I have a very large coin collection that I bought in a auction at a self storage unit, from looking in yearly coin book the price of what I have was very hard to narrow what the worth is can someone give me direction to handle this problem of not give my coins away to the small time dealers in my small town in North Carolina.

tonymontaina - there are several places to sell your coin collection. But to help you out can you post a few of the coins on this post and alkso go to top of page on the first page of this site : there you will find out how to get the condition and grade of the coins. It is the very first at the top ( i think this is the site to go to ) { http://www.acoin.com/grading.htm } it will tell you how :: also in the coin books most of the time in the front of the book is a gradeing sample ;; now at the start of different coins in the book it gives what to look for in each grade of that coinsay for silver dollars <every time there is a change in the coin someway in that chapter of silver dollars <you will have a lisdt at the start of that section on the grades for thatbunch of silver dollars :: example _ in the red book on
Coins <on page @)(:: it says for the( liberty seated (1840 -1873 ) it gives you a little histopry on that coin, also right below
It gives vg-* -what to look for on the coin for that grade and condition;; then it gives for {f-12 fine ;then for vf-20 9very fine ;; and it goes down threw pf-63 (choice proo :: then right below that -it has {no motto (1840 1865) <shows picture of the coin and below that it gives the requirements for that coin in different grades and conditions on page (211) gives for the {trade dollars, and same information:: { now as i said if you can post pictures of the coins on this post : i will be glad to see what i can come up with for you;; to help you the very best and correct that i can <this will help in a big way <because the condition and grade of the coin is how the price is figured
> some times they will sell for more then it says in the book> depends a lot just how bad the collector wants say that coin;; in the red book there is different coin dealers that are pretty honest : another way is to send them to ana <anacs< to name just two of the coin gradeing co's. If you want <i can give you how to getting touch with them :: if you can give me a list opn a few of them :: waiting your reply> : have a grate day ande god bless ::f.b.e.