Carolina Coin & Currency, Co. — Local services in Elizabeth City

As a first time visitor to the store, I was warmly greeted by Jerry when I entered not knowing what to expect being a very novice coin collector, and Jerry made us feel at ease and shared a lot of knowledge about the coin and paper money collecting hobby. He also gave us a very fair price on some silver coins we traded, and evaluated the rest of my collection and gave some really good nuggets of info to look for as a novice collector and also as somebody interested in history. You should stop by his store he’s open during this challenging time if you’re interested in him assessing your collection or just to chat about the hobby. I had a good afternoon at Jerry’s store; we’re lucky to have him here in the NE NC...

I will never deal with them again. Today's spot price for Sterling Silver is $.90 a gram per Kitco. They offered me $78 for 170 grams of Sterling Silver. You do the math.... that's 50% !! I have never heard of anyone, jeweler, dealer, smelter, "cash for gold" place working on a 50% margin. Absolute thievery. Avoid at all costs. The employee there had a little sheet with numbers the boss gave him to work with, he could not even hold a conversation about metals or prices or anything. 15-30% is common practice... but 50% is straight thievery. Do you research on what your pieces are worth before considering an offer from them. There are more fair places around to do...

This is the first coin shop I have visited. I'm new to the coin collecting hobby, and Jerry was more than happy to answer answer all my questions about how to properly care for my coins. He also gave me information on what to look for when purchasing, and introduced me to new coins to consider in the future. Jerry sets the bar very high for customer service and I will be returning...