Getting organised-Could use a bit of help

Hillbilly Joe · Feb 7, 2014

I have three small velvet pouches of coins, they hold US, foreign, and misc. tokens I have hung onto over the years. I have no idea where to start at determining a fair value for it all. No clue about what books would be good to start with, or where I could get a fair opinion local. I know I have some silver, and I know at least a couple of the old mexican pesos have silver in them. But I also have some from the middle east that feel like they would have silver in them, but I cant read them! Anyway, getting pointed in the right direction to get started would be nice, and I thank you in advance-

Joe

bigscores · Feb 7, 2014

Scan them and post some pics here.

Hillbilly Joe · Feb 7, 2014

Sounds like a good idea, I tried to get some pics, they didnt turn out the best, so I will scan them over the next few days and get them posted, thanks.

Hillbilly Joe · Feb 9, 2014

Here are a few scans, I have a lot more, but thought I would start with these. Anything you can tell me about them would be great, and again, looking for books/websites on the subject to do research as well, thank you in advance.

Mackaydon · Feb 9, 2014

1980 Mexican 5 pesos; 10.2 grams.
Copper-Nickel 27mm.
The subject is: Quetzalcoatl.
Mintage: 267 million $0.25 in VF.
Don....

Mackaydon · Feb 9, 2014

Mexican 100 pesos; 11.7 grams; Aluminum-Bronze; 26.5 mm.
National arms on the other side. Image appears to be Carranza.
Mintage: 228m; $0.45 in VF
Don......

Mackaydon · Feb 9, 2014

Palm Tree coin is from Saudi Arabia; 1 Riyal
Like this one: SAUDI ARABIA 1 RIYAL ARABIC WRITING FRONT EMBLEM BACK 1354-1935 VF AG SILVER KM18 READ DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY !!! - Delcampe.net
Don....

bigscores · Feb 9, 2014

The 1776-1976 Eisenhower dollar is common, worth a buck, spend it. The other two dollar coins, the 1882 and 1900, can we see the reverses? They are worth at least $20 each. The 1936 is a walking liberty half dollar, probably worth about $8 in that condition.

Hillbilly Joe · Feb 9, 2014

Thanks guys, I will have time to scan the other sides in the morning. I have a ton of various US coins, so I am trying to get them scanned in a little at a time, thank you for everyones help!

Hillbilly Joe · Feb 10, 2014

Some more

here are the back of the coins you wanted to see. I also scanned in some pennies and a few nickles. I dont know why it scanned it as one pic, but if you have any problems with dates and such just ask. I am also very interested in how to preserve these coins, any suggestions about that would be more than welcome!

bigscores · Feb 10, 2014

Morgans are common dates, $20-$25 each. The cents are worth about 3-4 cents each. The nickels are all worth face.

Hillbilly Joe · Feb 10, 2014

Thanks, I do Thank You all for looking and letting me know!

cudamark · Feb 10, 2014

If you want to keep them for viewing, get some 2X2's or flips and put them in a binder. Personally, I'd keep the silver and maybe the U.S. copper, and spend the rest.

Hillbilly Joe · Feb 10, 2014

Thank you, most of it will be kept, just because of family ties of from who it came from, I am guessing by 2x2 you mean the little plastic windows with cardboard around them?

crhgymnast1 · Feb 10, 2014

Hillbilly Joe said:
Thank you, most of it will be kept, just because of family ties of from who it came from, I am guessing by 2x2 you mean the little plastic windows with cardboard around them?

yes you should be able to pick them up for 5 cents apiece at a coin store