Coin Dealer Serving University Park, TX

University Park grew up around SMU, and it still runs on the school calendar. Professors, doctors from the big Dallas hospitals, lawyers and retired executives fill the brick homes between Lovers Lane and Northwest Highway. Many bought their houses decades ago and raised children who went through Hyer, McCulloch and Highland Park High School. Game days still fill the streets around Ford Stadium, but the rest of the week the town is quiet, settled and orderly.

Careful people tend to keep careful collections. In University Park it is common to meet the family of a retired surgeon who bought a proof set from the Mint every year, or a law partner who sent his best silver dollars to PCGS and kept the slabs in a bank box. The paperwork is often there too, with receipts and old price lists tucked into the lid.

That organization helps, but it can also mislead. An old price list shows what a coin brought decades ago, not what dealers pay now. Chris prices graded coins on current dealer demand and silver and gold pieces on today's live spot price, then writes the offer down so you can compare it with anything else you hear.

Proof sets are a common sticking point. Families assume every set from the 1960s and 1970s is worth a lot because Grandpa saved them so neatly. Some years carry 90% silver coins and some do not, and Chris will show you which is which before you decide anything. He opens nothing that does not need opening, since the original Mint packaging matters to collectors.

SMU itself shapes many of the calls. A parent who taught on campus for thirty years passes away, and the children fly in for a few days to empty the house before it goes on the market. Chris can meet them at the home on a weekday for a larger collection, so the coins are sorted and appraised while everyone is still in town.

Smaller jobs are just as welcome. It might be a shoebox of wheat cents from a garage off Hillcrest Avenue, a few Kennedy halves, or one gold coin given at a christening long ago. Call 469-599-3283, and Chris will tell you honestly whether it makes sense to bring them in. He would rather save you a trip than waste your afternoon.