An evaluation
A conversation over the counter. We look at your material, describe what it is and give you a sense of where its value sits. Informal, undocumented, and useful when you mainly want to understand what you have.
Appraisals
Coin appraisals start with understanding your needs
Why you need the appraisal shapes everything that follows — the depth of the examination, the way the result is written, how long it takes and what it costs. So we ask before we start, and we agree the scope with you rather than assuming it.
Three different things
Knowing which one you are getting matters
A formal appraisal
A documented piece of work prepared for a stated purpose, with an agreed scope, an agreed level of detail and an agreed fee. It takes longer because it is written down and has to stand on its own.
An offer to purchase
A figure we would pay to buy your material. It is a commercial offer, not a valuation, and we never present one as though it were an appraisal.
How we work
Agreed before anything begins
Purpose. You tell us why you need it. We will tell you honestly if a written appraisal is more than your situation calls for.
Scope. Which items are included, how individually they are described, and what will be listed in summary rather than one by one.
Documentation. What the finished document contains and the form it takes, so there are no surprises when you receive it.
Fees and timing. Confirmed with you beforehand, in writing, before any work starts. If the scope changes as we go, we stop and agree the change with you first.
Limits worth stating
What we do not claim
We do not describe our appraisals as certified, and we do not hold them out as documents prepared for probate, tax filings or insurance claims. If your accountant, attorney or insurer requires a particular form of appraisal, ask them what they need before you commission anything — then tell us, and we will say plainly whether it is something we can prepare.
We do not give tax, legal or investment advice, and we do not make claims about how the value of coins will behave in future.