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zhen_rogue
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My dad passed away a few years ago, who was a semi-avid stamp and coin collector.
However, no one in my family shares the interest, and neither of these collections are of any sentimental value.
The family would ideally like to sell both collections at a fair price.
I'm sure there are a few rare coins/stamps that could be sold singularly, and a very large quantity of "mundane" coins/stamps that could be sold as bulk.
Problem is, there's a LOT of coins/stamps, and none of us have a clue where to start.
Scenario 1:
We take each entire collection to someone for sorting/appraisal.
Problems: Who do we take this to? How much would something like this cost? How do we know they won't pocket a few choice coins/stamps, or give us deflated values?
Scenario 2:
I go through every coin/stamp, catalog it, and research a value for it.
Problem: Are there vast, updated, go-to online databases that will give me average values for damn near every coin/stamp I have?
Thanks in advance for any advice on how to go about this task.
However, no one in my family shares the interest, and neither of these collections are of any sentimental value.
The family would ideally like to sell both collections at a fair price.
I'm sure there are a few rare coins/stamps that could be sold singularly, and a very large quantity of "mundane" coins/stamps that could be sold as bulk.
Problem is, there's a LOT of coins/stamps, and none of us have a clue where to start.
Scenario 1:
We take each entire collection to someone for sorting/appraisal.
Problems: Who do we take this to? How much would something like this cost? How do we know they won't pocket a few choice coins/stamps, or give us deflated values?
Scenario 2:
I go through every coin/stamp, catalog it, and research a value for it.
Problem: Are there vast, updated, go-to online databases that will give me average values for damn near every coin/stamp I have?
Thanks in advance for any advice on how to go about this task.
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Scenario 1: You contact the appraisal company, they send over someone who has that as thier field. You pay this guy a couple hundred bucks, and he tells you which stuff is valuable and which is not. He's not there to buy, so there's no incentive to lie, and you paid him up front as a professional and are present at the appraisal, so its unlikely stuff will vanish.
Scenario 2: Yes. Yes there are. Books and tables and all kinds of appraisal guides and whathaveyous, just like any other collectable thing. In the case of coins and stamps, even more so I would think.
Plus you can watch him if youre really worried i guess.
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