came into a stash of old silver coins

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Hi All,
I am an extreme newbie and I need help deciding what to do.

My dad gave me a gift for my birthday which was my old silver coin collection that I started when I was a kid.
It had maybe a hundred silver coins in it.
I didn't know he kept it and has been adding to it since then, maybe 20 years?
He had a store so whenever he saw one he just put it aside and added to the collection.

How do I go about finding the worth of it? should I sell it? auction it?

Thanks for your help in advance.

Cheers,
E

How do I go about finding the worth of it? should I sell it? auction it?

Thanks for your help in advance.

Cheers,
E

Silver coins are worth more than face value. They are all 10¢, 25¢, 50¢ and $1 dated 1967 and earlier including some 1968 10¢ and 25¢. The better the grade they can all be worth a decent price. It would be a good idea to get hold of the Charlton standard catalogue of Canadian coins Volume 1. The current edition is the 2014 68th edition and sells for $24.95. Available at chapters and chapters online. The 69th edition should become available in september.

Thanks very much.
Would it make sense to catalogue each one if they are for the most part circulated?
I hear there are differing opinions on getting the cleaned or something like that.

Also I have some that are sparkling clean but not UNC.

I have them separated into years but not individually.
Should I spend the time or just try to bring them in to get melted. I do have some old ones, I think 1918 or so.

Cheers,
Eddy

Whatever you do, do NOT clean any of them. If there happens to be a rare coin in there and you clean it, you may erase more than dirt or oxidization. You could easily remove three quarters of the value. Imagine if you had a $2000 coin that was instantly worth $500. You would not be a happy camper.