Do you perform appraisals? We have some coins and we want to know what they are worth.
Yes. We have two appraisal options to choose from; a verbal appraisal and a written appraisal. Regardless of the option you choose both include a professional evaluation by one of our qualified staff numismatists. Our most frequent and popular appraisal option is our free 15-20 minute verbal appraisal. Your coin or (limited) collection is evaluated and a verbal and approximate current market value is given. In those cases, where one is not able to physically visit our Bloomington, MN location we provide mail-in services and professional numismatic evaluations over the Internet as well. Just send us high-resolution obverse and reverse photographs to info@CoinsOnLine.com and we’ll respond in a timely manner. Our written and dated appraisal option is generally needed in those cases where an estate, trust or an insurance matter requires a more formal evaluation and a written appraisal report to be completed. Our professional numismatic research and appraisal services…
What forms of payment do you offer and how fast do I get paid?
We will issue you a company check at the time you decide to sell. If you sell us your item(s) in person and at our store – you’ll receive a company check on the spot! If you elect instead to mail your item(s) to us using our popular Mail-In Option, we will issue you a company check within 24 hours of our confirmation of receipt and evaluation. For larger transactions payments are also available via wire transfer – a small fee shall apply.
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If I mail items to you, when do we lock-in a price?
Upon receipt of your shipment we open your package(s) and lock in the spot price(s) at that time. We’ll contact you via telephone confirming our receipt; we’ll confirm the spot price(s) and we’ll discuss with you the details of your pending transaction. If at that time you decide to sell, we’ll issue a Confirmation/Purchase Order Number to confirm our purchase. We’ll then send you a company check or for larger transactions, we’ll transmit funds to you via wire transfer for a small nominal fee. It’s your choice. It’s that easy. See our popular Mail-In Option here.
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What if I decide not to sell?
If you decide not to sell – no problem. The decision to sell or not to sell is entirely up to you. No pressure. No questions asked. If we cannot agree on a price for instance, we will immediately return your product to you at our cost. If you sent your product(s) to us via the U.S. Post Mail Service (USPS) we’ll return your product(s) to you Registered and Insured via U.S. Post Mail Service and at our full and complete expense. We are that confident in our pricing – seldom are we asked to return product to a prospective seller!
Do you pay more than the guys who rent hotel rooms and advertise to buy everything?
Most always, yes! These types of outfits are often referred to as “road buyers” within the industry. Here today, gone tomorrow… Typically, a road buyer will pay only a fraction of the prices we pay. The full page color ads they run in the newspapers can cost upwards of $10,000, even $100,000! They travel with a crew of people, they rent a hotel room and they blanket the area with loud and nebulous proclamations of “top dollar” and “highest prices paid” and they incur large expenses along the way. For them it’s a volume play, pay less and move quickly from town to town. From an economic standpoint, they simply can’t afford to pay the prices that we can pay. Worst of all, they are again, here today and gone tomorrow. If they see something rare and of value within your collection, the chances that they will point it out…
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