Coin Buyers Serving Naperville

Where Naperville sellers bring coins and gold

Joseph Naper founded a settlement on the DuPage River in 1831, and Naperville has since spread across DuPage and Will counties. The Riverwalk along the river and the old buildings at Naper Settlement keep that early history in view near downtown.

Many sellers start with a search for a coin shop in Naperville. We only buy, so the appointment is spent pricing what you bring and paying for whatever you choose to sell.

Families with deep Illinois roots sometimes hold the 1918 Illinois Centennial half dollar, struck for 100 years of statehood. Its front shows a young, beardless Lincoln based on a statue by Andrew O'Connor, and the back carries the eagle from the state seal. The Mint made 100,058 of them in 90% silver.

Collectors pay more than the silver for one, and the price follows grade, so leave it uncleaned. There has never been a U.S. Mint in Chicago, so the small mint mark on each coin in a Naperville drawer tells us where it was struck, and an O for New Orleans or a CC for Carson City can change the price.

In the newer subdivisions toward Will County, the collections tend to be a generation younger: tubes of American Silver Eagles and the Morgan and Peace dollars handed down from grandparents. Each Morgan and Peace dollar holds 0.7734 troy ounces of silver, and a Carson City Morgan, marked CC and dated 1878 to 1893, gets a closer look. Older Naperville homes give up paper money as well.

Illinois National Bank Notes, issued from 1863 to 1935 with a local bank's name and charter number, draw collectors when one turns up in a family Bible or a safe-deposit box. Gold Buffalos, struck since 2006 in 24K gold, sometimes share the same safe.

Pricing a few coins takes about 10 minutes. We check date, mint mark, grade and eye appeal under a loupe, and silver and gold go on a calibrated scale with the readout facing you. The written offer lists every item.

Bring a government-issued photo ID, and expect cash, or a same-day wire to your bank for a larger sale. If you would rather think it over at home, the list goes with you and the coins stay yours. Hours run Monday to Saturday, 10am to 6pm, with the meeting place set when you book.