Grandma passed away last year

[DrGrip]

My grandmother passed away last year and I received a "box" of things left to me in her will.

Within this box are many things that are REALLY cool from a treasure nut standpoint; Old suspender buckles from the CW, shaving kits from WWI and WWII, small gold coins, pictures from WWII, maps from WWI and WWII, and a few "love letters" from grandpa to her during the war. All of this is really cool and I will cherish it forever, but tonight my wife discovered something in the box I had NOT seen before.

We had taken ALL of the items out of the box to photograph them for insurance purposes (yeah a little late) and the wife reached over to put the "box" on the table and it rattled. we looked a bit further into the box and found that under the "velvet" linings within the box there was a space under the bottom!

Inside of the box's bottom we found an 1877 $20.00 gold piece set into a necklace loop. This thing is in great shape!

There was also a $20.00 bill from 1934, it too is in pretty good shape.

Any thoughts on these finds?

Grip

 

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[blurr]

I'll take the coin!!! Seriously, the bill probably has little premium over face value. I might be wrong, but it looks to me that the coin was of low mintage. The site I looked at said a little over 40,000 pieces were struck in San Francisco that year. I would take care of it, even a common double eagle is worth $1000 or better. Take care.

John

 

[Noodle]

Grandma meant for that to be special to someone. Take good care of it. Pass it down, don't sell it.

 

[Nick A]

I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss that $20 bill... the pic isn't the best, but it still looks pretty crisp. I'm sure it is worth at least double face value. The double eagle is nice too. I hope the setting didn't damage it. I hate seeing those holders with the tabs, even damaged it's a nice hunk of gold... plus it's a family piece. I cherish the one $2.50 gold I got from my great grandmother.

 

[creeper71]

looks to me like the 20.00 gold peice starts at 1200.00 goes up 25.00 more dollars for each better grade until ms 60 then it's 1500.00 ms 62 3700.00 ms 63 16,000.00.. sorry about your grandma I lost mine last july..


Found this online for you to know the value of the 20.00 bill so you have insurance estimate


The value to a collector depends upon
-the grade (condition)
-the series (1934, 1934 A, 1934 B, 1934 C or 1934 D)
-the serial number
-the color of the seal and
-in some cases which Federal Reserve Bank issued the bill.

To estimate the grade, see the guide at

http://www.thecurrencyhouse.com/index.cf...

If the seal is green and the serial number does not contain a star a collector would probably expect to pay

$23 to $35 if it is graded "very fine"
$35 to $50 if it is graded "extremely fine"
$60 to $100 if it is graded "uncirculated (63)"

If the seal is green and the serial number does contain a star a collector would probably expect to pay

$75 to $150 if it is graded "very fine"
$125 to $250 if it is graded "extremely fine"
$500 to $900 if it is graded "uncirculated (63)"

If the seal is brown and the serial number does not contain a star a collector would probably expect to pay

$120 to $170 if it is graded "very fine"
$150 to $400 if it is graded "extremely fine"
$950 to $2,750 if it is graded "uncirculated (63)"

If the seal is brown and the serial number does contain a star a collector would probably expect to pay

$1,500 to $3,500 if it is graded "very fine"
$2,000 to $5,000 if it is graded "extremely fine"
$13,000 or more if it is graded "uncirculated (63)"

 

[ringfinder]

Your Grandmother sure took good care of you. What a pleasant surprise! She must have been a Fantastic lady. Love all the coins and paper money.

Would love to see the buckles and shaving kits.

HH, Ringfinder

 

[woody50]

Great getting a box like that. Pity that the coin was mounted, the tabs decrease any value.

 

[creeper71]

looks to me like the 20.00 gold peice starts at 1200.00 goes up 25.00 more dollars for each better grade until ms 60 then it's 1500.00 ms 62 3700.00 ms 63 16,000.00.. sorry about your grandma I lost mine last july..


Found this online for you to know the value of the 20.00 bill so you have insurance estimate


The value to a collector depends upon
-the grade (condition)
-the series (1934, 1934 A, 1934 B, 1934 C or 1934 D)
-the serial number
-the color of the seal and
-in some cases which Federal Reserve Bank issued the bill.

To estimate the grade, see the guide at

http://www.thecurrencyhouse.com/index.cf...

If the seal is green and the serial number does not contain a star a collector would probably expect to pay

$23 to $35 if it is graded "very fine"
$35 to $50 if it is graded "extremely fine"
$60 to $100 if it is graded "uncirculated (63)"

If the seal is green and the serial number does contain a star a collector would probably expect to pay

$75 to $150 if it is graded "very fine"
$125 to $250 if it is graded "extremely fine"
$500 to $900 if it is graded "uncirculated (63)"

If the seal is brown and the serial number does not contain a star a collector would probably expect to pay

$120 to $170 if it is graded "very fine"
$150 to $400 if it is graded "extremely fine"
$950 to $2,750 if it is graded "uncirculated (63)"

If the seal is brown and the serial number does contain a star a collector would probably expect to pay

$1,500 to $3,500 if it is graded "very fine"
$2,000 to $5,000 if it is graded "extremely fine"
$13,000 or more if it is graded "uncirculated (63)"

can't tell by your photos is your20.00 bill ink green or brown?

 

[allen]

that is an awesome piece of gold...

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice coin and 20 dollar bill. Would definitely Cherish those items forever

 

[blurr]

I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss that $20 bill... the pic isn't the best, but it still looks pretty crisp. I'm sure it is worth at least double face value. The double eagle is nice too. I hope the setting didn't damage it. I hate seeing those holders with the tabs, even damaged it's a nice hunk of gold... plus it's a family piece. I cherish the one $2.50 gold I got from my great grandmother.

You could be right about the bill, that was my guess. I would suggest taking the coin to a jewler and having him professionaly remove it, if the coin turns out to be valuable enough to want to sell as a coin rather than jewlery.

John

 

[STH69]

Very awesome, congrats. Sorry about grandma I lost mine this past January

 

[ivan salis]

your granny loved you for sure --- she left you many fine items as keepsakes .