Chicago Coin Buyers — Top Dollar for Your Collection

Decatique Studios buys coins throughout Chicago and the North Shore. Unlike coin dealers focused on resale markup, we offer fair prices based on actual value.

Coin value depends on rarity, condition, metal content, and collector demand. Key dates, mint marks, and errors can significantly increase value. Our experts can identify valuable coins that others might miss.

Yes, we specialize in helping families understand and sell inherited coin collections. We take time to explain what you have, identify valuable pieces, and offer fair prices.

Yes, we buy pre-1965 US coins (90% silver) including dimes, quarters, half dollars, and dollars. We pay based on silver content plus any additional numismatic value.

Whichever is higher, per coin. Some coins are worth their metal; others carry real numismatic value from rarity, date, and condition — and the difference matters, because a buyer who treats everything as melt will underpay for the good ones. We evaluate coins individually and explain which category each falls into, so nothing rare slips through at metal price.

Please don't clean anything — cleaning can permanently cut a coin's value. And don't worry about sorting, either; a quick look at dates and mint marks is part of our evaluation, and we'll do it with you. If you've inherited a collection and don't know where to start, that's normal — bring it as it is.

No — identification is our job. We sort key dates from bulk, check for errors and varieties, and show you what we find. Albums, jars, and proof sets are fine exactly as they sit.

Ask us to show you the basis — the day's metal price for bullion coins, recent sold prices for collector coins — and compare our offer against it. Better yet, get a second quote; offers for the same collection vary widely between buyers, and legitimate dealers welcome the scrutiny. There's no obligation and no pressure, ever.