Excelsior Coin Gallery

I never write these, if I dnt have anything nice to say I won’t waste my time by saying it, went in there today with an old gold coin, he tried to say it was only a few bucks over melt value, looked up melt value and it was 2 dollars less than he wanted to give me, wtf he is very knowledgable, with knowledge comes power! Do your research, you dnt have to I did it for you, go to moms silver shop up the street, you’ll be satisfied I know I was!!! Better vibe Have a great day

Very disappointed I called the business to ask about certain coins I was hoping to purchase the receptionist asked me to email a list of what I was looking for she gave me the email address I send the list shortly after I called to make sure they received it she was very short with me on the phone almost rude and I don’t feel I was being sensitive I’m in customer service and hers was below what I would consider ok from one of my employees. She said they would contact me and never did … Oh well plenty other coin stores …

They should retire and give the coin business to someone who shares a passion for coins. He kept complaining about some TV show — which I’ve not seen — and acting like I was a representative of the show. His disdain for me was quite obvious, yet I’ve not met him before. I have an extensive coin collection, but haven’t been actively collecting for about 40 years.
I was asking about MS grading (I recently inherited coins with an MS69 grading) and was trying to understand its value. The MS grading is new to me as a coin evaluation as I’m more familiar with BU, VF, F VG etc for circulated coin gradings. I don’t want to carry gold or silver in my pocket so I thought I could ask a few questions from a coin retailer to see if the grading made a difference. Apparently there is some TV show that promotes the difference, but this fellow thought little of the «modern coins» as he called them. He never answered my questions and kept insisting that I was going around in circles. Oh well, for their happiness sake, I hope they retire soon.

I went in with my brother to sell some coins we had inherited from our father. We were treated with courtesy and respect. Although I am not a coin collector, and could not defend the price we got for each coin, our treatment and what we received made us very happy. David Holmes came out of the back and immediately began writing down values for our coins. In fifteen minutes we had a check in hand. I don’t expect this fast service is possible for every customer at every time, but we will be back with the rest of our coins. I would say go in and see what he says. Get a valuation. You can always go elsewhere. But try first.

I wish I had received the same warm welcome and service that the first guy received, unfortunately I was greeted by an older woman with a sour-​puss face who never once looked me in the eyes. When a person talks with me (even if just answering a question) I feel the person should look at me while talking. A person who does not look me in the eyes while talking with me makes me distrust the person. I stopped by there with the intentions of buying gold (since both gold and silver dropped in price) this makes for a great buying opportunity! Again, this sour puss woman would not look me in the eyes while I spoke and she answered. In anycase I asked her if she had fractional gold coins for sale (her eyes roamed the room as she said, NO!) I asked her what if she had junk silver for sale (junk being silver coins minted 1964 and prior, she said yes while looking down. I asked her what her price was for $ 10.00 face of Roosevelt dimes (junk) she figured $ 270.00 without tax. … Right there I knew why she would not look me in the eyes. When I walked into the shop, I had just checked Kitco for the current spot and the current spot was $ 35.65 per oz. of silver… There are approx. 7.2 ounces of pure silver in a full $ 10.00 roll of 90% silver dimes. At $ 35.65 spot, 7.2 x $ 35.65 would be $ 256.68 (without a premium) Now we all know that JUNK silver is the cheapest way to buy silver. Most coins shops may charge $ 1.25 over spot for .999 silver rounds and at $ 35.65 + $ 1,25 premium = $ 36.90 per each one oz. of .999 pure silver… So $ 36.90 is the average coin shops price for 1 oz. of .999 silver. So 7.2 ounces of silver at $ 35.65 plus $ 1.25 store premium = $ 265.68 (this price would be for .999 pure silver. The average coin shop price for 90% junk silver is always at a discount compared to .999 pure silver bullion. For instance, another coin shop out of the Sacramento area (which I called right after talking with the sour puss woman) sells their 90% silver coins at $ 25.83 for every $ 1.00 face so $ 10.00 face would be $ 25.83 X 10 = $ 258.30 when silver spot is $ 35.65… Excelsior coins of Sacramento on Arden wanted to charge me $ 270.00 plus $ 14 tax = $ 284… This store sees no difference between .999 and 90% silver when it comes to selling their silver (even their tax is absurd) I have NO IDEA what their premium for .999 silver is but judging from their 90% silver price I’m betting it is a price that will force that woman to keep her eyes looking FAR AWAY… I will do the same, STAYING AS FAR AWAY FROM excelsior as possible!!! For those of you who may not know, 90% silver coins are always sold at a discount compared with .999 silver… Remember that $ 10.00 face of 90% silver U.S. coins contain approx. 7.2 ounces of silver (depending on how worn the coins are) it doesn’t matter if your buying $ 10.00 face of halves, quarters or dimes $ 10 face = approx 7.2… The only time there is a difference in silver weight of 90% is when you buy Morgan or Peace silver dollars. 10 face of silver dollar has approx. 7.73 ounces of silver (again depending on how worn the coins are…

I do a fair amount of business with this shop. I buy gold and silver coins for weight, not coin collector value. I find him very professional and have total confidence in this guy. He has been doing this for decades and that shows what people think of him

I wanted to sell some coins and some silver bullion that I had bought in the mid-​80s.
The shop is (obviously) listed in Unilocal,but there were no previous reviews. I checked the Yellow Pages, and saw that the shop was the only one in the greater Sacramento area displaying both ANA and PCGS certifications in their ad. I decided to check it out. If it had a good vibe, then great. If not, I was willing to drive to shops in the San Francisco Bay area. I’m glad I stopped in; my experience was Excellent!
I was greeted by the lady of the couple who own shop, who was professional and courteous. When I explained why I was there, she called the man, Dave out from the back.
Doing business with Dave was just super. He was very knowledgeable and I enjoyed talking with him. We discussed my coins, and he showed me how he arrived at an offer price. He double-​checked the closing price for silver and raised his offer on my bullion as a result.
Although I am by no means a coin trader, I do have experience in some other types of investments, some of it quite substantial. I did research on coins for about a week before I went into Excelsior. I’m totally convinced that I was treated professionally and received a fair offer (which I accepted)!
And, as you see, I am happy to recommend the shop to you and to everyone else!