Listing № 15240 · San Antonio, TX
Aurora Rarities LLC
Appointment-only dealer in San Antonio, Texas
4007 McCullough Ave #221, San Antonio, TX 78212
Sells: World coins, Paper money. Inventory categories & services
Buys: U.S. coins, Whole collections, Estates & inherited coins, Paper money. What they buy & services
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What Aurora Rarities LLC buys and does
From Aurora Rarities LLC's own website (3 pages read). Hover a ✓ to see their wording.
They buy
- U.S. coins
- Whole collections
- Estates & inherited coins
- Paper money
- World coins
Services
- Consignment
- Buys by mail
Pricing & payment
- In their words
- “I will explain the basis of value so when I make an offer to buy”
Specialties: World coins · Medals and tokens · Paper money · Women-themed numismatics · Numismatic consulting. Also sells: World coins, Paper money.
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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 ↗
- ANA Member (ANA Coin Dealer Directory listing) verify ↗
- Texas entity (Comptroller franchise-tax record / SOS charter) #0801844727 · Active (right-to-transact code A; SOS status code A) registry ↗
- ANA member (per their website)
- ANA life member (per their website)
Who you'll deal with
- Pat · numismatist · ANA life member, TNA life member, ACEF Trusted Expert, 40+ years experience
- ◆Listed as a Trusted Expert by the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation.
- ◆Author of articles in national publications and two books, including The Numismatist's Guide.
- ◆Ships declined mail-in items back to the seller at no charge.
- ◆Specializes in world coins, medals and paper money depicting historical and mythological women.
- ◆Has been studying and collecting rare coins since 1980.
Source: Aurora Rarities LLC's website, read Oct 2026.
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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 Aurora Rarities LLC
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?
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