Coin and Gold Buyers Serving Washington Park in Denver

Houses around Washington Park are mostly brick bungalows and Denver squares, many of them close to a century old, and plenty have been in one family for decades. When the time comes to sell or clear one out, the coins tend to turn up in the same places: a coffee can in the basement, a cigar box in a dresser, a row of coin folders on a closet shelf. We hear from grown children who walked around Smith Lake and Grasmere Lake as kids and now have to decide what to do with a parent's things.

Circulated silver is the most common find. Pre-1965 dimes, quarters and half dollars are 90% silver, and $1 in face value of those coins holds about 0.715 troy oz. Kennedy halves from 1965 to 1970 are 40% silver, and the war nickels of 1942 to 1945 hold 35%. We go through rolls and jars coin by coin, because a better date mixed in with common ones should be priced for collectors, and we would rather find it at the table than have you sell it as melt.

Platt Park and the blocks off Old South Pearl Street turn up a lot of proof sets and mint sets, often still in the original Mint packaging. Annual mint sets usually hold Denver coins alongside Philadelphia coins, and silver proof sets from many years carry 90% silver coins. Some sets bring little over face and some draw collector money, so each one gets its own line on the written offer. We open each set with you and note any coin that has toned or spotted, since eye appeal can change what a collector will pay.

Near Observatory Park, home of the University of Denver's Chamberlin Observatory, we often meet families dividing an estate among siblings who live in different states. An item-by-item list lets everyone see the same numbers, and it gives an executor or personal representative a clear record to work from. It is an offer to buy, so it does not stand in for a certified appraisal, but it is yours to keep either way.

Appointments are private and one-on-one, with the meeting place set when you book. For a whole house of coins, ask about a home visit. Bring a government-issued photo ID if you decide to sell, and the evaluation costs nothing if you decide not to.