Learn me selling a coin collection

I am looking to sell my dad's old coin collection but I know nothing about any of it.  And more importantly, Im not super interested in getting into the field.  I have a suitcase full of coins that are individually packaged in small envelopes but definitely not mint or anything.  Does the hive know anything about appraising and selling a coin collection? 

Your best payout would be to sell everything individually to collectors. eBay is pretty decent. I might be interested in pre 1964 Qs and Ds but I'm not much of a collector so as far as special collector values I have no idea. 

Our church inherited some old currency - crazy story.

We took it around to three coin places and burned up a Saturday morning getting values then we cashed it in at the highest offer.  

The more you are willing to break it down and part it out, so to speak, the more you'll get for it.  Pre-1964 coinage in silver is something like 15 times face value based on silver content alone.  Any coins in excellent condition or particularly rare coins could be extremely valuable.  You ideally will find a knowledgeable and trustworthy soul who will pay you some significant fraction of its value.  There are a number of dealers who make their living liquidating collections at shows and online.

Edit:  As noted above, get three reputable dealers to make you an offer, then go with the best one.

To hijack slightly, is there a good way to date mercury dimes that have the dates rubbed off?

Wheat pennies aren't worth anything extra unfortunately. 

RevRico said:

To hijack slightly, is there a good way to date mercury dimes that have the dates rubbed off?

Wheat pennies aren't worth anything extra unfortunately. 

Well, a 1909-S VDB would be a notable exception....

In reply to RevRico :

In that condition it's just worth the silver content.

Not worth much unless you know what stuff is worth.

Went through this with a grandparents stash of coins. Cost to have them appraised ( for what it was worth) was about what they were sold for. Still have some hard feelings in the family over the disposal, since they (who were not interested in helping) thought the stuff went too cheap.

Here's a crazy idea:  Unless you are in a situation where you need the money, just sit on the stuff.  In another generation, it will be worth a little more, and somewhere down the line, somebody might be interested in Great-grandpa's coin collection.