If you want to start "collecting" old ball cards, then HOLD onto all of these, and start reading and learning about old cards. Try to find vol 2 and vol 3 of Mr. Lew Lipset's Encyclopedia of Baseball Cards. It is a bit dated now, but it is an excellent starting point for understanding the cards. No need to spend money on grading these if you're "collecting". Over the years you can add to the family collection. (I'd list what you have now, so the next collector in your family can ascertain which cards are additions to the family collection.)
If you just want to pass these on down to a male child in a generation or so, then close the safe and remember the combination. Again, no need to spend money on grading. Keep these cards in the family.
If you're wanting to cash out... get in touch with some of the reputable card dealers... they could sell your cards the best way, depending on the cards. Bill Goodwin, Barry Sloate, Lew Lipset come to mind. Brockleman and Luckey sell cards. Talk to several before settling on one.
Don't let us buzzards here pick the bones... we'd all like to have one or all of them. You could contact a few of us, and send us scans, we could tell you what you have. If you go to Barnes & Noble, or Amazon, you can get a new edition of The Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards, it will help and guide you toward recognizing some of the more valuable cards.... the guides aren't perfect, and are less so in a novice's hands. Generally, folks new to the hobby overgrade and misidentify.
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