Geebte Sammlung

Durch den Tod meines Onkels hat mein Vater eine sehr üppige Münzsammlung geerbt. Da er dazu neigt, wertvolle Dinge oft unter Wert zu “verschenken”, würde ich gern hier auf diesem Forum, den Wert einzelner Münzen ermitteln.

An wen kann ich mich dabei wenden und wer kann mir dabei zuverlässig weiterhelfen? Ich möchte einige Stücke einzeln verkaufen und nicht beim Händler, da der Händler niemals den Sammlerwert bezahlt.

Wie handhabt man es, die Münzen zu verkaufen zu angemessenem Wert, ohne dass man dabei genappt wird?

Hello 🤖

Without pictures, it will be very difficult for anyone to help you. Could you please post clear pictures of each side of your item?

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Please excuse the reply in English. The solution is simple, but a lot of work. Take each coin and identify it. The Numista page will often give a value for the coin.

I inherited a coin collection from my grandfather a few year ago, mostly German coins actually, and went through this process. I don't intend to sell them, but I thought it was fun. Here are some general rules I found. (These are from my experience with mostly German coins from about 1400 to the 1920s. I'd be interested if other collectors agree or not) 

1) The current value of a coin depend a lot on the value of the coin when it was made. Big silver coins, and gold coins were valuable, and are more valuable now. Copper, bronze, and small silver coins are less valuable.

2) If the coin is from after 1900, it is probably not valuable, except for the melt value of the metal.

3) The value of an older, less common coin is strongly affected by the condition of the coin, a coin with very little wear will be worth much more than a typical coin of that age.

I have tried to restore a few coins where they were so covered with rust that I couldn't' identify them, but the general rule is: Do not clean the coins!

As with all things.  If you expect to maximize value for the collection, it will require maximum time on your part.  Great advice above, just know that if this is a collection as large as it sounds, it will take months, if not years to go through and catalog each coin while you also learn how to grade each type.

Or you can send off the whole collection to a company that specializes in this and they'll cut you a check.

Welcome to Numista!

You have aleady received some helpful advice.  

If you post photos of a few coins, we can get an idea of what type of collection you have.