Bellevue Rare Coins

My friend had a collection of old coins, silver and jewelry and we weren’t sure whether it was worth much, if anything. We went in and met with Christian Ingerslev and we had a very positive experience. He took time to carefully evaluate the silver items. Then he spread out the coins and examined them carefully. There was quite a variety, so he made a list of what each was worth, consulting with a book at times. He then examined the jewelry, finding that some was costume jewelry, but some contained some gold and small diamonds. He prepared a list of what the store would pay us for each of the items, and we were pleasantly surprised. We thought he was very professional, and are very pleased with the outcome.

Great experience here. I stopped by twice recently and got to interact with two different employees; both were polite, friendly and efficient. Highly recommended!

Most of the reviews here seem to be about selling jewelry so I’ll put up one about buying bullion.
I live down the street so obviously this was the place I went when I started investing in precious metals. I went in knowing what I wanted and the guy behind the counter showed me the spot price and I got my silver bars and off I went. Quick, easy, painless experience. Second time I went in it was a bit busier but I still was able to get service within a minute. This time they didn’t have what I wanted in Stock but they ordered it and told me to come back in four days to get it. Four days later I picked it up, nice and easy once again.
I’d go there again, and not just because of convenience. They have consistently competitive spot prices (I’ve checked), a good selection, and, while the service doesn’t rank amongst the best I’ve ever had, it’s the concise, knowledgeable, in-​and-​out, no BS experience I want.
One last thing, one of the guys who works there (can’t recall his name) is pretty quiet. Don’t take it as an apathetic attitude, he’s actually pretty cool and helpful.

I agree with my fellow one star reviewers. I had some of the worst customer service ever. I was greeted immediately but after the perfunctory ‘how may I help you’ I got nothing. The woman helping me went through all the weighing and measuring looking incredibly bored. At one point she stared out the window and watched a good looking dude talk on his cellphone while he waited for the light to turn green. I felt like I was putting her out by even entertaining the thought that they might be interested in buying my two rings.
I went to Diamond Banque and not only got 4X what West Seattle Coins offered but they were super cool and actually did some research on my pieces while I was standing there.
Maybe they do better with coins but I would absolutely not recommend this place to anyone.

Always very polite and well dressed the folks at West Seattle coins are tey are intelligent and know how to maximize your dollar. This time I went to see the well spoken Deidre who is knowledgeable with precious stones and jewelry. After her offer 1^st thing in the morning I went to 4 other buyers for a bid. Each one agreed to hold their price till the end of the business day. My work paid off we were pleasantly surprised to sell at better than 5 times the price elsewhere. Go here and to shop elsewhere!

I recently went to Seattle to visit family, when I stopped into a nice little coin shop in West Seattle (West Seattle Coins). I was greeted shortly by a friendly and personable young man named Jason Dankworth. I explained to him that I was just passing through, and an amateur coin collector who bought and sold Silver Dollars from time-​to-​time. I was pleasantly surprised that they had stocked inventory of some of the finest and most valuable Silver Dollars on the market. I left the coin shop knowing that I got a good deal on some fairly rare coins. Thanks for the time and effort you put into the sale Jason!
Gary B.

I’ve been in here a few time to sell both coins and scrap jewelry. I’ve always had a positive experience. If I had questions about coins, they’ve suggested research sites or books. I feel like I’ve been dealt with fairly and professionally each time. I will definitely be back.

Well, maybe I went on a bad day or maybe I looked a little too desperate because the price they quoted for 11.5 grams of solid 14K was way too low. I’m talking $ 184. I believe the gold price per gram today is around $ 50 and I’m sure they knew that. I told them no thank you and have a good day. Will not recommend this store nor ever go back.

I went into this location a while ago and it must have been slow, since there was nobody but THREE workers shuffling around behind the counter.
I had come in to sell some silver coins that I had collected in my childhood.
I waited for 10 minutes and not one of the people greeted me. I felt alienated in this place… it isn’t like they were busy, as there was nobody else in the store receiving their services.
I had heard good things about this place but the people were cold and strictly businesslike. It was impersonal and they didn’t seem to care about my apprehension about the amount they were offering for my silver. They claim to pay’ top value’ on the radio, but I doubt that.
Mind you, I have waited a long time to write this review and I still remember this two years later.
Take your business somewhere else and avoid this place.

A fairly small yet busy little shop, West Seattle Coins is one of those places that stands out, but that’s not always a good thing. I was surprisingly unimpressed. I’ve heard good things about this place and on the phone they claimed to offer a certain percent of the current value for precious metals. I make the journey up to WSC and wait a short time for my number to be called. That was the highlight of my visit. I asked for an appraisal of the items I had brought in. The salesperson who helped me was friendly enough at first and made small talk while she appraised my items. She kindly let me know I could provide them with a list of TV shows, Movies, and Music I like. I declined and it was almost as if I just insulted her mother. She seemed taken aback and asked «…you don’t watch TV?» Again I declined as I am merely here to inquire about a value on my item, not to provide them with all this information that they then sell.
I know businesses are there to make money, but if you offer a certain percent over the phone, don’t change that when I get in the store. The amount they offered was hitting the bottom edge of reasonable.
Based on my experience I would choose to do business elsewhere.
The bottom line: They are definitely not the best, but also not the worst. I don’t think I’ll be visiting them in the future, but more-​so on a matter of principle than anything else. Shop around, It might just pay off.

My experience with West Seattle Coins was underwhelming. I have heard the commercials but did not receive the same celebrity treatment. The woman that drew my number was obviously new and inexperienced. I brought in two test samples of my collection for an evaluation and was offered less than intrinsic value for BU and proof coins. I would not consider selling any valuable coins to West Seattle Coins.

Don’t assume you can’t do better! I’ve sold gold coins here before for a reasonable transaction fee. So when it came time to sell some gold jewelry I planned on stopping here first. I read their reviews on Unilocal and everyone seemed quite happy. I also checked out a couple of other gold brokers for the sake of comparison.
Because West Seattle Coins had been so reasonable about the transaction fee when it came to coins, I was stunned when they quoted me a 28% broker’s fee on the gold jewelry. I didn’t argue with her, I got back in the car.
I went up to a broker in Northgate who had a lower broker’s fee, and then down to one in Renton who offered a 23% broker’s fee. I ended up selling to them. The 5% difference may not sound like that big of a deal. But in my case, it meant an extra $ 320 in my pocket.
So, now I look at all these great reviews for West Seattle Coins and I wonder:
Did these people shop around at all? Or was this the only place they went to? Do they think they got a great deal because they actually did, or did they just get more money than they were expecting and that’s why they’re so jazzed? I re-​read the reviews and most don’t mention comparison shopping, so I have to ask: If you didn’t go to any place beside West Seattle Coins, how do you know that you couldn’t have done better? I did.

These guys know their coins, silver and gold. They are also friendly. Since it’s a relatively small shop there can be somewhat of a wait so always be sure to take a number before you take a seat. Parking can also be difficult as it’s street parking. I brought in old coins and old jewelry that’d been sitting in my drawer for who knows how long. After what seemed a long wait as I was tracking how many were ahead of me. It was finally my turn. I walked out with 600+ dollars. I was happy, very happy, ecstatic even.

I was doing some spring cleaning and realized I had jewelry that was just sitting around, so I figured I’d just see what it was worth. I saw Frank at West Seattle Coin and it was quite a pleasant surprise. Not only is the store bright and clean, but he was a consummate pro, really knew his stuff, and I happily left with quite a large check. It’s a very well run business and Frank rocks!

I brought a few items of gold and silver jewelry that I didn’t wear anymore to West Seattle Coins (WSC). I was pleasantly surprised at the value of my items, especially the gold. But honestly, this was the first place I went, so I couldn’t really compare prices.
The guy working with us was friendly and helpful. He weighed and priced each item separately (or grouped a few things together) and then told us the price. I ended up selling all my gold items except for one ring that we got a second opinion on elsewhere. Actually turned out that WSC offered a little more for the ring than Sound Gold Buyers (SGB).
A couple things to note: 1) WSC would not buy any silver that was not marked as «Sterling». They did not even bother to test the metal to see if it was silver. I ended up taking these silver items to SGB and they were willing to test and price these silver items. 2) WSC can get pretty busy. We were lucky and didn’t have to wait, but by the time we left there were several people waiting. 3) Since anyone can just walk in off the street, you get a wide range of people in there — some that (sadly) appear desperate to get cash for whatever they can sell.
If you have the time, you should get a couple estimates for your gold/​silver. I would suggest including WSC as one of your estimates.

About a month ago, my mother had given me some old gold jewelry to sell on her behalf. I went to one other gold buyer in South King County, but West Seattle Coins completely blew that offer out of the water! I was very pleased, as was my mother of course! If you have random gold/​silver pieces lying around the house and would like the best offer for your goods, I would highly recommend West Seattle Coins.
Perhaps the only negative comment I would give would be regarding the interaction between two employees there. The gal who was working with me had a question for her co-​worker regarding my pieces. I don’t know what their working relationship is like in general, and perhaps I just caught a fleeting off moment, however her co-​worker was a little more than slightly agitated with her and it showed. Granted, he was working with another customer when he first blew her off, but as she continued evaluating the pieces I had brought in, he came over after he was finished working with his customer and not so pleasantly asked her what she wanted. Reacting to this and noting how ridiculous he was being with her, she went to a third employee in the shop for counsel. Although he was working with another customer as well, he was pleasant and answered her questions.
Now … maybe I’ve been out in the ‘burbs a little too long by now, but I believe that any co-​worker angst should not be played out literally right in front of a customer, but rather behind closed doors. I, as the customer don’t come into an establishment to witness employees bicker. Please just let me do my business drama-​free!
Employee interaction aside, I’d very likely come back to West Seattle Coins if I have any pieces to sell in the future — hence the 4 stars. I just hope whatever «stuff» a couple of these folks have between each other is worked out by then.

Sold over $ 1,000 worth of gold and silver coins to them. They wrote a check instead of giving me cash. :). All is good, check was deposited, they made me happy. I did not want ot carry cash around with me.
Next day Check bounced! they made it good the next day, plus paid for all the fees.
They are not good a giving jewerly bids. Had a ring that was 24K gold with rubies and diamonds. They offered me only $ 300, and claimed it was not 24K. I took to another jewlery store in Bellevue, that I heard on the radio and they bave me $ 1500 for it.
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I went in to buy a state quarters collection book. Upon asking, the guy behind the counter couldn’t be bothered to answer me when I asked how much the book was AND he acted like he was doing me a favor when he finally answered! I was actually entertaining buying a nice coin for myself (b/​c I just love them) but with that attitude — I’ll seek elsewhere. Thanks for letting me know who you are upon introduction!

See Phil at W Seattle Coins, you’ll be glad you did.
Friendly, knowledgable and profitable. Thanks Phil you made my day!

I have to say that I, sadly, braced myself for a «pawn shop» feeling before I even went to this place. Boy. I was WRONG. I really appreciated the no-​nonsense approach to how these folks purchase items.
My transaction experience here was pleasant, quick and to the point. Most of which, I believe, is that I did my homework on the item I sold to know what was a fair price to ask. I didn’t even have to get into haggle-​mode as the manager was fair in his offer to purchase my item and we reached agreement, immediately. I did not feel «low-​balled» on the transaction, whatsoever.
Bottom line: DO YOUR HOMEWORK prior to selling anything. Know the value of your item and the price range outcomes that you consider fair and you won’t be disappointed.