Serving Ottawa · Franklin County
Coin Buyers in Ottawa, KS
Serving Ottawa and Franklin County. Sell your coins, gold, and silver to a trusted local buyer a short drive north in Lawrence.
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785-247-0144As the Franklin County seat, Ottawa anchors the southern edge of our service area. Sellers come in from Ottawa and the surrounding county with inherited coin collections, silver dollars, gold jewelry, bullion, and old paper money, and we appraise every piece for free against current market data. The trip up US-59 to Lawrence takes about half an hour, and it buys you an in-person appraisal you can actually watch.
We are numismatists, not a pawn shop buying gold on the side. That distinction matters most with the kind of older, mixed collections that come out of Franklin County estates. Ottawa is a historic railroad town on the Marais des Cygnes River, home to Ottawa University and a well-preserved downtown, and its long history means many local collections trace back several generations. We look past melt value for the dates, mint marks, and grades that can make a coin worth many times its metal, and we pay for that value rather than ignoring it.
Bring your collection in exactly as it is, without cleaning or sorting. Cleaning coins almost always lowers what they are worth. We catalog everything, separate the genuine collector pieces from bullion and face-value coins, and hand you an itemized written offer. Accept it and you are paid the same day. Decline it and you keep every piece, at no cost.
A coin buyer for Ottawa and greater Franklin County
Ottawa grew up as a railroad and county-seat town, and that long history means many local collections span several generations. Those are the collections most likely to hold real numismatic value hidden among the common coins, which is exactly why a careful, itemized appraisal pays off for Ottawa sellers.
Nearby areas we serve: Baldwin City · Wellsville · Overbrook
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FAQ
Selling coins in Ottawa: common questions
Do you buy coins in Ottawa and Franklin County?
Yes. We serve Ottawa and the surrounding Franklin County, buying gold and silver coins, silver dollars, bullion, rare and certified coins, scrap gold, currency, and estate collections. Appraisals are free with no obligation.
How far is Ottawa from your office?
About thirty minutes north on US-59 into Lawrence. Ottawa sellers make the drive because an in-person appraisal means you keep your coins until you accept an offer and get paid the same day.
What is the best way to sell an inherited collection from a Franklin County estate?
Bring the whole collection in as-is, without sorting or cleaning. We catalog it, identify which pieces carry numismatic value versus bullion or face value, and give you an itemized written offer. Estate collections are a large part of what we handle.
Do you buy gold jewelry as well as coins?
Yes. We buy karat gold jewelry, scrap, broken pieces, and dental gold, paid on weight and purity against the live gold market. We test every item in front of you, and there is no charge to find out what it is worth.