Those coins that, for whatever reason, you’ve had in a coffee can or in your sock drawer all these years, could be worth a lot more than face value.
This Sunday, the Timmins Coin Club and Timmins Stamp Club team up for their annual session of “What’s It Worth, Timmins?”
Coin Club promotions director Orest Lawryniw says it’s at the museum.
“People can bring their collections in for coins and stamps,” he tells My Timmins Now Dot Com. “We’ll give them an idea if there’s anything that’s worth a value. If they’re deciding to sell, we can actually buy on the spot, too.”
If you have a large collection, Lawryniw recommends you make an appointment on the coin club’s Facebook page for a private consultation. Time is limited on Sunday, and he doesn’t want you carrying a lot of money.
There are certainties and uncertainties about the event. Lawryniw says it’s certain to happen between 12:30pm and 3:30pm. What’s uncertain is what to expect.
“I think over the many years that I’ve been in coin collecting,” he says, after a minute thinking, “I thought I’ve seen it all, but there’s always something that surprises me. So you never know what you’re going to get.”
The most unusual coins Lawryniw’s ever seen are ancient Roman coins dating back to 176 BC. It’s difficult to confirm their authenticity, but he says one indication is that they’re made of silver.
