What Did They Leave You?

Name: The Grand Junction Gold Guy
Address: Grand Junction, CO, US
Telephone: +1-970-404-4653
Price range: $$

A few plain questions about a collection that was passed down, and a clear first step at the end.

Two minutes about a collection that was passed down: how it arrived, who is part of it and what you would like to happen. We never ask for a value.

The questions

Has the collection come to you yet?
- Yes, I have it now
- Part of it, and more is coming
- Not yet, but it will
- I am sorting it out for someone else
How is it stored?
- In albums or folders
- In tubes, rolls or bags
- In sealed holders from a grading service
- Loose, in boxes, jars or envelopes
- A mix of these
- I have not seen it yet
What is in it, as far as you can tell?
- United States coins
- United States coins and paper money
- A mix that includes foreign coins
- A mix that includes jewelry or silverware
- A bit of everything
- Coins along with gold or silver bars or rounds
- I am not sure yet
Roughly how much is there?
- A piece or two
- A small collection, such as a box or an album or two
- A larger collection, such as several boxes or albums
- More than that, such as a safe or a room of it
- I do not know yet
Did any paperwork come with it?
- A written list or inventory
- Receipts, invoices or certificates
- Both a list and receipts
- Nothing that I have found
- I have not looked yet
Which of these is closest to your part in it?
- It was left to me alone
- It is shared between me and one other person
- It is shared among three or more of us
- I am the executor or personal representative, whoever it goes to
- I am helping a family member with it
- It has not been settled yet
- I am not sure
- I would rather not say
Has anyone already gone through it and taken pieces out?
- No, it is all still together
- Yes, some pieces have been taken
- It has already been divided
- I am not sure
Has it been sorted or looked over since it came to you?
- Not at all
- I have looked through it, but it is not sorted
- It is sorted, and I have a rough list
- Someone who knows coins has gone through it
What would you like to happen with it?
- Keep it
- Sell it
- Keep some and sell some
- Share it out among the family
- I have not decided
- That is not mine to decide
What is your biggest question about it right now?
- What it actually is
- What it is worth
- How to divide it fairly
- How to look after it
- Who I can trust to look at it
- Nothing in particular

All quizzes

Other quizzes

Are You Sitting on Sellable Gold?: Find out whether what's in your drawer is worth selling, and what to do about it. About three minutes, no obligation.
Where Are You in Your Family's Legacy?: Two minutes, no dollar figures. Find your place in your family's chain and the stage of life the book would put you in.
Which Gift Would They Keep?: About a minute. Who the gift is for, the occasion and what matters most about it, and one suggestion at the end.
What Are You Hunting For?: About a minute for collectors: the series you collect, raw or graded, the set you are building and what you are looking for next.
Your First Ounce: Where Would You Begin?: Two minutes for a first-time buyer: what has held you back, whether you would rather learn, talk or buy first, and what you want to understand. We never ask how much.
Settling an Estate: What Does the File Need?: Two minutes for an executor, a family helper or an heir: what the file needs as you have been told it, whether there is a date, who must agree and whether the items can travel.
What Kind of Stacker Are You?: Your motivations, habits, and preferences around holding precious metals.
How Is Your Portfolio Positioned for Metals?: A self-assessment of your current allocation, time horizon, and priorities -- not advice, just a mirror.
Coin & Bullion Knowledge Check: A trivia-style check on bullion and coin-collecting basics -- purity, grading, and terminology.
What Should You Buy Next?: A quick product-fit check: bullion, government coins, or graded rarities -- and what budget makes sense.