American Heritage Minting, Inc.

261 Old York Road, Suite 510 Jenkintown, PA, 19046 United States

215-576-7272

American Heritage Minting is a family-owned coin dealer in Jenkintown, PA, just north of Philadelphia. My father, William Patrick Paul, opened the business in 1973, and I run it today from the same office. We’re a PCGS and NGC Authorized Dealer and a CAC Dealer.

Selling coins? We buy U.S. gold and silver coins, silver dollars, key dates, certified coins, bullion, U.S. paper money, and entire collections and estates of any size. Send photos through the Sell To Us page in our menu, or call 215-576-7272, and we'll usually tell you within one business day what we'd expect to pay; the firm offer comes once we've seen the coins, and you're paid on the spot when you accept. If you're selling a collection or an estate, we make free house calls up to about 90 minutes from Jenkintown. Office visits are by appointment.

We also keep an extensive raw and certified (PCGS & NGC) inventory of U.S. gold, silver, copper, type and scarce-date coins.

— Thomas Paul

 

What Is My Coin Collection Worth?

The honest answer: a coin is worth what a serious buyer will pay for it today. Price guides and websites give ranges, and those ranges are often wide and out of date. The fastest way to know what you have is to get a real offer.

Ours is free. Send photos or bring the coins in (by appointment), and we'll tell you what we'd expect to pay, and why. Call 215-576-7272 or use the form on our Sell To Us page.

What decides the value

  • Metal. Most U.S. dimes, quarters and halves from 1964 and earlier are 90% silver. Gold coins carry their gold value at minimum. That sets a floor.
  • Date and mint mark. A small letter on the coin (D, S, O, CC) can change a coin's value many times over. Some dates were made in tiny numbers.
  • Condition. Wear, scratches and especially cleaning change value a lot. Please don't clean anything before we see it.
  • Certification. Coins graded and sealed by PCGS or NGC are easier to value and often worth more. We're an Authorized Dealer for both.

Getting your number

  1. Photos: clear front and back pictures of a few pieces, through the form on our Sell To Us page. We'll tell you whether it's worth bringing in.
  2. In person: call 215-576-7272 to set a time at our Jenkintown office.
  3. At your home: for larger collections we come to you, free, up to about 90 minutes from Jenkintown. We'll give you a rough estimate at the visit, and an exact offer on the spot if you'd like to sell that day.

We'll tell you what we'd expect to pay and walk you through how we reached it. If something isn't worth much, we'll say so. That saves you a trip.

Note for executors

We make purchase offers, and can prepare formal written appraisals for tax or court filings (see estate coin appraisals). If the estate later sells the collection to us, we credit the appraisal fee in full toward the purchase. When you're ready to sell, we're glad to purchase the whole collection. See Selling an inherited collection.