Expert: Joe Hylas - 3/11/2007

Question
hi i recently inherited a collection of coins there are many us coins but also many from around the world.there are about 10 boxes or more filled with many coins including a 1955 double die penny that looks brand new .my problem is that i know nothing about coins and it is way to difficult for me to go through them all.i want to sell them but do not know where to start.i would prefer to put them up at auction but am not sure how to go about this. any help you can give me would be appreciated thanks bill

Answer
Hi William,
Putting the coins up for auction would require inventorying them and accurately grading and describing them.  This is very time consuming especially for someone with minimal knowledge.  I don't know where youa re located but I have poeple ship me collections that I appraise and make an offer on, as 1 lot.
This alleviates the need to do all the work on your part and eliminates having some less desirable coins left over.
If you are geographically close to me, I'm on Long Island, NY, we could meet and I would do this work for you as well as make an offer.  If you are not close, You can box up the collection and ship it via registered US Mail to me.  Once I receive it and raveiew and value it, I would contact you with the offer.  I have bout many, many collections this way.  As a matter of fact, only one of my offers was ever refused!
You can contact me directly at JoeHylas@aol.com and I will supply all the necessary info you need to move ahead.
Regards
Joe Hylas