Grand Junction

Gold Guy

Rifle, Colorado

A coin dealer near Rifle who looks at every coin before anything goes on the scale.

Somewhere in Rifle tonight there is a blue coin folder in a dresser drawer, and nobody in the house knows what it is worth. Maybe it is worth its silver. Maybe one coin in it is worth more than all the others together.

The way to find out is to let the Gold Guy look at the coins one at a time. Sorting comes first here, so a coin that a collector would want is never priced as melt.

Every coin is checked for collector value before any coin is weighed.
You are told straight out which coins are collectible and which are silver.
The offer goes on paper, and the decision stays with you.

Tell us what you have | Take the seller quiz

Visit us

1-970-404-GOLD (1-970-404-4653)

Monday to Saturday: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Mountain Time)
Sunday: Closed

Why Rifle collectors and families bring their coins to the Gold Guy

Coins first, scale second

The collection is sorted before a thing is weighed. We check the date, the mint mark and the condition of each coin, and we show you what we find.

Straight answers both ways

If a coin will bring more from a collector than from the melting pot, we say so. If silver is all it has going for it, we say that just as plainly.

Grading in plain English

Collectors use a 70-point scale, and the grading companies are the ones who assign the number. We point to the wear on the coin itself so you can see what they look for, and we tell you which coins are worth sending in.

No pressure at any point

Sell the whole collection or only the duplicates. You can also go home with the written offer and every coin you came with.

The coins we buy, and what makes one worth more

We buy older American coins, silver dollars, gold coins, graded coins and whole collections, and they can come in albums, jars or cigar boxes. Ordinary foreign coins and paper money are bought by weight, at about $2 a pound, or you can donate them to the Cambist Club. Leave proof sets and mint sets in their original packaging, which adds to what they bring.

A small letter called the mint mark tells where a coin was struck, and collectors care about it as much as the date. Coins graded by PCGS or NGC come sealed in a holder with a number anyone can look up, and we price those by date, mint mark and grade.

For the common coins, silver content decides. Dimes, quarters and half dollars from 1964 and before are 90 percent silver, and the Kennedy half dollars of 1965 to 1970 are 40 percent. Nickels struck from 1942 through 1945 with a big mint mark above the dome carry 35 percent silver.

We ask one thing, and it is that you leave the coins alone. Cleaning a coin lowers what a collector will pay for it.

How we value coins, from pocket change to graded pieces

Three steps for a Rifle coin collection

Tell us about the collection. Give us a rough count, how the coins are stored and any dates you can make out.
Bring the coins as you found them. Leave them in their albums, tubes and envelopes, and have a valid government-issued photo ID with you. We sort and study the coins in front of you, and then we test and weigh whatever is being valued as metal.
Read the offer together. The collector coins and the metal are written up separately, each with its own math. If you accept, payment goes out within 24 hours by check, ACH transfer or store credit.

Your coins, your decision.

Some families sell everything. Others keep the silver dollars for the grandchildren and sell the rest, and that is a fine outcome too. Our job is to see that you know what each coin is before you choose.

If the offer is right, we pay you promptly. If you would rather wait, the collection goes home with you and the look has cost you nothing. Having a dealer sort a collection before anyone sells from it is the prudent order of things, and every family from Rifle is treated that way here.

First steps with a coin collection you inherited

Frequently asked questions

What should I do with an inherited coin collection in Rifle?

Keep it together and leave the coins uncleaned. Then have a coin dealer look through it before anyone spends or sells a single piece.

Is there a coin dealer near Rifle who buys whole collections?

Yes. The Gold Guy buys whole collections, partial sets and single coins, and he goes through the coins himself.

Does the Gold Guy buy coin collections from Silt, Parachute and Battlement Mesa?

The Gold Guy serves all three and the rest of Garfield County, and every collection is gone through coin by coin.

How can I tell if a coin is rare?

Start with the date and the mint mark, and write both down. The rest takes somebody who handles coins every day, which is what the Gold Guy is here for.

Tell us what you have.

A few lines will do. Tell us what it is, roughly how much of it there is, and any stamps or dates you can read, and we will write back with what to bring and what to expect. If you are still working out what is in the box, the seller quiz will sort it out in a few minutes.