Specialists In Rare Coins & Paper Currency

Key-date Morgans and Peace dollars. National bank notes and silver certificates. Proof and mint sets. Our buyers have spent decades learning the difference between rare and simply old — and we'll tell you, straight, which one you're holding.

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40+ years

Downtown La Crosse

100+ years

Combined staff experience

Live pricing

Up-to-the-minute buy/sell spread

Greater 48

We travel for the right deal

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Bring it in or call
Stop by with whatever you have. If it's a larger collection or an estate, call ahead and we'll set aside the time to do it properly.
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We go through it with you
Date, mint mark, strike, condition — checked against today's collector market, at the counter, where you can watch us work.
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You get a number
Take it, sleep on it, or trade toward something else. You'll always know how we arrived at the figure.

Some stores weigh it, we assess it completely

A scale sees ounces. We see dates, mintmarks, condition, and rarity. Because when a coin is worth more than its metal, knowing what to look for makes all the difference.

Graded, not just weighed

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We check date, mint mark, strike quality, and condition against current collector demand before anything goes on a scale. If a coin is worth more to a collector than to a refiner, that's the number you get.

Currency gets the same eye

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Series, signatures, seal color, charter number, star notes, condition. A national bank note from a small Wisconsin charter can be worth many times a common note in identical shape. Most shops don't check. We do.

Estates and inherited collections

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Bring the whole box. We sort it in front of you and tell you plainly what's genuinely collectible, what's bullion, and what's worth face value — then you decide what to do with each pile.

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WHY PEOPLE KEEP COMING BACK

"I brought in my dad's coffee can of coins expecting to be told it was all junk. They went through every single one and showed me the four that actually mattered."

Local customer · La Crosse

WHY PEOPLE KEEP COMING BACK

"From custom designs to cleaning, their attention to detail and honest pricing keeps our family coming back generation after generation."

Longtime customer · Onalaska

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need an appointment?

No, an appointment is generally not necessary however we do appreciate advance notice on large collections/estates.

How do I know if my coins are worth more than their metal?

That's exactly what we're checking. Date, mint mark, and condition determine whether a coin has collector value above its silver or gold content. Many don't — and we'll tell you that plainly. But the ones that do can be worth many times their weight, and those are the ones a scale will never find.

I inherited a collection and have no idea what's in it. Where do I start?

Right here, with the whole box. You don't need to sort it, clean it, or research it first — and please don't clean it, since cleaning almost always lowers a coin's value. Bring it in as it is and we'll go through it with you.

Do you buy single coins, or only whole collections?

Both. One coin, one note, or forty years of accumulation — we'll look at all of it.

What paper currency are you looking for?

Large-size notes, silver certificates, national bank notes (especially Wisconsin charters), star notes, and error notes. Older, unusual, or locally issued currency is always worth showing us.

Do you buy coins that are already graded and slabbed?

Yes — PCGS, NGC, and other major services. We'll also give you an honest read on raw coins and tell you when something is worth submitting for grading before it sells.

Will you travel to look at a large collection?

Anywhere in the greater 48 for the right collection. Give us a call and describe what you have.

Across the counter.

A few of the pieces that have come through the shop — key dates, national currency, and the occasional coin someone nearly spent. Almost every one of them arrived with somebody who wasn't sure what they had.