I usually don't put a lot of stock in reviews either positive or negative because the negative…read morereviews are usually the competition of the business being reviewed, and its hard tell if the positive ones are real or not. I can tell you first hand, when it comes to this store the positive reviews are real. The one negative reviewer who in his post seems to know all the ins and outs jewelry business, like what machines are used to evaluate coins, and what the price of platinum is. Who really knows the price of platinum and palladium besides someone in the business. Gold and Silver yes, but platinum palladium? What also doesn't make a lot of sense is if you have 48K worth of coins, like he claims, wouldn't it make more sense to sell it to another collector or at a coin show to get as much as possible. This makes me very skeptical of the negative review left by Jeff S. and makes me believe the review was left by a competitor or a jackass. What I do know, is I went to 3 different stores to get coins evaluated that my father left to me recently when he passed away in October. This store was the last store of the 3 I went to and they gave me the most money for my coins of the 3 stores. In my opinion the difference was pretty significant. I was very happy and realized that the other 2 stores were basically taking advantage of me. After the deal was completed and I had been paid I asked the the owner Bert I believe his name is and his assistant Jon, why the 3 appraisals from the 3 different shops were of so drastically different for the same items. They explained to me that he could not speak for other shops but in their shop they give the best possible price on items to keep their inventory full and they do not have high margins on items they buy and sell. They keeps the doors open by doing high volume and repeat customers. Well guys you earned a new customer, I will be back for that Rolex one of these days. Thank you for being fair and not taking advantage of me. God Bless, and Happy Holidays. Paul Tyler

What a great experience with Albert. His store is open until 7 on week nights so I was able to go…read moreafter work to sell some coins and have jewelry appraised. The price I was given on the spot was very fair. Albert looked at my jewelry, tested it and even had it reevaluated to make sure his appraisal was honest. He then gave me options regarding the jewelry I brought to him, both of which were no pressure. Good pricing and honesty is hard to find when it comes to buying, selling and appraisals. Also, I would recommend coming to check out the diamond ring selection. They're stunning and custom designs can also be made.

Simply a walk-in buy which was seamless and comfortable. Will be back again. The price was…read moreconsistent with market value and premium.

Enjoy buying coins from these folks. Great site with coins for beginners and long time numismatics…read more I usually buy too much stuff but they are the best on their EBay auction site. Shipping is always free and I get my order in a few days. Always have something for any budget.

Tried the Crystal Lake address but it was closed with a sign giving a phone number to call…read more Advised me to go to the Algonquin location. Brought a few Us Mint collectables but they Low balled me trying to get the whole collection for 1200. Went to the Coin show in St Charles where I sold 2 coins for 1200. Not a very trustworthy establishment in my opinion. $1000. Difference!!!!

My wife and I had some gold and silver coins we needed to sell. We visited two other shops and came…read moreback to this location because they offered the fairest price on the market. Nice, clean shop. I would recommend them.

Brought my wife's wedding ring in for a missing stone, resize and a prong fix. Turned out…read moreabsolutely perfect. Happy wife happy life. Looks brand new. She couldn't be happier. More than fair priced. Great craftsmanship. Will be going back.

Stopped in due to needing a watch battery. This place looks like a Pawn shop vs a quality jeweler…read more They charged $35 to put a battery in my watch. Did good job, I mean they didn't damage my watch I saw nothing of quality within this shop.

When you enter you get a sense of an upscale experience. I got a few pieces of gold evaluated and…read morethey only offered me 78 dollars. It was for a ring and a chain. She filled out the paperwork and told me where to sign. wooow!! hold up!! i still have to think about it. I told her it waS too little and i was looking for at least 150. The lady said that would not be possible so i stood up and made my way to the door. She stopped me and told me she would call her boss. Then all of a sudden the number 146 was offered to me. in a way i was like......WTF?!?! Just a second ago the most she offered me is 78 bucks, then all of a sudden she is willing to give me double that. THE BUSINESS PERFORMED HERE IS SHADY. I DECLINED THAT OFFER JUST BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING FOR CASH, NOT A CHECK( WHICH IS THE ONLY FORM OF PAYMENT HERE). I ENDED UP GOING TO ABLE PAWN SHOP IN EAST DUNDEE WHERE THEY GAVE ME 125 FOR JUST MY CHAIN (DECIDED TO KEEP MY RING) IN CASH. Alot of Cash for gold places out there are really shady, use your judgment and get quotes

I just wanted to give a quick review for these guys. I had an old collection of gold coins that my…read moreDad had given me a while back. We have a few medical bills we need to take care of so I went in to see what I could get for them. I still have the receipts my dad had saved when he bought them in the first place. I was hoping to get maybe half or three quarters of what they were bought for. (Do collectibles actually ever gain in value?) It turns out that they're actually worth MORE. Apparently the price of gold has gone up quite a bit since then. The lady knew I just wanted to get a portion of what they had been bought for and she knew I would have been happy with a much lower offer and she still ended up buying the coins for quite a bit more than the amount on the receipts. I really appreciate it and I'd recommend this store to anyone that has valuables to sell.