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Go to a good book store and order the latest version of the "Blue Book of Gun Values" by S.P. Fjestad. Once you have that in hand do your research and decide what you have. Then call several of the larger gun stores in your region and ask for a reference to the area's top antique gun guy. Get in touch with him and offer to pay for his evaluation. Inform him right from the start that you are not interested in selling the subject firearms, but that the evaluation is for "insurance purposes". That way he won't be tempted to low-ball you and try to buy a valuable gun for a song. Record your serial numbers and take several pictures of your guns before leaving them with anyone for evaluation. Sometimes the sights off an old rifle are worth more than the rifle ever was. Prior ownership of your gun by a "unique person" could also affect the value a great deal. Be careful with your double barrel muzzle loader pistol. The "plugs" you are seeing just might be old bullets/wadding and they could be over old black powder charges. Have a gunsmith look at it.
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