Sell Gold Coins in Chicago

Selling gold coins in Chicago and the suburbs

Most of the gold coins we see in Chicago come out of family homes held for decades. A grandparent may have put away a few $20 double eagles in a bank envelope, and a parent may have added Gold Eagles or Krugerrands later as savings. When you sell gold coins in Chicago with us, the old U.S. pieces and the modern bullion coins are priced as two groups, since only the older ones can carry a collector premium.

Safe-deposit boxes are a common source. Heirs in Hinsdale, Wilmette and Glenview open a parent's box and find a tube of Maple Leafs or a pair of Saint-Gaudens double eagles with no paperwork at all.

You do not need receipts or the original purchase price to sell. Bring the coins in the tubes, flips or envelopes they came in, and we sort them at the appointment.

No U.S. Mint has ever operated in Chicago, so the mint mark on any gold coin found here points somewhere else. Look for S, O, CC or D, or no letter at all for Philadelphia coins. A D usually means Denver, but on gold struck before the Civil War it stands for Dahlonega in Georgia.

On a Liberty double eagle the mint mark sits on the back below the eagle. On a Saint-Gaudens it sits on the front above the date. A Carson City or New Orleans mark can put a coin well above its gold value, so we read every mark under a loupe before quoting.

Sellers who try a pawn shop or a hotel buying event often come away with one lump number for the whole pile. A lump number gives you no way to tell whether a better date was counted as melt. We write each coin on its own line, and you can see which ones were priced on gold content and which earned a premium for date or grade.

You can book any day from Monday to Saturday, 10am to 6pm, and we settle on a private place to meet at the same time. A few gold coins take about 10 minutes. If a parent's estate in Naperville or Elmhurst holds a large group of gold pieces, ask about a home visit when you call (773) 241-8624, and we call back the same day.

Larger gold sales are often paid by same-day wire to your bank, which saves you from riding the Metra home with cash in your coat. Bring a government-issued photo ID. If you decide to keep the coins, you keep the written list too, and it helps when an executor or attorney is dividing an estate among siblings.