Guides & resources
Coin & Gold Selling Guides
Short, plain-spoken explainers on what your coins and gold are actually worth and how to sell them without giving value away. Put together by the buyers here in Chicago.
Selling a Coin Collection in Chicago: What Actually Matters
Protect the coins, understand where value comes from, and get the offer broken out.
Read the guide →How Coin Grading Works, and Why the Number on the Slab Matters
The 70-point scale, what the grading services do, and why one point changes the price.
Read the guide →What Makes a Coin Valuable: Metal, Rarity, and Condition
The three levers behind every coin price, and how far apart they can pull.
Read the guide →Morgan and Peace Dollars: A Field Guide for Sellers
How to read a silver dollar, and which years are worth stopping for.
Read the guide →Pre-1965 Silver Coins: How to Spot Them and What They Bring
Why 1964 is the dividing line, and how the value gets calculated.
Read the guide →Inherited a Coin Collection? Here Is How to Handle It
What to avoid, what paperwork helps, and how to get an offer you can trust.
Read the guide →Request a quote
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