O.T. reputable coin dealers

[deringer66]

I know this has nothing to do with fishing, but i'd thought I'd throw this out there. Kind of going through some tough times financially, would really like to avoid bankruptcy if possible. I have a boatload of coins that I had inherited from my grandfather when he passed back in the 90's. I'm guessing at face value it's about $600-$800 worth of coins, but I'm sure i could get a lot more fro some of them. i have old quarters, dimes, half dollars, silver dollars 1/2 pennies 3 cent pieces along with some foreign coins from all over the world. A good number of these coins go as far back as the early 1800's. i also have a large amount of silver quarters, dimes half dollar pieces etc along with a few boxes of steel pennies from WW II and a few silver certificates. I live in the Harford county area and was wondering if anyone knew of any reputable coin dealers in the Baltimore area who are very knowledgable and could give me a fair price for some of these coins. So if anyone knows of anybody or can at least point me in the right direction, it would be appreciated. You can reply here or b-mail me. thanks

[27 sailfish]

Damn - tough hearing that.

Your local library should have coin collector books - get the most recent one for a rough idea on value.

If you are good with computer - I'm sure somewhere out there is a coin value guide of some type.

[gotboost]

Sorry to hear that,it's tough right now thats for sure..
check e-bay I've gotten an idea of value on a few coins I have on there,Hope things take a turn for the better

[5th Tuition]

I think I remember an advertisement on WCBM radio. The ad says they are interested in coins from any era "from roman coins through the present". Call the station and see who the company is that places the ad. Best of luck.
5th (Marty)

[Timbo]

http://harfordcoincompany.house-of-lynn.com/

[paxfish]

Man, going to a dealer on that just feels like a black hole. You know they are going to take a chunk right off the top, and if you happen to have something in there that is worth like 100 times more than it's fellows, he knows it, and you don't.

Blech...

[arlington]

sorry to hear of your hard times. sounds like you have a boat load of valuable coins -- some perhaps very valuable, particularly 1800's silver dollars, etc.
one small bit of advice: don't rush.
find yourself a copy of "the numismatists blue book". it will take some time, but go thru your collection one-by-one and see what you have.
some rare coins are worth hundreds -- even thousands -- times their face value. take, for instance, a 1908s indian-head penny. i sold one many years ago for about $8.50.
can't imagine what they're worth now.

hope this helps.

bil

[crbfisher]

It is a buyers market right now. You will get a terrible offer on any coins, jewelery, furs, or any other "luxury items". Hold them if you can.

[Z28YJ]

A buddy of mine from high school works in a coin shop in Annapolis. If you want the info, I can get it for you. If you go, I will PM you my name. He owes me a favor and he will be fair with you.

[shiloh]

I might be interested in buying some of the silver dollars quarters etc. from you. you can email me at richardmduvall@verizon.net

[richardhenshaw]

Coin dealers will give you the lowest price. I agree you should take your time, get a black book to give you grading guidelines and sell to an individual collector or use E-bay. E-bay will also give you a good guide what each coin is selling for. Good Luck

[Pat Kelly]

http://www.goldeneaglecoin.com/
Golden Eagle Coin in Laurel

http://www.annapoliscoinexchange.com/
Annapolis Coin Exchange in Annapolis

I have done extensive business at both. Annapolis Coin has a larger profit margin for them (less $ for you) than Golden Eagle, so much so that IMHO it cost them some business. I had some family silver valued for possible sale and GE gave me the better price. In a purchase transaction, AC increased their asking price after I returned with a cut bank check made out to their initial price. I took my $ to GE. GE is much larger volume, on the 'net both US and internationally, and feel you would get a better price there. Hope this helps.

[Riptide1947]

One of the first things you should do is..............get a book on current coin values ( public library ) Then, catalog your collection , if these coins are not in protective packaging, then their condition will not be of the highest quality............the better the quality the higher the value.................if you don't know what you have, or are willing / able to research this collection, then certainly an unscrupulous person could take advantage of your coin colletion's value. Take your time, and do the research.