People really love their coins. They like to look at them and organize them for hours. I remember as a kid, shoveling snow in the winter and mowing grass in the summer and getting paid with coins(times are different now, kids can take credit cards with an app on their smart phones and charge a…
The Breckenridge General Store recently met Mary, who had a very interesting story. Her mother started and owned the general store in Breckenridge, Colorado during the gold rush. Her mother saved every silver coin that came through er store, as well as other types of coins. Talk about a shrewed person…How could she have know…
Do you have sterling flatware that your not using? Have you had your flatware appraised? Could you or a family member use some extra money? These are just a few question to get you to think about the old sterling that is collecting dust. Most don’t realize just how valuable your flatware is. Message us,…
I’m sure it is important to most most people that they are treated fairly. No matter what the situation is, we want to make sure that we are getting a good deal. The expression of getting a fair shake is as old as the United States. Getting a fair shake in the 1700’s had to…
A very common term in the metals business is “junk silver”. Many people walk into the shop asking for our price on junk. Junk silver is Quarters, dimes and half dollars prior to 1965. There is a bit of a fine line however, with some of the older coins. The barber, Liberty Seated, and the…
I get this question a lot. I didn’t open our company with the intention of being a pawn shop. I had no interest in dealing in used tools and stereo equipment. But there has been a change in my thinking. I not only see coins, but many other things of value as well. Jewelry, gold…
Think about it. What do give a significant other on a special occasion? At least some percentage of the time a person is compelled to give a piece of jewelry. A ring, necklace, watch, bracelet or pendant that signifies a special moment in time. Perhaps it was a birthday, or and anniversary that warranted the…
Had a customer call in and inquire about the value of her half dollars. She didn’t have them in front of her, so she could not tell me the dates or any other details. I told her to gather them up and come into the shop. She came in about an hour later.This customer had…
Had a guy come in to the shop with some silver dollars that he had recieved from his aunt when she died. There was a mixture of morgan and peace dollars. He also had some wheat pennies and 3 red seal $2 bills. Everything was circulated. Most people, unless they are serious collectors, find something…
I sat with a very nice lady yesterday as she told me about the coins that she had collected over the years. She had Eisenhower silver dollars, Kennedy half dollars and lots of other silver dimes and quraters that were “old”, She hasd also purchased a gold plated silver quarter set that was in a…
