Guides
Before you sell a single coin
Short, sourced guides for people who inherited coins, found a jar of old silver, or just want to know what a dealer will pay.
Guide · 11 min
How to Sell a Coin Collection (Without Getting Lowballed)
Leave the coins uncleaned and in their holders, sort them into piles, and look up their metal value before you collect at least two itemized offers in writing. Common silver and bullion sell well at a local shop; rare and graded coins belong with a specialist or an auction.
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Where to Sell Coins: 7 Options Compared
For most coins, start with a local coin shop or a coin show, where you can compare offers and get paid the same day. Send big bullion lots to an online dealer and valuable graded coins to auction; pawn shops and pop-up gold buyers mostly pay for the metal.
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How Much Do Coin Dealers Pay for Silver and Gold?
Less than spot, and how much less depends on what you sell. On October 9, 2026, two large dealers offered about 97% of spot for 1 oz Gold Eagles and 90% to 93% for Silver Eagles, while buyers offered 74% to 87% of melt value for 90% silver coins.
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How to Find a Reputable Coin Dealer: 12 Checks
Check a shop before you go: confirm any PNG, ANA, PCGS or NGC claim in that group's own directory, read the BBB file and the last year of reviews, and ask what they pay for common silver. At the counter, a reputable dealer itemizes the offer, writes it down and lets you leave to think it over.
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1964 Quarter Value: Is It Silver and What Is It Worth?
Every 1964 quarter, with or without a D mint mark, is 90% silver and holds 0.18084 troy ounces of it, which NGC valued at $11.01 on October 10, 2026. Worn coins sell for about that, and the real money is in gems graded MS67 and up and the scarce 1964-D Type C reverse.
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1964 Kennedy Half Dollar Value
Most 1964 Kennedy halves are worth their silver: 0.36169 troy ounces per coin, about $22 on October 9, 2026. The real premiums go to top-grade uncirculated coins, deep-cameo proofs, a few Denver die varieties and the Accented Hair proof.
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1971 Half Dollar Value: Silver or Not?
No silver. Every 1971 Kennedy half dollar, including the 1971-D and the 1971-S proof, is copper-nickel clad, so a circulated one is worth 50 cents. The silver Kennedy halves are dated 1964 (90%) and 1965 to 1970 (40%).
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Research
Coin grading turnaround times: October 2026 snapshot
Official timing terms by service tier, clock-start definitions, missing-data notes and downloadable comparison data.
Research
Coin appraisal costs: published fees compared
Named providers’ hourly rates, minimum bills and free-evaluation policies, with primary sources and downloadable fee data.
Collector's shelf
A simple setup for storing and organizing coins
Browse coin reference books, albums and PVC-free holders, with a few practical notes on protecting a collection.
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