wow that's great advice thankyou very much. I will take a couple of pics to give you an idea. the coins are just in a tub stored in my cupboard it is such a waste and none of them have been cleaned as I was told not to clean them, is that correct? there are a lot of pre 1920 coins some better condition than others. there is a mixture of coins with holes in, old pennys, cents, hong kong, and various other currencys. Ill post a couple of pics if that's ok. thanks again.