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Selling silver on the Western Slope
Sell silver in western Colorado to a dealer who sorts it properly before he prices it.
Silver comes through the door as flatware in a chest, quarters in a coffee can and bars out of a safe, and no two are priced the same way. The Gold Guy takes all of it in Grand Junction, and he goes through it beside you first so each piece is paid for as what it is.
- Sterling, coins and bullion are sorted apart and priced apart.
- Dates and mint marks are read before a single coin is weighed.
- You go down the offer a line at a time and pick what to sell.
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Why silver sellers choose the Gold Guy
We read every mark with you.
Sterling says so. It carries the word "sterling" or the number "925", and it is 92.5 percent silver. A piece stamped EPNS or "plate" is silver plate, and plated pieces go home with you.
Coins come out of the pile first.
A silver dollar with a scarce date or mint mark can be worth far more than its silver, so those are pulled aside before the scale is switched on.
We explain the odd pieces.
The handle of a sterling knife is a thin skin of silver around filler, and the blade is steel. A heavy drawer of knives holds less silver than the scale first suggests, and you see why on your own knives.
The offer is itemized.
Sterling, coins and bullion each get a line of their own, and the day's silver price is written beside them. The paper is yours to keep.
The silver we buy, from tea sets to Silver Eagles
We buy sterling flatware, tea sets, bowls, trays and jewelry, and sterling is paid on the silver in it.
We buy United States silver coins by the roll, the bag and the handful. Dimes, quarters and half dollars are 90 percent silver when the date is 1964 or earlier. Half dollars with Kennedy on them were 40 percent silver from 1965 through 1970, and nickels from 1942 to 1945 with a big mint mark above the dome are 35 percent. Morgan and Peace dollars each carry roughly three quarters of a troy ounce.
The trade calls worn, common-date silver coins junk silver. It is an unkind name for real silver, and it only means the coins are worth their metal. The 90 percent coins are counted by face value, since a dollar in dimes carries the same silver as a dollar in quarters or halves.
Bullion is the easy one. A bar or a round has its weight and fineness stamped on its face, and an American Silver Eagle is one troy ounce of .999 silver. Both are verified in front of you.
Three steps to a silver offer you can read
- Describe the silver in your own words. A flatware service for eight, a stack of ten-ounce bars or a jar of old dimes is all the description we need.
- Bring it in and watch the sort. Carry it in the way it is, with a government-issued photo ID. We part the sterling from the plate, pull the collector coins, test what needs testing and weigh each group in front of you.
- Go over the offer and choose. Sell all of it, some of it or none of it. Once you have said yes, the payment is sent within 24 hours as a check, an ACH transfer or store credit.
Sell what you choose, and keep what you love.
You pay nothing for the offer, and it never obligates you to sell. Family silver may be worth more to you on the table than on the scale, so say yes to the coins and no to the tea set if you like.
You will be treated well here from the first fork to the last coin. People leave knowing what was sterling, what was plate and which coins earned a second look. A dealer who sorts before he prices is the prudent choice for a chest of silver.
More from the Gold Guy
- Sell to us. Your gold, silver, coins and jewelry are tested and weighed in front of you, and the offer is put in writing with the math shown. Tell us what you have
- Estates and inherited collections. Executors, attorneys and families bring us the contents of a safe or a lifetime of collecting, and we go through it piece by piece. Talk to us about an estate
- The Coin Vault. These are the coins and bullion we have for sale right now, and each piece is photographed and described. Browse the Coin Vault
- REAL MONEY, the book. This is the Gold Guy's plain-English playbook on what gold and silver are, how to buy them and how to sell them. Read about the book
- The Gold Guy Club. Membership brings member pricing on eligible pieces in the Coin Vault, along with the members' letters. Ask us about the Club
- The accumulation plan. Club members can set a standing monthly buy at member pricing, on a date they choose. Ask us about the accumulation plan
- Live spot prices and the calculator. You can check today's gold and silver prices and work out the metal value of what you have. Open the live spot calculator
- The quizzes. A few short questions will sort out what you are holding and where to start. Take a quiz
Frequently asked questions
Where can I sell silver in western Colorado?
Bring it to the Gold Guy in Grand Junction. We buy sterling, silver coins and bullion from all over the Western Slope.
How can I tell sterling from silver plate?
Turn the piece over and read the mark. When there is no mark at all, testing settles it, and you watch the test.
Are my quarters from 1965 and later silver?
Quarters and dimes made for circulation from 1965 on are copper and nickel. Half dollars kept some silver through 1970, so those are worth a look.
Should I polish my silver or clean my coins before I sell?
Leave the polish and the coin cleaner on the shelf. Tarnish takes nothing off what sterling weighs, and a cleaned coin sells for less to a collector.
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.