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Selling coin collection

Posted on 12/26/23 at 11:09 am
Posted by Sixafan
Member since Aug 2023
607 posts
Posted on 12/26/23 at 11:09 am
About to sell off some coins for some needed money. Haven’t sold any ever. Does anyone have any good references on places to sell coins too. Coins, proof sets etc. in Louisiana or online. Thanks.
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
126966 posts
Posted on 12/26/23 at 11:47 am to
I guess Ebay is too obvious of a way to sell coins, right?
This post was edited on 12/26/23 at 11:49 am
Posted by TDsngumbo
Alpha Silverfox
Member since Oct 2011
41737 posts
Posted on 12/26/23 at 1:22 pm to
What's in your collection and how much you want for it?
Posted by lilyankems
Member since Sep 2004
669 posts
Posted on 12/26/23 at 2:43 pm to
Send me an email at gschel86@gmail.com with what you are selling and asking. If I am not interested I can direct you.
Posted by Saul_Goodman
Lafayette
Member since Dec 2023
338 posts
Posted on 12/26/23 at 2:45 pm to
I know a guy.

Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
48809 posts
Posted on 12/26/23 at 6:34 pm to
Blanchard Gold in New Orleans
Posted by cadillacattack
the ATL
Member since May 2020
4484 posts
Posted on 12/27/23 at 6:48 am to
It sorta depends on what you have … is it a few numismatics, a curated collection, a mixture of constitutional silver with other?

For example, … an extensive collection of colonial coins, or mis-strikes, or shipwreck silver/gold, etc

I’ve used Heritage on several occasions … they’ve got a division that focuses on private collections and rare/ancient coins and they have periodic auctions …. You can read more about them here:
https://www.ha.com
Sure, they take their percentage, but they reach a wide swath of Buyers ….. which means you usually get a reasonable sell price.

If you are only looking to sell only a few pieces, I would recommend some of the online dealers that publish their buy-back rates online. Provident Metals in Dallas is one I’ve used, APMEX is good too.
They may not have a published rate for your particular coin, but the fact that they publish rates online at all is reputable.

If you have one of the big coin shows being held near where you live, like the annual Money Show, you can meet with the Buyers from the big online houses …. they are usually knowledgeable and a good future contact to have.

For coin fair market valuations, try:
https://www.usacoinbook.com/

Good luck, and good fortunes ….

This post was edited on 12/27/23 at 7:01 am
Posted by SquiggyFreud
Lafayette
Member since Jun 2014
9 posts
Posted on 12/27/23 at 3:15 pm to
I sold 50, 25 2.5 and 5 dollar gold pieces, Carson City silver dollars, proof sets all kinds of things my folks had. You have to find someone willing to pay for it to have value, if it was used in jewelry or not in perfect shape it will likely be melt prices. We used a guy in Lafayette, felt like a fair deal. Think the name was Bryant Gemstones. We ended up with about 25k from the sale.
Posted by leeman101
Huntsville, AL
Member since Aug 2020
1512 posts
Posted on 12/28/23 at 6:23 am to
Surely there is a coin club and some numismatists in your area. Google for any up coming coin shows in your area. Numismatist are obsessed with old coins. Some places just care about the silver or gold content value.
Posted by Hayekian serf
GA
Member since Dec 2020
2612 posts
Posted on 12/29/23 at 6:39 pm to
Agora Auctions does a great job. I’ve bought coins from them many times. I’ve never sold, so I’m not sure what that side of the operation is like, but I’ve had zero issues buying off their auction app.

In fact I look forward to them.

Posted by umrebel2009
Member since Feb 2010
7297 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 5:39 pm to
Local coin shop
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