Coins & Currency

Coin and currency auctions

Silver, gold, graded slabs, loose type, bank notes and accumulations. Coins are one of the categories where the gap between a walk-in offer and an auction result is widest.

What we sell

In this category

  • US silver and gold, circulated or uncirculated
  • Graded and slabbed coins
  • Bulk silver, junk silver and constitutional
  • Proof and mint sets
  • Paper currency, large and small size
  • Foreign accumulations and estate lots
  • Bullion rounds and bars
  • Tokens, exonumia and medals

Do not clean coins. Cleaning a coin usually costs more value than the dirt ever did. Bring it as it is.

Have something in this category?

Tell us what you have and we will give you an honest read on what it is likely to bring, and whether it is worth selling at auction at all.

Get a free estimate

Looking to buy?

Coins & Currency come up regularly. See what is open for bidding now, or get a note when a new catalog posts.

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Why auction

Why this sells better at auction

A dealer offer is one person's opinion on one day. An auction puts your items in front of every buyer who wants that category at the same time.

The right buyers see it

We sell into this category regularly, so the people who collect it already watch our sales. That is most of what an auctioneer is actually for.

Competition sets the price

Two interested buyers decide what something is worth far better than any appraisal does. You find out what the market will actually pay.

It sells on a known date

No waiting for the right buyer to wander in. The sale has a date, it closes, and you get paid.

Not sure what you have?

Most people are not. Send photos or call and describe it. We will tell you if it is worth selling, and we will tell you when it is not.

Talk to us

John Carl Auction Company

8 W Elizabeth Street
Maytown, PA 17550

GPS noteSome navigation systems list this address as Marietta, PA 17547.

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