Coin and Gold Buyers Serving Lakewood, CO

Lakewood became a city in 1969, but its neighborhoods were filling up long before that. Ranch houses and split-levels spread along Wadsworth Boulevard, Kipling Street and Union Boulevard after World War II, and many of the people who bought them worked at the Denver Federal Center near Sixth Avenue and Kipling. The Federal Center began as an ammunition plant during the war and later became home to a long list of federal agencies.

Many of those households saved steadily, and their estates often show it. We see American Silver Eagles bought one or two a year since 1986, gold Eagles and Buffalos, 10 oz silver bars and tubes of Canadian Maple Leafs. Each Silver Eagle holds one troy oz of .999 silver, and the one ounce Gold Eagle holds a full troy oz of gold in a 22K coin. Bullion is priced on weight, purity and the live spot price, and you watch every piece go on the calibrated scale. Proof Silver Eagles in their Mint boxes and coins in PCGS or NGC holders are priced separately, since collectors may pay more for them.

Older silver comes out of the same houses. Rolls of pre-1965 quarters and dimes, Kennedy halves from the 40% silver years and jars of war nickels were common ways to put money aside once silver coins started disappearing from change. We sort those rolls before pricing them, since a few dates and mint marks are worth more to collectors than the silver they hold.

Belmar has changed how a lot of Lakewood retirees live. It was built on the site of an old shopping mall, and the condos and apartments near it draw people moving out of larger houses on Green Mountain and in east Lakewood's older neighborhoods. When a move like that is coming, a coin collection is easier to deal with early, while there is still time to compare offers and talk it over with family. If gold jewelry is part of the move too, we can sort it by karat and weigh it at the same appointment.

Appointments are private and one-on-one, set at a place agreed when you book. A large estate can ask about a home visit. Bring a government-issued photo ID to sell. If you accept, you are paid the same visit by cash, check or wire for larger sales.