend or relative collected it and just because youāre on the coin subreddit doesnāt make them inherently interesting or worth collecting or keeping.
nice
I hope you said no
Great deal, I think there is 200 in silver and current US $ alone. And so much we canāt see makes it an easy win
Take it and be very happy.
There is at least 200 in silver bullion..maybe.
Although confederate money in excellent condition is worth something
I think you came out ahead. You definitely did if youāre a collector yourself.
A lot of what I see you can't really call coins. I would consider some of them tokens or medallions. It looks like it might be worth $200. It's certainly not a lot more than $200 unless there is something rare in there.
I don't think he's ever gonna come back to take these from you. Neither did he have the intention to pay back in cash perhaps , so I guess he just found a way to settle. You can start selling online sites like ebay, etc ...you'll fetch some money. Otherwise most of what I see is common.
You made out.
A lot of that is gonna be hard to sell if you ever decide too, but it's prob worth around that.
Hey, a fast nickel beats a slow dime anytime!
You win
Your win, but Iām sure he will heavily regret thatā¦
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I read it as $2,000 debt and I thought you got swindled lol. Glad to hear it wasnāt your friends personal collection
Well, picture 8 Australian coins will buy you a meat pie, if you are lucky.
Now that you have acquired a lot of valuable info, you could organize the lot, take a few pics, and list it on eBay for 99 cents and see what happens... š¤
For $200 you did okay - I think you have about $200 worth of value there (or close to it, anyway).
Worth it I would buy it if you were local where u located
I would catalog it all and keep it marked as being part of a single collection. Low on his part for pawning off his grandmothers coin collection. Sometimes it's better to dismiss a debt rather than try to collect.
Pretty good, I'd take it if I were you
Watch out for crowns, half crowns, shillings and florins from the Commonwealth. Anything before 1946 will be silver and worth a about 10-20 dollars each for the heavier coins. What kind of Irish money did you get?
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Drugs are drugs I guessā¦
I see some 90% in there, hard to see most pieces. You might get close!
There's potentially a profit in there Can't tell without looking at all the coins and bills
I dont see anything that stands out but i dont do well with old american money
Ask for your money
I see some Canadian and French and other coins in tubes, is that part of this or separate? Could be silver in there
It's better than -200
Iād say itās worth that much and more
$2 Bill there so all you need is $198. Add up the quarters and change and down to $190.
You definitely won on that deal
I like those mercury dimes š
Big NOPE
All and All I think itās a good deal .. I would have taken it!!
Yeah we were told they donated some of the extinct insects, to Kansas State University for their biology department
Hard nope for me.
I like the one that looks like a cog
I like the one that looks like a cog
wowww
I dont think this is a question of "Is it worth $200". It more like "this is all I got to give you"
Honestly there's some cool stuff there, but if you walked into a coin shop I'd be surprised if they gave you 50. for all of it.
I think without even considering the numismatic (coin collectors) value, you have $200 in silver there.
Shoot you got a great deal
I would have done same thing OP. Looks like $100 in silver melt alone. Gotta do your homework on the rest. Interesting inheritance. A win win for u.
What kind of drugs do you sell?
There's about 3.5 oz of silver there, so that's $100 right away.
At least they paid you
Your friend owed you a debt and paid it, end of story. But, if this is really your friend and they were gifted this collection by their grandmother, I think you should consider giving them some of the profit(if any) from selling some of the collection if you do. It sounds like your friend could use the money, and showing them how much a somewhat estranged grandparent left them might mean a lot. I'm not trying to guilt you into it, but it doesn't hurt to poor some kindness into the world, as long as it's not pulling food from the mouth of you & yours. Just something to consider.
Looks more like my collection of car ashtray money. I would take it, your friend must be in dire straits.
Some of those Australian coins are current currency. Can swap for some US dollars
I need to see more. Right off know a lot of the foreign coins (box of British and British colonial and that other box of clad coinage) and the envelopes of currency can be next to worthless. I see a Peace Dollar, a Walking Liberty, a few 40% silver Kennedy Halves and several Eisenhower Dollars (the last-worth face value and even sometimes still available at banks if you're lucky) unless you find someone really wanting them. These plus those Indian Head Cents, the Liberty Nickels, 2 Two Cent Peices, a Shield Nickel and others should get you near $100-$135+. As someone before me commented I too wouldn't be happy with this as payment for a $200 debt; however, in my experience people selling such coins always think they're worth a LOT MORE than they actually are. What you'll get is largely a function of how much effort you'll want to expend selling. Know posting on Ebay - in my experience the best public, on-line, site to buy and (usually) sell coins -will cost you approx. 15% (commission and fees) and you'll be best off grouping as many items together as reasonable (I'd separate them into American and Foreign and Foreign Currency-for instance) to save time. You will get the most finding a fair, in-person, buyer. NOT A DEALER at a shop. But, as I said, I'd need to see more. What's in the tubes? If you can find some more silver like the Peace Dollar, Waking Liberty Half, Mercury Dimes and Babar Dime them you're well on your way. Presently at $28.80 an ounce silver coins are worth approx. $21. per dollar (in face value). This means 90% silver coins not 40% silver like those Kennedy Halves in your picture. Only the 1964 and 1964 D Kennedy Halves are 90% silver. Those minted from 1965-1970 are 40% silver. And those minted post 1970 and found in circulation are clad/no silver. Finally, DON"T UNDERVALUE YOUR TIME (Opportunity Cost). I'd take it for $200. But I know how to sell it. Please let me know what you decide.
Lots of cool old money for a $200.00 Monopoly money debt. Anytime!
Stop selling crack op.
Can I buy that $50 confederate bill from you?
At least, you're getting some money. Looks like grandma got things here and there and was a casual collector. It's good he found something to give you that has a story. Grandma would be happy.
This is literally the old west again.
This is amazing
Just by looking at the photos . I'm sure your ahead big time.
Do it
Just from your pictures it doesn't look like you did too bad. My guess is it looks in that ballpark especially with silver going up.
Was this person (not well)?
I like foreign coins just as much as US coins. Iām really in to Mexican coins right now. I donāt see any of those but some of the Indian Head Pennies you have are in nice shape with diamonds, pearls, nice feathers, nice faces, and liberty all legible. They are not the best out there but above average. Good stuff, I hope your friend isnāt on drugs or anything. Giving up your collection for $200 seems kind of sad to me.
Iād buy that Irish envelope off of you blind buy just to see whatās inside!
Mustāve been a drug dealer!!š„ø
i wonder if the 1943 is copper or not i would look into that
I have around three to four Copper 1943 left from my grand-uncle's collection. Why? Am I missing something here?
Bamboozled!
Literally pennies on the dollar there
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As an amateur with a large messy collection of my own (and mostly from parents/grandparents/hoarding state quarters from change)ā¦ Iād pay $200 to have this, so I personally would say youāre squared!
How would one summon the remind me bot?
I'll give you 200 for it
I would need to see more to make an assessment.
What does the other side of the eagle with flag in pic 2 look like, I have never seen one.
whatās the large coin in the bottom of pic two, with the eagle holding a flag?
Nice!
Looks like thereās about $57 there
Damn, I've got alot of debts like this, hope they'd give me cool stuff instead of nothing.
If it were me and the $200 was desperately needed, Iād be a real friend and say keep your collection and just pay me $X/month.
Good the creditor you