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Originally Posted by austin552
I inherited a large collection of coins, mostly silver dollars and fifty cent pieces. Some special bills and foreign coins as well. I need to get them appraised from a trust worthy source.
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This site could be a good start (they haven't always updated prices timely to reflect the increase in silver prices -- which is important for coins with relatively low numismatic value, but have value primarily due to their silver content):
http://www.coinsite.com/default.htm
You can see some of the current prices some coins are being offered at here:
http://www.apmex.com/Category/161/Bulk_Silver_Dollars_1878_1935.aspx
The problem you will run into with "appraisals" is that usually the one doing the "appraisal" is also potentially an interested buyer, so you may not be getting an objective opinion.
If you have something that looks like it is
really valuable, you could pay for an appraisal and get an accurate value, but just "talking with dealers" will likely get you the "wholesale prices" on the coins.