Any numismatists/philatelists out there?

Post #249,311 by Yendor 3/25/06 2:39:04 PM Reply	Any numismatists/philatelists out there? I have recently come into possession of a large number of various coins and stamps. I want to find out if they're worth anything, and would prefer to do it through people I trust. Also, pointers to informative web sites on the topics would be appreciated. I don't really care to join any societies for this; would prefer something with cold, hard facts about what these collections might be worth. Thankee sai. -YendorMike "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
Post #249,312 by ChrisR 3/25/06 2:54:43 PM Reply	Technically speaking... ...a Quarter is worth about 2 bits. And confederate dollars will only be redeemable if the south manages to rise again. :-)
Post #249,314 by Another Scott 3/25/06 3:14:02 PM Reply	Was one long ago. Warning: This is my recollection from about 1976. [link\|http://www.scottonline.com/info_NEW.asp\|Scott] publishes books of stamp prices. [link\|http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0894873512/qid=1143317033/sr=2-2/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_2/104-2474938-6471904?s=books&v=glance&n=283155\|E.g. the 2006 Catalog for the US and a few other countries]. They're generally retail numbers - you can expect to get at most 50% of that if you sell to a dealer. There are similar books for [link\|http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0873499875/qid=1143317300/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_4/104-2474938-6471904?s=books&v=glance&n=283155\|coins], but I know less about them. There are online places like the ones that [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=228059\|Quirky was pointed to a while back], but I don't know if one is preferred above the others. The money you get is for the collection is going to depend on supply and demand of whoever you deal with - don't take the book values as gospel. Ebay may be a godsend here. :-) HTH a bit. Have fun! Cheers, Scott.
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Post #249,339 by tuberculosis 3/25/06 11:39:50 PM Reply	Check the yellow pages for local dealers rare stamp and coin dealers also sell a variety of price guides and are often good places to wander in and shoot the breeze. Visit a couple and triangulate. [link\|http://www.blackbagops.net\|Black Bag Operations Log] [link\|http://www.objectiveclips.com\|Artificial Intelligence] [link\|http://www.badpage.info/seaside/html\|Scrutinizer]
Post #249,358 by jake123 3/26/06 4:24:47 AM Reply	Nota bene Make like you're interested in buying; you'll get an idea of what they'll sell for, instead of what the dealer will pay. --\n-------------------------------------------------------------------\n* Jack Troughton jake at consultron.ca \n [link\|http://consultron.ca\|http://consultron.ca] [link\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca] \n Kingston Ontario Canada [link\|news://news.consultron.ca\|news://news.consultron.ca] *\n-------------------------------------------------------------------

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