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What's my coin worth?Melt values →City ledger · Erie, PA · updated Oct 2026
6 local listings. Compare buying, selling, appraisals and hours. Compare services & hours ↓
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№ 01 · Coin shop · 2.0 mi
6032 Peach Street
Reviewers sold: Gold jewelry & scrap
Reviewed last month
№ 02 · Coin shop · 1.8 mi
5152 Old French Rd
Reviewed last monthOpen Sat
№ 03 · Coin shop · 2.3 mi
160 W 8th St
Open SatOpen Sun
Fine for scrap gold, bullion and common silver priced by weight. For anything that might be worth more than its metal, get a coin shop's opinion first.
№ 04 · Gold & silver buyer · 2.5 mi
2256 W 8th St
Reviewed this monthOpen Sat
№ 05 · Gold & silver buyer · 0.8 mi
5034 Peach St
Reviewed this monthOpen Sat
№ 06 · Jeweler · 0.5 mi
4520 Peach St
Reviewed this monthOpen SatOpen Sun
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Most-reviewed coin shop
267 Google reviews, 4.8★
Most 'fair offer' mentions
15 recent reviews describe fair offers; 0 call them low
Free appraisals
Erie Gold Exchange, Erie Gold Exchange
stated on their own websites
Open on Sunday
Gem City Silver, Aleks Cher Jewelers
2 of 6 open Sundays
Longest in business
since 1982
NGC / PCGS / PNG listed
found in the grading services' and dealer guild directories
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Compare buying and selling categories, appraisal options, hours and source records. Services marked unverified need a phone call to confirm. Call for current stock; selling categories come from shop websites.
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| Shop & location | Buying & selling | Appraisals | Hours & visits | Reviews & offers | Records |
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Coin shop 6032 Peach Street 2.0 mi from city center Call (814) 825-7690 | Sells Not verified Buys Call to confirm | Not verified |
Weekly hours
| 4.8 / 5 on Google · 267 reviews 11 fair / 1 low-offer mentions in 54 reviews analyzed |
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PJ Coins & Metals Coin shop 5152 Old French Rd 1.8 mi from city center Call (814) 866-1253 | Sells Not verified Buys Call to confirm | Not verified |
Weekly hours
| 4.8 / 5 on Google · 44 reviews Offer reports not analyzed |
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Gem City Silver Coin shop 160 W 8th St 2.3 mi from city center Call (814) 384-8932 | Sells Not verified Buys Call to confirm | Not verified |
Weekly hours
| Google rating not verified Offer reports not analyzed | No record verified |
Gold & silver buyer 2256 W 8th St 2.5 mi from city center Call (814) 878-0003 | Sells
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Weekly hours
| 4.9 / 5 on Google · 747 reviews 15 fair / 0 low-offer mentions in 43 reviews analyzed |
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Gold & silver buyer 5034 Peach St 0.8 mi from city center Call (814) 864-0028 | Sells
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Weekly hours
| 4.9 / 5 on Google · 568 reviews Offer reports not analyzed |
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Aleks Cher Jewelers Jeweler 4520 Peach St 0.5 mi from city center Call (814) 860-7966 | Sells
Buys
| Not verified |
Weekly hours
| 4.1 / 5 on Google · 50 reviews Offer reports not analyzed |
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Offer reports are counts from recent Google review samples, not a guarantee of what a shop will pay. Distance is from the city center.
When can you sell?
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| Sat | · | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | · | · |
| Sun | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | · |
2 are open on Sunday (Gem City Silver and Aleks Cher Jewelers). 1 stays open past 6 pm on a weekday (Aleks Cher Jewelers). Based on 6 shops with posted hours; hours change, so call ahead.
From 97 recent reviews
Counted from each shop's most recent public Google reviews. We tally topics; we don't republish reviews.
Gold jewelry & scrap
4 places in Erie buy gold jewelry and scrap. Scrap is priced by weight and karat, so know your number first with the scrap gold calculator or today's gold price per gram, and get more than one offer.
| Buyer | Type | Fair-offer mentions | Scrap-gold reviews | |
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| Erie Gold Exchange | Gold & silver buyer | 15 fair / 0 low mentions | 1 | 4.9★ (747) |
| Dempsey & Baxter | Coin shop | 11 fair / 1 low mentions | 2 | 4.8★ (267) |
| Erie Gold Exchange | Gold & silver buyer | Not enough data | Not analyzed | 4.9★ (568) |
| Aleks Cher Jewelers | Jeweler | Not enough data | Not analyzed | 4.1★ (50) |
Pennsylvania law
When you sell
Pennsylvania's Precious Metal Sale Regulation Law excludes coins, ingots and bullion. ID and record requirements under that law apply to covered gold, silver and platinum items, such as jewelry and silverware; municipal requirements and shop policies may differ.
Covered items must remain unaltered for five full working days after the purchase report is filed.
When you buy
Investment bullion is exempt from Pennsylvania sales and use tax, with no minimum purchase amount in section 204(65). The exemption covers refined precious metals valued for their metal content.
Pennsylvania exempts investment coins from sales and use tax. These include U.S. and foreign numismatic coins with a market value above their nominal value; there is no minimum purchase amount in section 204(65).
Who licenses dealers
Dealers buying items covered by the Precious Metal Sale Regulation Law need an annual license from each county sheriff where they buy. Coins, ingots and bullion are excluded from that law's definition.
Sources: Precious Metal Sale Regulation Law, Act 17 of 1984, sections 1-5 and 8 · 37 Pa. Code Chapter 501, Purchase and Sale of Precious Metals · Tax Reform Code, section 204(65). Not legal advice. Full Pennsylvania rules →
Questions
We list 6 businesses in Erie that buy coins: 3 dedicated coin or bullion shops and 3 pawn shops, jewelers or gold buyers that also buy coins. 1 is NGC-authorized.
Erie Gold Exchange and Erie Gold Exchange say on their websites that appraisals are free. Call ahead for large collections.
5 are open Saturdays (PJ Coins & Metals, Gem City Silver and Erie Gold Exchange) and 2 on Sundays (Gem City Silver and Aleks Cher Jewelers). Hours change, so check before you go.
Pennsylvania's Precious Metal Sale Regulation Law excludes coins, ingots and bullion. ID and record requirements under that law apply to covered gold, silver and platinum items, such as jewelry and silverware; municipal requirements and shop policies may differ. Covered items must remain unaltered for five full working days after the purchase report is filed.
Investment bullion is exempt from Pennsylvania sales and use tax, with no minimum purchase amount in section 204(65). The exemption covers refined precious metals valued for their metal content. Pennsylvania exempts investment coins from sales and use tax.
How this page is built: listings come from the NGC dealer locator, Google Maps and our own discovery; services come from each dealer's website; review topics are counted from each shop's most recent public Google reviews; BBB grades from bbb.org. No dealer pays to be listed or ranked. Methodology · Report a problem