Coin Dealer Serving Garland, TX

Garland has always been a working city. Generations of families here earned their living on factory floors, in defense plants and in food processing along the rail lines, and plenty of them saved coins out of their pay. When a Garland estate comes to Chris, it is often a jar, a coffee can or a canvas bank bag that someone filled one paycheck at a time. Some of those jars sat on the same garage shelf for forty years.

That kind of saving usually means silver. Pre-1965 dimes, quarters and halves are 90% silver, and a dollar in face value of those coins holds about 0.715 troy ounces. Chris sorts them from the clad coins, counts face value with you, and prices the silver on today's spot. Halves are worth a second look, since Kennedy halves dated 1965 to 1970 carry 40% silver.

Veterans are a big part of Garland's story too. Men and women who served and then settled near the downtown square or in the neighborhoods off Broadway Boulevard sometimes kept coins from overseas postings or military payment certificates. Chris looks at all of it and explains what each piece is. Some of those pieces carry real silver, and some are simply a soldier's memento worth keeping in the family.

Garland families also hand down coin folders started by kids in the 1950s and 1960s. Blue cardboard folders of Lincoln cents and Jefferson nickels, half filled, are common. Most hold modest coins, but the occasional better date is worth finding, and Chris goes through every slot. Chris never pulls coins out of a folder without asking first.

The city stretches from South Garland up to Firewheel and over to Lake Ray Hubbard, and estates come from every part of it. Garland is in Dallas County, so Chris visits homes here for larger collections. Smaller lots are easy to bring to a weekday appointment. Those living around the Granville Arts Center and the old downtown often have the oldest estates in town.

Before any garage sale on a Garland street, call 469-599-3283 for a free appraisal. A can of old dimes marked a quarter apiece on a folding table is a common mistake, and a short appointment with Chris can prevent it.