As promised, here’s the collection I’ve been working on!
I like to call it the “Z” Collection, but in my documents, I use the client’s name instead to add a personal touch. That’s pretty standard in the industry; you’ll often see notable collections named for their origins, adding a bit of history and cool factor to each coin!
Although this lot doesn’t include anything exceptionally rare or valuable, totaling about $485 in retail value or $320 if liquidated, it’s still fascinating to explore coins that are over 100 years old. Below are some images, including a couple of my personal favorites that I’ve chosen to highlight.
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[The entire collection…]
[A close-up of the silver dollars… The first one from 1878 would have been fantastic if it weren’t so worn! It’s the first year for Morgans, which can fetch hundreds if they’re uncirculated.]
[A close-up of the nickels and cents… Like the Morgan mentioned above, this last large cent, unfortunately cleaned, would have been valued at over $200 if it hadn’t been tampered with!]
[A close-up of the wheat pennies and four foreign coins… It’s always intriguing to ponder where they came from, isn’t it? In a group of over 50 US coins, suddenly a few foreign coins appear, which adds an interesting twist! They were my favorites from the whole collection, and the ones I kept for myself. :)]
[Close-up of the French 10-cent piece! Isn’t it beautiful?! It’s amazing how much lighting affects coin photography. It is colorful and toned like that, but looks quite different compared to the previous photo.]
[Canadian one cent from 1876… That purple hue is stunning!]
[Lastly, I couldn’t resist highlighting that uniquely unattractive coin holder again, haha! It really does have a certain charm.]
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Initially, my client asked me to assess all the coins (which I did) and then liquidate them. However, plans changed quickly when his son discovered he wouldn’t be inheriting them, and he wasn’t thrilled, so we switched gears 😂
I still gave him a printed copy of the spreadsheet I created detailing the coins, but they ended up keeping them, except for the two foreign ones and that unforgettable coin holder, which became my “payment,” lol.
You can download and adjust the full spreadsheet for your own collecting here:
It ended up being a blessing in disguise because I’m now working on liquidating another, much larger collection! It includes 20+ folders of Morgans, Silver Eagles, nickels, pennies, foreign coins, and all sorts of treasures waiting to be admired, haha.
I’m eager to dive in and see what gems we find 🙂 I’ll definitely share photos here too! Thanks for stopping by, and I hope your collections are thriving without needing someone like me to sell them off! But if you ever do, you know where to find me.
XOXO,
*Even as beautiful as those coins are, they’re only worth about $1.00 and $6.00 respectively…
