Coin and Gold Buyers Serving Thornton, CO

Thornton was planned from the ground up. Builder Sam Hoffman laid out the first neighborhoods in 1953, the town took its name from Governor Dan Thornton, and it incorporated in 1956. Those first streets filled with young families buying their first homes, and the city has kept growing north along I-25 and E-470 ever since, mostly in Adams County. The city now reaches far past those first blocks, out toward the Weld County line.

Thornton is still a young city, and many of the people settling an estate here are in their thirties or forties, raising kids and holding a box of coins from a parent or grandparent. Some have never looked at a mint mark. We go through the collection with you, explain what each group is and why it is priced the way it is, and leave you with a written list you can study later or share with family. There is no rush, and you can call us back with questions after you have read the list.

The boxes tend to look alike. There are Lincoln wheat cents from 1909 to 1958 and maybe a few Indian Head cents, a roll or two of pre-1965 silver, some Kennedy halves, state quarter folders and a handful of 1943 steel cents that someone hoped were rare. Most steel cents are common, though condition matters. Wheat cents with a D under the date came from the Denver Mint, and some D and S dates in nice shape bring well above face. State quarters are usually worth face value.

Parents and grandparents may have left gold too: a wedding band, a few chains, a Gold Eagle bought for a grandchild's birth. The one ounce Gold Eagle is 22K and weighs 33.93 grams. Jewelry is sorted by karat and weighed, and if a piece looks like it is worth more as jewelry, we set it aside and tell you. Please do not clean any coins before the appointment, because cleaning lowers a coin's grade and its price.

We meet by appointment only, at a place agreed when you book, and there is never a line. Bigger collections can ask about a home visit. A government-issued photo ID is needed if you sell. You can take payment that same visit by cash, check or wire, or hold on to everything and the list. We return calls the same business day.