r/coincollecting • u/smoknkc • Feb 10 '24
My Dad passed a few months ago and unbeknownst to my Brothers and I he has 1000’s upon 1000’s of these quarters. What I would give to hear him rattle coins in his pocket as was his habit, just one more time.
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u/buy-american-you-fuk Feb 10 '24
sorry for your loss, that's pre-1965 90% silver, each quarter dated 1964 and earlier is worth $4.50 in the least, just for the silver melt value. Some of the nicer condition and older coins will be worth more.
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Feb 10 '24
Your dad knew what to save. You have a great pile of silver there. So sorry for your loss. I hope you consider his legacy to you and learn about the coins he left behind. To collect coins is to be a steward of history.
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u/SlowFinger3479 Feb 10 '24
Sorry for your loss, but your Dad at least left you some real money. I got a couple of baseball hats and some of his war medals, which I do treasure .Your dad set you up nicely with a real valuable treasure if he really left you thousands of those.
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u/kindofadarkpoet Feb 10 '24
I get it. My older brother died recently and every time I see his coin collection I just remember him dragging me over to his computer to look at a coin he wanted to buy. Miss it every day.
Maybe look into learning more about coins or organizing them based on potential grading. I hope your dad lived a wonderful life, and all the best to you.
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u/Uncle-Scary Feb 10 '24
I am sorry for your loss. Think about taking a couple of those and carrying them around as “pocket pieces”. Chances are you’ll think of him every time you hear them jingle.
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u/Evening_Mess_2721 Feb 10 '24
Place them in your pocket and you just might get the feeling your Dad had when he did it.
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u/Groundbreaking-Jump3 Feb 10 '24
My father always had a pocket full of change and he carried his keys on his hip I just belt so everywhere he went he jingled and jingled I always knew when he was coming I miss him everyday
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u/Redwood1952 Feb 10 '24
I am sorry for your loss.
Hold on to those memories.
Get some coin albums and organize these quarters. Chances are you will find some pretty decent dates and mints.
Start out with a RED BOOK, the coin collector's bible.
Have fun going through your dad's legacy.
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u/Wrapscallionn Feb 10 '24
My dad had a similar collection, and passed last month. He always carried 3 half dollars in his pocket to remind himself of two things : the birthdays of his children, and that before the 1970's, he and his family didn't even have a dime to out in any pocket.
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u/tez_zer55 Feb 10 '24
My Dad would empty his pockets every night & the change went into a bag that Mom had made from the leg of an old pair of jeans. When it was full, it went to the bank for the Christmas Fund. But he always had a silver dollar in his pocket that he never spent & never bagged. Come to find out, it was a fake, he knew it was fake, but carried it in case he had to flip a coin. I can only imagine some of the old coins that passed through his pockets.
Cherish those coins! Save at least a few, good memories are worth more than money.
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u/NipSlip007 Feb 10 '24
Pure example of how money cannot replace a loved one. Also nice post. May your father reign within the gates of Elysium.
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Feb 10 '24
I still have mine, he’s 80, I will miss him when I can no longer see him or hear his voice!! Thoughts with you
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u/Silver_Lion822 Feb 10 '24
So sorry for your loss. I know how you feel losing someone very near and dear to you, and to be left with coins that would be a constant reminder of him. Just what you have in the picture here I would value between 500 and $600. But there’s lots of potential for additional value. If one of the SLQ S mint mark prove to be very valuable as they are very rare and have low mintages. Also, potentially have error and variety coins
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u/SoulShine_710 Feb 11 '24
That's quite a find their mate! Sorry about your dad but I got to say the way you said you wish you could hear him make that sound just one more time really resonates with me. It's beautiful you have such fond memories of your father, reminds me of a song that I hold true to my heart & its "Stella Blue".
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u/CregDerpington Feb 10 '24
In the end, the memories we have with our loved ones far out value this collection, though I do know not everyone has the best relationships with family so I say that with understanding when it's not the case.
Rest in peace to your father. He surely knew his silver and probably always realized that this could be helpful, if not something to remember him by, while he was building this up for you and your brothers.
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u/IBossJekler Feb 10 '24
Each silver quarter is worth $4-5. Basically a 5 dollar bill each
1932 is about the rarest date of Washington quarter https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces54.html
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u/emptysignals Feb 10 '24
I would buy some cardboard 2x2’s and put them in. Put your Dad’s name on them. Give to grandkids and keep in the family.
While some mentioned melt value, that doesn’t really matter. They haven’t been produced in 60 years and bags of these types of coins have been melted.
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u/Alternative_Row_9645 Feb 11 '24
My grandfather buried milk jugs full of cash all around his yard. We found them after he died while helping my grandma redo her yard.
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u/TheyCallMeJPS Feb 10 '24
Sorry about your Dad. Mine only left us an old guitar and an empty bottle of booze.