My mom just gave me my father's and grandfather's coin collection to see what it might be worth. Since going to a reputable coin dealer is a long distance adventure for us, I would like to have an idea of how much energy and time to put into this project.
Do any of you know of a web-site that could give me some basic estimates? I'm looking for a site that I can dial in a type of coin, say a penny, and a date, say 1943, and get some type, or range, of estimates. Also, is there a site that will give me an explaination of what the ratings letters and numbers mean.
I've done searches already and believe there is nothing in the collection of great value. I have many old coins from the 1800's and early 1900's. I just need a way of getting rough estimates to decide how to go from this point.
By the way, for those of you that know about these things, I had an interesting day doing research on the 1943 pennies, and the 1866 and 1853 half dollars in the colletion. I was thinking I had a real find. Of course, they ended up being very common and not worth a lot. The pennies stuck to the magnet, the 1853 has the arrows and the 1866 has the motto.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
John