This is an interesting question and one I am trying to figure out for myself as far as what to do with my coin
collection when I am no longer around. I did a
search and there are quite a few articles out there about heirs, estate planning, advice on what to do with a
collection, etc. Searching "heirs" returned better results than "widow," especially in regard to
ancient coins as the page was full of widow's mite articles. Most articles I saw were dealing more with modern coins, but most of the advice is applicable to ancients. My
collection is not a high end one, but
still has a value that is worthwhile dealing with. Currently, I have my coins (and books) catalogued in a spreadsheet and instructions for my wife or son to contact
Forum if they want to sell them. Alternatively, one of my kids may want the
collection, or maybe one of my grandkids.
Not sure if this is what you were looking for, but I think it could be a
good discussion topic. I will hopefully be around a few more years, but it is also time to plan what to do with my possessions that have value.
Here is one such article I found and I am
still looking as your post got me interested in this again.
Jeff Garrett (
NGC) What To Do With Inheried Coins:
https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/7718/Virgil