Sell silver and gold coins and bars
Rockmart, Georgia
Sending photos doesn't commit you to sell
1907 Saint-Gaudens twenty-dollar gold piece (double eagle), front
Who buys silver coins, silver bars and gold coins?
We do, from a single piece to a whole collection.
Leave every coin and bar as it is, and send photos of both sides of each one.
1. Silver coins dated 1964 or earlier
Silver half dollars (left) and clad half dollars (right), edge on
Photo: BrayLockBoy, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
Start with the date:
- Dimes, quarters and half dollars dated 1964 or earlier, such as Roosevelt and Mercury dimes, Washington quarters, and Walking Liberty, Franklin and 1964 Kennedy halves. Nearly all are 90% silver.
- Kennedy half dollars dated 1965 to 1970: 40% silver.
- Jefferson nickels dated 1942 to 1945 with a large P, D or S above the dome of Monticello, on the back: 35% silver.
Then look at the edge. On a 90% silver coin it is solid silver in color. Dimes and quarters dated 1965 or later, and halves dated 1971 or later, show a copper stripe if they came from circulation. For a 1965 to 1970 Kennedy half, go by the date.
No U.S. penny is silver. Our guide on how to tell if a coin is silver covers the look-alikes.
We pay cash.
2. Silver dollars
Morgan dollars are dated 1878 to 1904 and 1921, and Peace dollars 1921 to 1928 and 1934 to 1935. Both are 90% silver, with 0.7734 troy ounce of pure silver in each.
Collectors look at the date, the mintmark and the condition, so a Morgan or Peace dollar may be worth more than its silver. Morgan and Peace dollars have a page of their own.
Eisenhower dollars from circulation, dated 1971 to 1978, hold no silver. Some made for collectors, with an S mintmark, are 40% silver.
3. Silver bars, rounds and Silver Eagles
2022 American Silver Eagle, front
Photo: United States Mint
We buy silver bars, rounds and American Silver Eagles.
Bars and rounds are marked with their weight and fineness, such as “1 oz .999 fine silver”. An American Silver Eagle holds one troy ounce of .999 fine silver and is marked 1 OZ. FINE SILVER and ONE DOLLAR.
Silver-plated rounds, tokens and medals, including the “silver dollar” medallions sold on TV, are not solid silver. Send photos of anything without a marked fine silver weight.
4. Older U.S. gold coins, 1838 to 1933
1907 Indian Head ten-dollar gold piece (eagle), front
Photo: National Numismatic Collection, Smithsonian Institution; photograph by Jaclyn Nash
In an estate or family collection, look for older U.S. gold coins in four sizes, dated 1838 to 1933, all 90% gold:
- $20 double eagles: Liberty Head, 1850 to 1907, and Saint-Gaudens, 1907 to 1933.
- $10 eagles: Liberty Head, 1838 to 1907, and Indian Head, 1907 to 1933.
- $5 half eagles: Liberty Head, 1839 to 1908, and Indian Head, 1908 to 1929.
- $2.50 quarter eagles: Liberty Head, 1840 to 1907, and Indian Head, 1908 to 1929.
A $20 piece holds 0.9675 troy ounce of gold, and the smaller sizes hold a half, a quarter and an eighth of that.
Gold dollars, $3 gold pieces, gold commemoratives and gold coins dated before 1838 turn up too. Send photos of those as well.
Older gold coins may be worth more than their gold because of their date, mintmark and condition, so send photos and we'll look at each one. Copies of older gold coins are common, and many were bought in good faith.
5. Gold bullion coins, bars and rounds
2013 American Gold Eagle (proof), front
Photo: United States Mint
We buy these gold bullion coins:
- American Gold Eagle, 91.67% gold, dated 1986 or later. Its front is taken from the Saint-Gaudens $20 piece, so check the date.
- American Buffalo, one ounce of 99.99% gold.
- Canadian Maple Leaf, 99.99% gold.
- Krugerrand, from South Africa, 91.67% gold.
The Gold Eagle, the Maple Leaf and the Krugerrand come in 1, 1/2, 1/4 and 1/10 ounce sizes, each marked with its weight. A Gold Eagle marked 10 DOLLARS is a 1/4 ounce coin, and one marked 5 DOLLARS is a 1/10 ounce coin, not the older $10 and $5 pieces.
Gold bars and rounds are marked with their weight and fineness, such as “1 oz .9999 fine gold”. Anything marked plated, layered, clad, replica or copy holds little or no gold.
The silver and gold calculator gives a quick estimate for gold bullion coins, gold bars and rounds, and older U.S. gold coins.
6. How to start
We're based in Rockmart, Georgia. Send photos here on our website or on Facebook. We pay cash.
Send a clear photo of both sides of each coin or bar, the label of anything in a grading holder, your town and a few words about what you have. For loose silver coins, add one photo of the edges; a short stack is fine. For bars and rounds, show the stamped weight and purity. Don't clean anything. Cleaning can't be undone.
Sending photos doesn't commit you to sell, and you can turn down any offer. If it makes sense to go further, we'll arrange a time and place to see the items in person. Offers are made after inspection.
- We never ask you to ship items or pay anything up front.
- Please don't mail items to us. Start with photos.
- For estates and large collections, we can come to you.
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