Grand Junction

Gold Guy

Coin buyer on the Western Slope

Sell your coins to a coin buyer on the Western Slope who looks at every one before he weighs any.

A coin is worth its metal, or it is worth more than its metal to somebody who collects. Telling one kind from the other is the whole job of a coin buyer, and the Gold Guy does that job in Grand Junction one coin at a time.

Collector value is settled first and metal value second.
A graded coin is priced by its date, mint mark and grade, and never by weight.
You are told which coins a collector wants and which are worth their silver or gold.

Tell us what you have | Take the seller quiz

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

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

Why collectors and families sell their coins to the Gold Guy

The sort comes before the scale.

We go through the collection first and set aside every coin a collector would want. What is left gets weighed as metal, so a scarce coin is never paid for as melt.

We read the small details.

Somewhere on most coins is a small letter or two naming the mint that struck it, such as D for Denver, S for San Francisco or CC for Carson City. A date that is common from one mint can be scarce from another, so we find the letter and show you.

Condition is looked at closely.

Collectors grade condition from 1 to 70, and a small step on that ladder can change what a coin is worth. A coin sealed in a PCGS or NGC holder has a number on its label, and we can look it up together.

You hear the truth both ways.

A coin that beats its metal is priced as a collector coin, and we say so. A coin that is only silver or gold is called that just as plainly.

The Gold Guy goes through the box himself.

He talks while he works. Ask about any coin, and he will tell you what it is and why it matters.

The coins and collections we buy

We buy the old United States series, from Indian Head cents and Buffalo nickels to Barber coins, and we buy Morgan and Peace dollars, proof sets, mint sets and graded coins. Gold coins and whole collections in albums, folders, tubes and jars are welcome too. Foreign gold and silver coins are bought for their metal like any others, and ordinary foreign coins and paper money are bought by weight at about $2 a pound, or taken as a donation to the Cambist Club. The club is a monthly membership, and it mails a child one world coin each month with a sheet about the country the coin came from.

A silver or gold coin that no collector is looking for is still worth its metal. Dimes, quarters and half dollars were 90 percent silver through 1964, and a one-ounce American Gold Eagle has a full troy ounce of gold in it.

The kindest thing you can do for a collection is leave it alone. Collectors pay less for a coin that has been cleaned, so keep the polish away and pick up loose coins by the edge. If the collector kept a ledger or a box of receipts, bring it, because the notes often explain why a plain-looking coin was put aside.

How selling a coin collection works

Give us the general picture. The kinds of coins, the span of dates and a rough count are enough for us to get ready for you.
Bring the collection as it sits. Leave every coin in the album, tube or envelope it lives in. We go through it with you and part the collector coins from the metal.
Review the offer group by group. Collector coins are priced one by one, and the rest is tested, weighed and figured on the day's metal price. When you say yes, we pay you within 24 hours. Payment is a check, an ACH transfer or store credit.

No pressure, and no coin sold by accident

The offer is complimentary and it comes in writing, with a figure for each group, so you can sell the duplicates and keep the favorites. Your coins are sold only when you say so, and staying quiet is never taken as a yes.

A rare coin hiding in the jar is found here before the scale comes out, and you are told about it. Sellers are treated better by a dealer who works in that order, and choosing him is a wise and prudent decision.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I sell a coin collection on the Western Slope?

Sell it to the Gold Guy in Grand Junction. He buys coins and bullion there, and he serves collectors and families all over western Colorado and eastern Utah.

Should I have my coins graded before I sell them?

Have them looked at first. The grade itself comes only from a grading company such as PCGS or NGC, and sending a coin in makes sense when the coin is valuable enough to justify it. We will tell you which of yours are worth sending, and we can help you submit them.

Do you buy proof sets and mint sets?

Yes, both. A set is worth more in its original packaging, so leave it sealed.

Do I need identification to sell coins?

Yes. Any state's photo ID will do, as long as it is valid and government-issued. Dealers are required by Colorado and federal law to record who they buy from.

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.