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clavus · 11-21-2006, 04:50 PM

My dad gave me an ammo can full of change. Most of it is rolled. Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters - mostly dated 1940 through 1960’s. There are a shitload of wheatback pennies. The dimes look like silver(?)

There are a few other items: A 1921 silver dollar. Various coins from Vietnam, Mexico, and Israel – all from the 1960’s.

What to do? Dump the whole mess into a Coinstar machine, and get the payoff in gift cards (no penalty for that), painstakingly try to sell each coin on Ebay, pour the whole thing into a Salvation Army kettle?

Generally speaking, is US currency from 1940 through 1969 worth more than face value? If so, is it worth enough more to mess with it?

11-21-2006, 04:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
clavus pow! Location: NorCal	Box of old coins - what to do? My dad gave me an ammo can full of change. Most of it is rolled. Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters - mostly dated 1940 through 1960’s. There are a shitload of wheatback pennies. The dimes look like silver(?) There are a few other items: A 1921 silver dollar. Various coins from Vietnam, Mexico, and Israel – all from the 1960’s. What to do? Dump the whole mess into a Coinstar machine, and get the payoff in gift cards (no penalty for that), painstakingly try to sell each coin on Ebay, pour the whole thing into a Salvation Army kettle? Generally speaking, is US currency from 1940 through 1969 worth more than face value? If so, is it worth enough more to mess with it? __________________ Ass, gas or grass. Nobody rides for free.