Coins and Gold in a Collin County Estate
Executors and families across Collin County call us when an estate includes coins, bullion or gold jewelry. We sit down with whoever is handling things, explain each piece, and make an offer the estate is free to take or leave.
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, by appointment
- Every weighing happens in front of you
- Photo ID needed at the meeting
- Walk away anytime, no hard feelings
- Appointments only, never a queue
What working with us looks like
Four steps, and every decision stays with the estate.
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A short phone call
Describe the size of it, whether that is one coffee can or a closet of boxes, so the appointment gets enough time.
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Choose where to meet
Our private McKinney office, the family home, or a secure location such as the estate's bank.
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Go through it side by side
The person selling for the estate sits with us while each coin, bar and piece of gold is looked at and explained.
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An offer, and the estate decides
Accept all of it, some of it, or none of it. Nothing is final until the estate says yes.
An executor's short list for the coins
The coins compete for your attention with the house, the accounts and the phone calls. A little order now saves a lot of sorting later.
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Look in the unlikely places
Coins turn up in safes, tackle boxes, freezer bags, dresser drawers and bank boxes. Search before anything is valued or divided.
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Ask who can sign off
Before booking, check with the estate's attorney about who has the authority to sell estate property.
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Let relatives claim keepsakes
If someone wants a particular coin, settle that first. The estate then sells only what no one wants to keep.
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Keep the collection whole
Hold everything together in one secure place, in its original holders, until the family has a plan.
Our offer is not the estate's appraisal
When we look at estate coins, we are doing it to make an offer to buy them. We call that a purchase evaluation.
It is not a formal appraisal. You receive an offer to buy, which is different from a written appraisal prepared for insurance, probate or tax purposes.
Some estates need a documented value, for tax filings or for dividing property fairly among heirs. Whether this estate does is a question for its attorney or CPA, and an independent appraiser is the one to write it.
This page offers general background for families, not legal or tax advice.
Executors and families ask
Can your evaluation be used as the estate's official value?
No. You receive an offer to buy, which is different from a written appraisal prepared for insurance, probate or tax purposes. Ask the estate's attorney or CPA whether a formal appraisal is needed and who should write it.
Who should come to the appointment?
Whoever is selling for the estate, with a photo ID. Co-executors, siblings and other heirs are welcome to join. Confirm with the estate's attorney that the person selling has the authority to do so.
Can the estate sell in more than one round?
Yes. Some estates start with the gold and the bullion, then bring the albums at a later appointment. Others sell a portion and keep the rest in the family.
The coins are spread between two or three relatives' houses. Is that a problem?
It makes things harder, not impossible. If you can, gather it all back into one place in the original holders before we meet. Sets that are split up are harder to identify and can be worth less in pieces.
Which parts of Collin County do you cover?
Anyone can book. We are based in McKinney, and Melissa, Allen, Anna, Prosper, Plano and Frisco are about 12 to 25 minutes away by car.
Handling an estate with coins in it?
Call and tell us roughly how much there is. If it is a large holding, we will block out a longer weekday appointment so nobody feels rushed.
What turns up in Collin County estates
No sorting is needed before we meet. This is just a picture of what families usually find, and what decides the number.
Pieces we buy from estates
- Albums and folders filled by a collector, kept exactly as found
- Morgan and Peace dollars, plus dimes, quarters and halves dated 1964 or earlier
- Gold coins from the United States and other countries
- Proof sets, mint sets, original bank rolls and graded slabs
- Bars, rounds and gold jewelry kept alongside the coins
What the offer depends on
- How much gold or silver each piece contains
- Date and mint mark, which hint at how many exist
- Condition, and whether anything was cleaned
- Whether sets and date runs are still complete
A closet of albums is covered on our page about selling a coin collection. Bars and rounds have their own page on selling bullion, and rings, chains and broken pieces are on gold jewelry. If a few coins look special, read about rare coins.
A paper trail the family will thank you for
Heirs tend to ask what happened to each item. Simple notes answer that far better than memory does.
- Photograph the coins in their holders before the appointment
- Write down which pieces were sold and which went to relatives
- Keep the appointment date and the accepted offer with the estate papers
- Ask the estate's attorney what records the heirs should receive
Bring the other heirs along
When two or three family members hear the same explanation at the same table, there is less to relay and less to second-guess afterward.
Booking a time for the estate
Use the request form below or call. The form asks only for a name, a phone number and what the estate is selling, and photos are optional.
Appointments run Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. One picture of an album page or a single gold coin gives us a useful first look.
Serving Collin County from McKinney, TX
Our office is private and seen by appointment only. You get the address by phone once a time is set, or we can meet at the family home or the estate's bank.
Executors in Plano are about 23 minutes from McKinney, and families up in Melissa about 12 minutes. Our service area page lists the rest.
Set up your appointment
- Based in
- McKinney, TX, serving Collin County
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, by appointment
- Where we meet
- At our private McKinney office, your home or a secure location such as your bank
- Have ready
- Your photo ID and the pieces you plan to sell
Our office address stays off the web for everyone's safety. We give it to you by phone once a time is booked.
You receive an offer to buy, which is different from a written appraisal prepared for insurance, probate or tax purposes.
Request a quote
Takes under a minute. We ring you back on a weekday, or you can call (469) 249-8420 now.