First time visit today for a quick assessment of my 15. 1967 half dollars all in nice condition and in plastic cases. The very nice lady working there looked at my coins, smiled and offered me $97 or just over $6 each, "they're 40% silver " I declined the offer and left thinking getting a second opinion might be wise. Today I hear that "melt value" of these same coins is around $10? In summation, I guess that unless you really are knowledgeable about coins and know what you're doing, ask around ... read more

Albany Coin Exchange - 1967 Half dollars. - Jewelry Near Me - Albany, California

Very good place to buy or sell your gold. The lady that helped me was very nice and knowledgeable. I highly recommended this place. read more

I have been going to Albany Coin Exchange for over 10+ years and each time receive excellent service when buying and selling various coins. Manager is extremely knowledgeable and provides good suggestions. Prices are competitive and Manager is a pleasure to communicate with. Highly recommend Albany Coin Exchange. read more

They don't itemize their offer and do it so fast you can't tell if it's accurate or not. I should have done more research on the values myself beforehand. They are nice, but don't meet online estimates even at the low end. read more

I give two stars for the affable lady behind the counter, and hold back three because of the affable lady behind the counter. Long story short, go to Pleasant Hill Coin Exchange on Buskirk if you want the full value of your coins. It's worth the drive. I'm not at all surprised that they "do not recall meeting" me directly, and I don't care to speculate why, but I will never forget that affable lady behind the counter who deducted serious value from my coins due to "ring dings." Sounds like a snack treat that's bad for your teeth, frankly--imagine what will happen to your wallet. My coins were properly stored in containers. I repeat: Take your business to Pleasant Hill Coin Exchange, where this deduction on perfectly good coins does not occur. read more

Just bought US Buffalo gold coin only because they were the only one with them in stock, but they added $180 per coin above the gold value, well above normal fee for Buffaloes! Go to Oakland coin & jewelry instead. They are fairer and charge only $65 markup for these coins. And yes, we know Buffaloes have an higher fee due to numismatic characteristic! read more

I had a group of gold jewelry items that belonged to my family, but that no one wants assessed in Burlingame, CA. The price seemed low, given the number of pieces I wanted to sell, so I took the same items to Albany Coin Exchange on Solano Avenue. The place is organized, private, and the staff was professional. The price offered at Albany Coin Exchange was about 120% higher than what was offered at Numis, so of course I sold the items here. I assume I got a much fairer deal than I was originally offered in Burlingame, so I'd highly recommend Albany's fairer and more appropriate price! read more

By far the best place to buy gold and silver bullion. Ron and Wan know what they are doing, and they are very honest people.

Wan greeted us with a gracious smile and proceeded to answer all of our questions with a clear confidence and knowledge of the subject matter we were dealing with (both coins and jewelry). We left, after conducting our business, feeling as though we were treated fairly, and would highly recommend this business and Wan for your dealings. read more

Bussiness hours 9:30 To 5:00 Pm I went to the shop on friday 8-17-18 4:30 PM and shop was closed. Wante to buy Gold coins 4 pieces which will cost me less then $20.00 each today gold price. I have loss of more then $80.00. Please handle. No one answer phone today 10:00 AM read more

This is by far the best coin shop out in California it has very nice employees and offers very good prices and nice coins. read more

I don't like to give anyone a bad review but to warn potential sellers of gold I am sharing about my experience with Albany Coin Exchange. For a few months I went there several times with scrap gold and silver and sold a fair amount to the owner. She is a pretty, polite Asian woman who acted friendly and seemed to know her business. One day I took in four various pieces of gold jewelry to sell. The lady behind the window (the owner) weighed them and she made me her offer. She told me the weight and her offer for all the pieces was based on their combined weight. I decided to sell just one piece, and see if I might get a higher offer elsewhere for the other pieces. I was surprised to find, when not one, but two other jewelers weighed those same remaining 3 pieces, that each of them weighed .8 grams more than the woman at Albany Coin Exchange had said. (I wondered if it was normal to "round down" and not include the total extra fractions of gram weight, but that doesn't seem like the right - or honest - thing for a precious metals buyer to do. The total weight she claimed was 2.4 grams less than the actual weight - which added up to a difference of around $50.00.) Additionally, the prices she offered turned out to be much less than other gold buyers I went to, although of course she wasn't even offering for the actual full weight of the gold I'd brought in there. I was curious if that day was a fluke and brought in a heavy 14K chain recently to see what she'd offer. She offered me $180.00, and told me that it weighed "about 10.25 grams". I thought it should be worth more than that and I took it to 2 other jewelers and ended up selling it to one of them for $316.00. Both of the separate business owners weighed the chain, and they told me the exact same weight of the chain: 12.3 grams. I was very disappointed in the Albany Coin Exchange owner, and regretted all the times I'd sold her other things, because I have a funny feeling that she wasn't honest with me those other times either, so I most likely lost money by selling her my scrap gold and jewelry instead of going to a buyer with more integrity. You get the picture; seller - beware. read more

Today was my second time here. The last time was a few years ago when I had an old dime I wanted appraised before giving it to my granddaughter. The owner was a kindly older man who told me it wasn't worth much more than its face value, but was still valuable to a child because it was old. He was very helpful. I was surprised to realize I hadn't written a review then. Today I stopped by to get a sense of how much I could get for an old wedding ring I no longer wear. The woman behind the counter took it, tested the gold content by rubbing the ring vigorously on a pumice-like stone and dripping some liquid on the residue and told me she would give me $75 for it. I thanked her and left. read more

Just sold two gold coins. Very fair price. Honest, friendly, and fast. I did a lot of research-- you can easiliy find out the price of gold online-- around $1380/ounce right now. Most places will either 1. Lie to you about how much gold is in your coin, jewlery, or whatever; or 2. Low ball you, i.e. offer to pay a fraction of what the gold is worth. Albany coin exchange accurately appraised my gold (92% pure on one coind and 58% pure on the other-- I had documentation to support this, but they verify). Then they explained the fair market value of the gold, and how much they would pay for it (85% of market value). This 15% cut is their cost of doing business and having the gold extracted by a foundary. This is a very reasonable fee. Most fair market offers are for 70-80% of the value. Any sleazy "Cash 4 Gold" place will more likely give you 30%. If you have gold to sell, this is the place to do it. read more

Wan is extremely honest, knowledgeable and professional and I really enjoy doing business with her. She does her best to come through for the customer is every way; if she can't help with something it is not because she doesn't want to- it's out of her control. I definitely would recommend this business: I liked my transactions regarding some Mexican Libertad 1 oz coins and a Claddagh gold ring. I have only praise for her and good things to say and I am proud that the Albany Coin Exchange is part of our Albany, CA community. read more

I had a US Gold Eagle coin to sell. I checked the current rate for gold and had a list of gold and coin buyers I was going to call. I called the Albany Coin Exchange and they offered to buy the coin at only $15 under current market value (rounding cents down). I didn't bother to call the others. The woman behind the counter was very friendly and chatted with me while we worked, and then had me double check the amount on the check because she noted that sometimes when people are chatting and working, a mistake could be made. There wasn't. I'd recommend them to anyone. read more

I walked into Albany Coin Exchange at 1:15 on a Tuesday and was told by an older woman behind the counter that the worker ("she") would be back in 15-20 minutes. This woman also said that they do not exchange Euros. I came back in 25 minutes. She was not there yet. There was no one to handle my business. This is a bad way to run a business. read more

I visited several dealers before coming here and checked the internet. I had some gold and silver coins that I had inherited and wished to sell. No haggling like other places I tried. Albany offered the highest price of the places I contacted. The sale was conducted efficiently and very politely. I had no problems cashing their check. I would do business with this dealer again! read more

The people working at this business are wonderful! Excellent and fair service. It was well worth it to drive all the way out to Albany. I wouldn't hesitate a second to use Albany Coin Exchange, again. read more

Albany Coin is a great place to buy and sell coins and currency. The owner is knowledgeable, friendly and fair. She has a nice selection of coins and gold and silver. I have bought and sold coins there over a. Umber of years. read more

I've sold alot of gold coins and scrap gold to them over the last several years. Why don't I bother with anyone else anymore? Because I get the best and honest price from Albany. Besides, the owner is very pleasant to chat with. Don't go to the pawn shop, go to Albany Coin if you want an honest deal. Thanks, David read more