Expert: Joe Hylas - 7/3/2007

Question
In clening out my Mom's basement, I came across 4 'framed' story coin collections 1) The Silver Story.  This includes a $1 silver certificate, a $1 - 1892 silver dollar, some silver grannules, a war nickel and a silver dime  2) "Wartime Coinage" that includes pennies and nickels from 1942-1945  3) Lincoln Memorial Coins.  32 pennies all of Lincoln  and 4) "United States 20th Century Coins".  Which has 25 coins ranging from a 1921 silver dollar, Liberty coins, Barber coins, buffalo coins, Indian head coins.   

All of the framed collections are original and in excellent shape.  Some of the coins in the last collection show wear.  All of the cardboard and printing on the collections is in very good condition.  Any help you can give me in trying to determine any value on these would be appreciated.  Thanks much  -  Doc

Answer
Hi Doc,
They are probably worth more as "art" items than for their contents.  People like to display these.
The first one, The Silver Story has an approx. value of $15, The "Wartime" set is about $5, The Lincoln set is worth about $5 and the last set, is worth about $40
Regards
Joe Hylas