Estate sale haul need help identifying these old coins!

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Tomprince
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Any with holes in the center? Those might be Japanese.

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Chrispower
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Check for silver content older dimes and quarters might be 90 silver.

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Check the weight counterfeits can be off by a gram.

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Even common coins in great condition can be valuable.

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Unusual shapes or foreign writing could be international coins.

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ella.fox41
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Anything pre-1965 in US coins is probably worth more than face value.

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Look for dates and mint marks thats the first clue.

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alex_88
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Are they stored in flips or just loose?

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Careful cleaning them value drops if you scrub them too hard.

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RYAN.57
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Try using the Coinoscope app to scan them.

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