Sell Your Coin Collection in Northwest Arkansas
Albums, folders, boxes and graded holders, looked at one piece at a time at our Lowell shop, at your home or at a secure location such as your bank. Sell all of it, part of it, or none of it.
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, by appointment
- Gold and silver weighed where you can see it
- Bring a photo ID
- No obligation to sell
- By appointment, with time set aside for you
Is this the right page for your collection?
Executors should read our estate coin page first, and heirs who do not yet know what they have can start with our guide for heirs; anyone else selling a collection is in the right place.
Binders, folders, boxes and slabs
A collection can be stored in almost anything. How it is stored tells us something too, so bring it in whatever it is in now.
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Albums and binders
Slotted albums and binder pages of 2x2 flips keep a series in date order. Leave every coin in its slot so gaps and doubles stay easy to spot.
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Cardboard folders
The familiar folders for cents, nickels, dimes and quarters. A full or nearly full folder is worth bringing exactly as it is, worn coins and all.
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Boxes, tubes and bags
Boxes, coin tubes and cloth bags tend to hold loose runs of one denomination. We work through them with you, so there is no sorting to do at home.
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Graded slabs
Coins sealed by PCGS, NGC or another grading service show a grade and a certification number on the label. Keep them sealed.
Coins a collection may include
These are the kinds of coins we buy as part of a collection, whether it fits in one album or fills several boxes.
Gold pieces have their own page on selling gold coins, and older silver is covered on selling silver coins.
- Lincoln cents, Buffalo nickels and other date runs in folders
- Mercury and Roosevelt dimes, Washington quarters and Walking Liberty halves from 1964 or earlier
- Morgan and Peace silver dollars
- Proof sets and mint sets still in U.S. Mint packaging
- U.S. gold coins and gold from other countries
- World coins and foreign sets
- Coins graded and sealed by PCGS or NGC
Sorting best left undone
The urge to tidy a collection before selling it is natural. Most tidying makes it harder to value, and some of it lowers what the coins are worth.
Please leave these alone
- Taking coins out of albums, flips, tubes or slabs
- Cleaning, polishing or wiping coins, even with a soft cloth
- Breaking a proof set or a date run into loose coins
- Pouring coins from different boxes into one bag
- Throwing out old boxes, envelopes, certificates or the collector's notes
Helpful if you have time
- A rough count of the albums, boxes and slabs
- Any lists, invoices or notebooks the collector kept
- A note of the pieces you already know you want to keep
- Photos of the collection as it sits today, for your own records
A sizeable collection?
Please call and tell us roughly how much there is. We will find a weekday time that suits you and plan the appointment around its size.
How we evaluate a coin collection
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Identify the item and its marks
We go through the collection with you piece by piece, keeping albums, sets and rolls together.
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Gold and silver weighed where you can see it
Gold and silver are weighed where you can see it.
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Judge collector value against metal value
We sort collector pieces from metal pieces, so each part of the collection is valued the right way.
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Explain the offer, then you decide
We explain how we arrived at the offer. You can accept it, decline it, or sell only part of what you have.
What decides a collection's value
Two collections of the same size can be worth very different amounts. These make most of the difference.
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Gold and silver content
Silver and gold coins hold precious metal, so their value starts with how much metal each one contains.
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Key dates and mint letters
Some date and mint pairings were struck in small numbers. One of those in a folder can matter more than the rest of the page.
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Condition and complete sets
A coin that was polished, harshly dipped or scrubbed loses much of its appeal to collectors, and a split set can bring less. The sorting advice above covers both.
Our page on rare and key-date coins explains how date, mint letter and condition work together on a single coin.
How a larger collection visit works
A large collection receives the same close attention as a single coin. It simply takes more time.
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Call ahead
Give us a rough picture of what the collection holds and how many albums, boxes or slabs there are. That lets us plan the visit.
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All of it, or a first selection
You are welcome to show us everything at once or to start with a few albums. Either way, please have a photo ID.
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Look through it with us
We go through the collection item by item and explain what we see, from common dates to the pieces that stand out.
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Decide what to sell
We make an offer. You can accept it, decline it, or sell only the pieces you choose.
We go through it together
You are there while we go through the collection, and you can ask about any piece as we reach it. You are welcome to bring a family member or a friend.
Partial sales are fine
Selling part of a collection and keeping the rest is fine with us. The choice stays with you at every step.
- Keep a set that means something to your family and sell the rest
- Sell the silver and bullion pieces now, and hold the collector coins for later
- Start with one album, see how the visit goes, then decide about the others
One piece at a time, not one glance
A collection is a group of individual coins, and we look at it that way.
A scarce date tucked into a worn folder receives its own attention, rather than disappearing into a single figure for the whole box.
Bringing a collection to Lowell
Our shop is in Lowell and sees sellers by appointment on weekdays. A form request receives a call back during business hours to arrange the time.
The drive from Springdale is about 11 minutes, and from Fayetteville about 25 minutes. Other towns nearby are listed on our service area page.
If you are selling a few loose coins rather than a collection, our page on selling coins goes through U.S. and foreign coins type by type.
Collection questions
Should I take the coins out of the albums before we meet?
No. Leave them in the albums, flips and holders they sit in now. Pulling them out risks scratches and makes it harder to see what the set contains.
Can I sell part of the collection and keep the rest?
Yes. You pick which pieces to sell, and anything you want to keep goes home with you.
The collection is too large for one appointment. What do you suggest?
Please mention the size when you call so we can plan accordingly. You are also welcome to show us one part first and the rest on another weekday.
Will you simply give one figure for everything?
We look at the collection piece by piece and talk you through what we see as we go. When we finish, we make an offer. You decide whether to accept it for the whole collection, for only the pieces you pick, or not at all.
Is your offer the same as an appraisal?
No. What we do is a purchase evaluation, carried out so we can make an offer. A purchase evaluation is not a formal written appraisal for insurance, probate or tax purposes.
Visit us in Lowell
- Address
- 107 S Lincoln St A, Lowell, AR 72745
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, by appointment
- Where we meet
- At our Lowell shop, your home or a secure location such as your bank
- Bring
- A photo ID and the items you want us to look at
A purchase evaluation is not a formal written appraisal for insurance, probate or tax purposes.
Tell us about your items
If you would rather speak with us, please call (479) 250-1954. Or leave your name and number here, and we will call you during business hours to arrange a time.