I have several siver coins from around the 40's and was wanting to find out about their value. Are there any good websites that would list values for coins from that time?
I would check eBay, to see what is for sale. Look at how much they are asking and finally what the bid actually is. Not exactly an exact science, but you will at least be able to find out if it is rare, in high demand, or just an old piece of money. Offhand, I don't know any website listing prices. You might want to check dealers sites and see what they have for sale as well.
Do you know how to grade coins? If not it might help to go to the library and sign out price guides (they show briefly how to grade) or any U.S. coin books or magazines. Get ones with photos of various grades.
Don't get too excited as most coins from the 40's are worth scrap value.
Scrap prices here in Can. at one place- are around 0.40 for dimes, 0.60 for quarters, $1.50 for half dollars, $3. for silver dollars. It varies on the market. Good luck! Dave.
Most common silver coins from that period are sold at about 5x's their face value. I use that formula as a guide when i'm looking to buy cheap silver. -Robert-
Try <www.PCGS.com>, use the "Daily Price Guide". These are slightly high values, but will give you an estimate. They are prices that have bee realized on a daily to weekly basis for the coins listed. Hope this helps.
Coinshooter
OOPs! I misread your post. Oh well, If your want anything graded these are the places to do it. I think the other post I posted was a better post for valuations. It's hard to judge, though, how true to life their valuations are compared to, say, what you might get selling them on the internet. Although auction sites are not what I would call a great indicator either since if someone wants a coin they may pay way more for it than it's really worth just to "win" it.