Expert: Joe Hylas - 2/10/2009

Question
hi i have the complete set of US state quarters in an album but they are circulated not uncirculated how much would the set be worth now in the future? thanks for your help. Also i am collecting uncirculated P & D presidential dollar coins and i was wondering is there a folder or an album on the market that will hold the coins while in the air tight coin capsules as i want to keep the un touched. thanks for you help and i hope you can help.

Answer
Hi Michael,

Unfortunately, circulated statehood quarters are "a dime a dozen".  Considering that Uncirculated ones can be had for about 50 cents each, swap out the coins for uncirculated ones and spend the others.
If I knew what the set would be worth in the future I wouldn't have to work for a living.  But seriously, millions of people collect them so there won't be a shortage of them anytime soon.  However, could our heirs benefit from them, I would suspect so.

I know of no album that would hold the encapsulated coins.  However you can get a high quality album with acetate slides that protect the coins.  Whitman and Dansco make nice albums and are relatively inexpensive.

Regards
Joe Hylas
www.AllCoins.US