Coin Buyers Serving Bridgeport

Saved silver from Bridgeport homes

Bridgeport is one of the old South Side neighborhoods along the Chicago River, with Irish roots and a reputation as the home of several Chicago mayors. Halsted Street runs through it, the Stevenson cuts along its north side, and the White Sox ballpark is close by. Houses here have often passed from parents to children, so a box of coins brought to a coin buyer from Bridgeport has often been added to by more than one generation.

Much of what we buy here was put aside a few coins at a time by people who worked for a living. Morgan and Peace dollars wait in dresser drawers, and paper rolls of silver quarters and halves sit in closets right where someone left them.

One dollar in face value of 90% silver coins holds about 0.715 troy oz of silver. A shoebox of old quarters adds up by weight, and we weigh it on a calibrated scale you can read.

Kennedy halves need a second look. Those dated 1964 are 90% silver, and those from 1965 to 1970 are 40% silver, while later circulating halves are copper-nickel clad.

We sort a roll by date in front of you so the 40% coins never get mixed in with clad ones. War nickels from 1942 to 1945 carry 35% silver and get pulled out the same way.

Older Bridgeport households also held onto paper money. Silver certificates, red seal notes and now and then a large-size note from before 1929 come out of envelopes and family Bibles.

A silver certificate can only be redeemed at face value today, so any extra it brings depends on collectors, who look closely at condition and whether it is a star note. We price each note on its own line of the written offer.

Call (773) 241-8624 and we will call you back the same day to set a private appointment, Monday to Saturday between 10am and 6pm. If a parent's whole house of coins needs going through, ask whether a home visit fits the size of the collection. A small group of coins takes about 10 minutes, while a big family collection can run 30 to 60 minutes, and you will need a government-issued photo ID to sell.

Accept the offer and you are paid that day in cash or by wire. Decline and you keep every coin and the list.