Sell Gold Coins in Denver

Denver began with gold. In 1858 prospectors found it near the spot where Cherry Creek meets the South Platte River, and the rush of 1858 and 1859 that followed took the name of Pikes Peak. The mining camps along those two streams grew into the city.

Coins came soon after. In 1860 and 1861 a private Denver firm, Clark, Gruber and Co., struck its own gold pieces in $2.50, $5, $10 and $20 sizes. The federal government bought the firm's building in 1863 and ran it as an assay office. We tell that story as local history. The coins we handle at appointments are the U.S. and world gold that later generations saved.

The Denver Mint on West Colfax began striking coins in 1906, and U.S. gold coins were made for circulation until 1933. Double eagles, eagles and half eagles from before 1933 still turn up in safes and safe deposit boxes around the metro. Each is 90% gold, and a $20 double eagle holds 0.9675 troy ounces. When one carries a D, the date settles where it came from. On gold dated 1838 to 1861, D stands for Dahlonega, Georgia, and from 1906 on it stands for Denver.

Newer gold comes to us too. The U.S. Mint has made American Gold Eagles since 1986, and the one ounce coin is 22K, weighs 33.93 grams and holds a full troy ounce of gold. Krugerrands, Canadian Maple Leafs, Gold Buffalos and Mexican 50 peso coins bought as savings come out of closets from Highlands Ranch to Boulder. A Centenario holds 1.2057 troy ounces, more gold than any of the others on that list.

Every gold coin gets weighed on a calibrated scale and checked with non-destructive testing, so nothing is scratched or dipped in acid. Bullion coins are priced on their gold weight against the live spot price. Older U.S. gold with collector demand is priced on that demand, and your written offer shows which way each coin went.

Gold coins add up quickly, which is one reason sellers like a private setting. We meet by appointment only, one-on-one, and the meeting place is set when you book. To sell, bring a government-issued photo ID, and call 303-401-0104 to book a time. We return calls the same business day, and larger sales can be paid by wire.