Selling coins to American Gold Exchange

AGE is happy to assist you in selling part or all of your coin collection. We are especially interested in purchasing U.S. gold coins, European gold coins, and U.S. silver dollars.

If you have coins you’re thinking about selling, please take a few minutes to review the following procedures and guidelines.

1. Contact Dana Samuelson via email at Dana@amergold.com.

   1. List the coins you wish to sell.
      Please provide the following information for each coin:
      • Denomination
      • Year minted
      • Mintmark
      • Grade –- certified or raw?
      Note: Our helpful website CoinValues.Info makes it easy to send us your inventory list!

   2. If your coin is certified —
      Certified coins have been officially graded and sealed in transparent plastic casings by PCGS, NGC, or another certification firm. Included in the casing is printed information certifying the coin’s grade and authenticity. Read more about certified coins.
      •   Copy the grade and other information listed above from the coin holder to your inventory list.

   3. If your coin is “raw,” or uncertified —
      Most coins, of course, have not been graded by one of the major certification firms. They often are loosely stored in tubes or transparent flip pouches.
      • Estimate whether your coin appears to be “used” or “new,” and write this on your inventory list. Used, or circulated, coins exhibit some wear on the highest surfaces of the designs. Read more about coin grading.

   4. If you don’t understand how to convey the necessary in formation, send Dana a brief email listing your coins as best you can and he will tell you what to look for and how to proceed most effectively.

2. Receive our free Approximate Value Estimate.
   After we receive your emailed descriptions, Dana will provide you with an Approximate Value Estimate of your coins, to the best of his ability.

   Please note: Grade is one of the most important factors in determining the value of a coin. We cannot properly determine the grade of any raw coins unless we can examine them. We do our best to tell you what your coins may be worth sight unseen.

3. If you’re interested in having AGE purchase your coins.
   If we believe we can help you further, you will be asked to send your coins to our offices for examination and a precise valuation.

   Important! Please do NOT send any coins to AGE without first receiving our authorization that we can help you and would like to see your coins for possible purchase. If your coins were purchased from AGE, we can probably give you a "sight-unseen" quote by phone because we've already vetted them. If your coins were purchased elsewhere, we need to examine them before we can offer a quote. In either case, do NOT send coins without prior approval!

Shipping coins to AGE

To ensure a safe shipment, please follow these instructions precisely.

•  Use only Registered Mail via the U.S. Postal Service
  • Your package is held under lock and key separate from regular mail, and signed for at every step of the way until we pick it up at the post office. We’ve shipped and received thousands of packages this way without loss.
  • Insure the package for full value. This is extremely important in order to protect your investment.
  • DO NOT send coins via UPS, FedEx, DHL, or other private delivery services. In most instances these carriers will not properly insure the contents of your package. If your package becomes lost or stolen, you might have little re course with carriers other than U.S. Registered Mail.

•  Packaging your coins for shipment to AGE
  1. Create a packing list. Your packing list should include:
     • Your name
     • Your mailing address
     • Your day-time and evening telephone numbers
     • A complete inventory list of what you are sending

       Note: If you are sending multiple boxes, you can use one master inventory list. We recommend that you include a copy of the master inventory list in all boxes, and highlight the contents of each box individually.

     • Keep a copy for yourself until we either pay you or ship your coins back to you.

  2. Package your coins securely in a sturdy cardboard box.
     Please take these important steps in order to ensure safe shipping.

     1. Secure your coins inside the box so they will not rattle around and bang against each other in transit. Fill up empty space in the box with crumpled newspaper, paper towels, or packaging peanuts if necessary.

     2. Include your packing list described above.

     3. Secure the outside of your package with reinforced filament tape to make sure it doesn’t open in transit. Don’t use Scotch tape or other unreinforced tapes.

     4. Important! Cover package entirely with brown paper tape. After securing your box with reinforced filament tape, you must then wrap the outside of your package entirely with brown paper tape, the kind with the glue on the back that must be moistened for application. Your package MUST be completely wrapped in brown paper tape in order for the Post Office to accept it as Registered Mail. The brown paper tape seals the box completely, thus protecting your package from tampering. The Post Office will stamp the outside tape seams with an official Day/Date stamp, proving that it was received by the postal clerk in good order.

     5. Address your package to:

            AGE
            P.O. Box 9426
            Austin, TX 78766-9426

        Please Note: As a precaution we ask you to use “AGE” in the address rather than “American Gold Exchange,” as the appearance of the word “gold” could invite theft.

  3. Complete the U.S. Registered Mail declarations form.
     At the Post Office, carefully include the following information on the U.S. Registered Mail declarations form:
     • Your name and mailing address
     • Our name and mailing address
     • The declared insurance value
       --Be sure to check the little box that reads, “with postal insurance,” and declare the full value of your coins.

     Important! Although you need not (and should not) identify the contents of the package, you MUST declare the full value of the package for insurance purposes. In the extremely rare event that your package is lost or stolen, the declared value is the maximum amount of money the post office will reimburse to you.

     Important! U.S. Registered Mail has a $25,000 insurance limit. If you have merchandise in excess of $25,000 you will need to ship it in multiple boxes to be properly insured.

  4. Retain your copy of the Registered Mail form. Keep it safe until you receive confirmation that we’ve received your package (normally 3 to 5 days after you send it). This form is your proof of shipment and insurance in the event of loss.

  5. Pay postage to AGE. The clerk will weigh your package and determine postage based upon weight and destination zip code. Postage for most packages, including insurance, will cost between $22 and $35.

     In most instances the postal clerk will affix a red sticker displaying your registered mail number (for example, RB 123 456 789 US) onto your package, and write the registered mail number on your form.

  6. When your package arrives at our post office. We’ll sign for it and examine its contents, then call you within 24 hours with a precise assessment of your coins and our purchase offer.

  7. If you accept our offer. We’ll forward a company check to you within twenty-four hours.

  8. If you do not accept our offer. We’ll send your coins back to you by U.S. Registered Mail, insured for full value, just like you sent them to us. We’ll even pay return postage. Typically, your coins will be in shipped within 24 hours.

  9. Terms and Conditions.

  
PCGS Certified 1810-P $5 Liberty gold piece, graded MS65

  

Dear Dana, Thank you for the payment for the St. Gaudens coin. It was a pleasure doing business with you and I shall share my positive experience with others. All good wishes! Sincerely, MK

  
Fig. 1 - Create a packing list

  

Fig. 2a - Secure you coins in a sturdy box

  

Fig. 2c -Reinforced with filament tape.

  

Fig. 2d - Completely cover with brown paper tape.

  

Fig. 2e - Address to AGE

  

Fig. 3 - Complete Registered Mail declarations form

  

Fig 4 - Retain your copies of the U.S. Registered Mail forms

  

Fig. 5 - Package with U.S. Registered Mail sticker