Listing № 81067 · Baytown, TX
The Slab Guy
Coin shop in Baytown, Texas
123 W Defee St Suite 9, Baytown, TX 77520
Photos from The Slab Guy's website
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Good for: Graded coins & submissions
§ 01
What The Slab Guy buys and does
From The Slab Guy's own website (1 page read). Hover a ✓ to see their wording.
Services
- Grading submissions
Specialties: Collectible slabbing.
§ 02
Trust record
Better Business Bureau
No BBB profile found for this business. That's common for small shops and isn't a red flag on its own.
Credentials & licenses
- NGC authorized dealer verify ↗
Track record online
Website first archived in 2025 (Internet Archive)
- ◆Owner describes himself as a lifelong collector who started with comic books
Source: The Slab Guy's website, read Oct 2026.
§ 03
Before you sell here
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Know your metal floor before you walk in.
Gold is — and silver — an ounce right now. Our offer checker compares an offer with metal value and dated examples of published buy prices.
- 2
Know Texas's seller rules.
No Texas state law sets ID, hold-period, or payment rules for an ordinary coin shop buying your coins or bullion bars: the state crafted-precious-metal law expressly excludes coins, bars and commemorative medallions. State rules do apply if you sell jewelry, silverware or other crafted precious metal to a registered dealer (you file a list describing the items with your certification that it is true, the dealer records your driver's license or Texas ID number and reports to police within 48 hours) or sell anything, coins included, to a licensed pawnshop (photo ID, a purchase record, and usually a 20-day hold).
Coins and bars at an ordinary coin dealer: no state hold period, because the state crafted-precious-metal definition excludes coins, bars and commemorative medallions (Occ.
Source: Texas Occupations Code Ch. 1956 (official statute site, HTML) - Subchapter B: Sale of Crafted Precious Metal to Dealers (Secs. 1956.051, 1956.062-1956.066); Secs. 1956.0381-1956.0382 (metal recycling entities), Texas Finance Code Ch. 371 - Pawnshops (official statute site, HTML): Secs. 371.152, 371.174, 371.176, 371.177, 371.182 · All Texas rules
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Call ahead for anything bigger than a few coins.
Ask whether the person who prices collections is in that day, and whether they pay by cash or check for larger amounts.
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Get a second offer.
Offers on the same coins can differ a lot between shops. Read how to sell a coin collection first if this is your first time.
Questions to ask The Slab Guy
We couldn't confirm these from public sources, so ask before you go:
- What would you pay today for a 1 oz American Silver Eagle, and for $1 face value of pre-1965 silver? (Ask two shops the same question to compare.)
- Is an appraisal free, or free only if I sell to you? Do you put it in writing?
- How do you pay for larger amounts — cash, check or wire — and is there a cash limit?
- Do I need an appointment to sell a whole collection?
§ 04
Compare coin buyers near Baytown
| Dealer | Type | Distance | Customer-reported offers | Sat / Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Slab Guy (this shop) | Coin shop | — | — | — | Sat / – |
| Gold Silver BoutiqueBaytown | Coin shop | — | 3.8★ (53) | — | Sat / – |
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