Listing № 42544 · Gun Barrel City, TX
East Texas Gold & Silver
Coin shop in Gun Barrel City, Texas · Est. 2008 (18 years)
210 Cody Austin St, Gun Barrel City, TX 75156
Sells: U.S. coins, Bullion, Jewelry. Inventory categories & services
Buys: U.S. coins, Gold coins, Silver coins, Bullion bars & rounds. What they buy & services
§ 01
What East Texas Gold & Silver buys and does
From East Texas Gold & Silver's own website (3 pages read). Hover a ✓ to see their wording.
They buy
- U.S. coins
- Gold coins
- Silver coins
- Bullion bars & rounds
- Gold jewelry & scrap
- Sterling silver
Pricing & payment
- In their words
- “Top dollar paid in cash on the spot”
- Pays sellers by
- cash
- Payment timing
- Same day
Specialties: Gold and silver bullion · Sovereign coins · American Gold and Silver Eagles · 90% Constitutional silver · Numismatic silver coins · Sterling silver jewelry · Comic books and POP! figures · Vintage knives · Elemental Silver Crystal. Also sells: U.S. coins, Bullion, Jewelry.
§ 02
What recent customers report
We read the 60 most recent public Google reviews (Apr 2023 – Aug 2026) and counted what they mention. We don't republish reviews. Read them on Google ↗
- Recent rating
- 4.6★
- last 60 reviews
- Reviews, past 12 months
- 23
- busy shop
- Owner replies
- 47%
- 4 of 6 one- or two-star
- Customer-reported offers
- —
- too few offer mentions
§ 03
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
- No third-party numismatic credential found.
- ◆Family-owned and faith-driven business established in 2008
- ◆Current owner previously owned and operated a gold refinery and bought the shop from its original owner, a former refinery customer
- ◆Makes and sells the Elemental Silver Crystal, a .9999 fine silver piece refined in-house with a custom electrolytic silver cell
- ◆Sells live on WhatNot.com under @EASTTEXASGOLDSILVER
- ◆Serves Athens, Seven Points, Mabank and surrounding East Texas communities
Source: East Texas Gold & Silver's website, read Oct 2026.
§ 04
Before you sell here
- 1
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
- 3
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 for larger amounts.
- 4
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 East Texas Gold & Silver
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?
- Do you buy whole collections, including the common coins, or only some pieces?
- If a coin is worth grading, can you submit it to PCGS or NGC for me?