Coin Buyers Serving Arlington Heights

Coins and gold from Arlington Heights homes

Arlington Heights grew up along the rail line northwest of Chicago, and UP-Northwest Metra trains still stop in its downtown. For decades the village was also known for Arlington Park, the racetrack that closed in 2021. As coin buyers in Arlington Heights, we hear mostly from longtime owners getting ready to move somewhere smaller and from adult children handling a parent's estate in the northwest suburbs.

Downsizing turns up coins people forgot they owned. Emptying a house before a move means going through dresser drawers and basement shelves, and a safe-deposit box often gets closed out the same month. Out come bank rolls of silver dollars, Kennedy halves, war nickels from 1942 to 1945 with 35% silver, and Buffalo nickels worn smooth.

Gold jewelry nobody wears anymore comes along too. We sort it by karat and weigh it in grams or pennyweights. Gram for gram, a 14K chain at 58.3% gold is priced well below an 18K ring at 75%, and gold-filled pieces hold very little gold at all.

Northwest suburban estates sometimes hold a coin from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park. The Isabella quarter was requested by the fair's Board of Lady Managers, led by Bertha Palmer, and it shows a crowned Queen Isabella of Spain on the front and a kneeling woman with a distaff and spindle on the back. Only 40,023 were struck, and 15,809 of those were melted.

Of the rest, 24,214 were sold at the fair for $1 apiece. It was made for collectors and sells well above its silver value in any grade.

Pocket watches and their chains are checked for karat stamps too, because many are gold-filled and hold very little gold. Moving schedules are tight, so we call back the same day and book Monday to Saturday between 10am and 6pm. You choose what to bring.

A large collection takes 30 to 60 minutes to price, and if the boxes are too heavy to haul, ask about a home visit. The item-by-item written offer helps an executor or attorney track what was sold and for how much. Bring your driver's license or another government-issued photo ID.

Payment comes the same day in cash, or by wire for a bigger sale, and the appraisal is free whether you sell or keep the coins.