Coin shops near me that buy coins: how to pick one and what to bring

A search for a shop close to home ends at a counter. This note is the visit: which listing to call, what to carry in, and how to compare the offers. The other note, how to sell a coin collection, is the box itself and the form that asks a shop to call you.

Call a shop that buys

Open the coin dealer directory and pick your state. Ohio coin dealers lists cities that already have a public shop. A city page such as Columbus coin dealers lists the shops in that city. Open the shop page. It shows the street, a phone when the shop has one, and hours when the shop has given them. The services list includes Buy when that is what the listing says.

Call before you drive. Ask whether they are buying the coins you have, and what time the counter is open today. Shops also set up at coin shows. The phone call is how you learn which counter is open.

Read the listing, then a recent note from a customer

The listing gives you the address and the phone. Use both. A recent review on the shop's own site, or on the map result for that street, is the other check. Look for people who stood at the counter with coins to sell. Two shops in one city can buy different things. When the services list includes Buy, call that shop first. Then ask what they want to see from your box.

What to bring

Write the list at home. Work over a soft cloth, and keep each holder with the coins that came in it.

Bring these:

• The coins, in the envelopes, flips, or tubes they already sit in
• A short list of what you want to sell, and what you want to keep
• A photo of that list on your phone
• The story you actually know. "These were my grandfather's, and I have not added anything" is the useful sentence
• A pen, so the offer gets written down before you leave the counter

Leave the polish at home. Cleaning is the fastest way to make a decent coin look worse to a dealer. Dirt can stay. The longer note on that is how to sell a coin collection.

A common coin can go to the counter without a grade. If you want the date sort before you go, use what old coins are worth money. Pull the silver and the gold out of the spend pile, and leave the clad change in the jar.

Compare two or three offers

Ask what they want to buy, what they want you to keep, and the number for the part they want. Write the shop's name, the date, and the number before you walk out. Then get a second look. Get a third when the box is large or the first number feels thin. Two or three offers on the same coins are the comparison. You can take the box home.

Worn silver and gold are a metal conversation as well as a shop conversation. The melt calculator multiplies the fine metal by the spot it fetched. That figure is melt. The offer is the number the shop writes down for the coins in hand.

A show is several tables in one afternoon

When you would rather walk the box past more than one buyer in a single trip, the public list is coin shows. Bring the same list. Write each offer down before you move to the next table.

Run the visit in this order

1. Pick two or three shops from your state page and call them.
2. Ask if they are buying today, and what they want to see.
3. Bring the coins, the holders, and the list. Leave the polish at home.
4. Write the offer down before you leave the counter.
5. Compare the numbers, then decide.

The directory is the public page and the phone. The dealer at the counter makes the offer.

People Also Ask

How do I find a coin shop near me that buys coins?

Open the coin dealer directory and choose your state. Ohio coin dealers lists cities that already have a public shop. Call the shop and ask if they are buying what you have today.

What should I bring to a coin shop?

Bring the coins in the holders they already have, plus a short written list of what you want to sell and what you want to keep. Leave the coins as they are. The note on the box itself is how to sell a coin collection.

How many offers should I get?

Get two or three. Write each number down at the counter, with the shop's name and the date, before you leave. The same coins in front of more than one buyer is the comparison.

How do I check whether a shop is open today?

Call the phone on the listing. Hours appear on the shop page when the shop has given them. The call confirms the counter is open and buying today.

Where do I check melt before I go?

Use the melt calculator. It multiplies the silver or gold in a coin by the spot it fetched. That figure is melt. The offer is the number the shop writes down.

Can I compare shops at a coin show instead?

Yes. The coin show list is the public calendar. Bring the same list, and write each table's offer down before you move on. A date sort before you go is what old coins are worth money.