Coin Dealer for Boston Collectors & Estates
LBC Pawn Cash 4 Gold 3% Loans* buys coins from Boston collectors, inheritors, and estates at our Boston shop on Commonwealth Avenue. U.S. and world coins, silver and gold coinage, vintage currency, proof and mint sets, and full collections — we sort, identify, and price coins against the current market in front of you, and pay cash the same visit. Single coins welcome; whole collections and estates are our specialty.
★★★★★ Rated 4.9 stars from 1,022 Google reviews
Customers across Greater Boston rate LBC Pawn 4.9 out of 5 across 1,022 Google reviews — for fair offers, straight answers, and loan costs printed in plain numbers before anyone signs anything.
About Boston
Boston is home — our shop stands at 1107 Commonwealth Avenue in the Allston-Brighton stretch, where the Green Line B branch runs past Boston University. From the Back Bay to the North End, from Beacon Hill brownstones to South End row houses, the city sends us everything: gold and diamond jewelry, Rolex watches, coin collections, designer bags, and estate pieces from every neighborhood. Being Boston's hometown pawn shop means our reputation is our inventory — 1,022 Google reviews at 4.9 stars, earned one counter conversation at a time.
Coin Dealer at LBC Pawn — how we work
Inherited a collection you know nothing about? That is our most common coin customer. Bring the whole box — binders, rolls, tubes, and all — and we will go through it piece by piece, separating the key dates and silver and gold content from the common material, and show you how each part is priced. Pre-1965 U.S. silver coins, Morgan and Peace dollars, gold eagles and pre-1933 gold, early copper, and graded coins all carry real premiums, and we pay for them.
We also buy vintage currency — large-size U.S. notes, silver certificates, and foreign paper money — and we handle coins for estates across Greater Boston. Prefer to keep your collection? Coins make strong collateral for a pawn loan at 3% per month.* From Boston, the simplest start is a text: send photos of the fronts and backs of a few key pieces to 857-867-6468 and we will tell you what to bring in.
The Big Auction Houses Want Your Coins on Consignment. We Pay Cash Today.
That is the auction-house deal, and it is always the same word: consignment, consignment, consignment. You ship your collection across the country, it sits until their next auction, it sells when it sells — if it sells — and you get paid weeks after the hammer falls, minus commission. Your coins, their timetable.
At LBC Pawn there is no consignment and no calendar. Bring your coins to the counter at 1107 Commonwealth Avenue. We authenticate and price them in front of you, make a real cash offer on the spot, and pay you the same day. No commission. No shipping your collection across the country. No waiting.
This week a man walked in with two $1,000 bills and $500 bills. An auction house would have meant consignment and months of waiting. We paid him $5,000 cash — the same day.
Thinking about consigning a collection? Get a cash number first — text photos of the key pieces to 857-867-6468 and compare it against waiting months for an auction check.
We Buy Rare Currency — $500 Bills, $1,000 Bills, Large-Size Notes
The $500 and $1,000 bills were pulled from circulation decades ago, and every surviving note is worth more than face value to collectors — the right ones, a great deal more. We buy 1934 and earlier $500 bills (McKinley) and $1,000 bills (Cleveland), large-size "horse blanket" notes, silver certificates, gold certificates, low-serial-number and star notes, error notes, and complete currency collections, American and foreign.
Same rule as coins: authenticated at the counter, priced against the real market in front of you, and paid in cash the same day — never consignment, never "we'll call you after the auction." Text a photo of the front and back of a note to 857-867-6468 for a ballpark before you come in.
What a loan costs — in plain numbers
The full cost is printed on your ticket before you sign — no hidden fees, no surprises.
*Pawn loans: 3% per month interest. Loans run up to 4 months and may be renewed by paying the interest due. Borrowers must be 18 or older with valid photo ID. Items not redeemed by the end of the loan term may be sold as allowed by Massachusetts law.
Skip the drive-first guesswork. Text a photo of your item to 857-867-6468 and get a ballpark before you come from Boston. Prefer to talk? Call the same number during shop hours.
Questions we hear
- Do you buy whole collections and estates?
- Yes — collections and inherited estates are our specialty. Bring everything, including the common material; we sort it in front of you and price each part against the current market.
- Which coins are worth the most?
- Gold coins, pre-1933 U.S. gold, key-date Morgan and Peace dollars, pre-1965 silver coinage, early type coins, and professionally graded pieces usually carry the strongest premiums. Condition matters enormously, so never clean a coin — cleaning destroys collector value.
- Do you buy foreign coins and paper money?
- Yes. We buy world coins and vintage currency, American and foreign, including silver and gold foreign issues and large-size U.S. notes.
- Should I clean my coins before bringing them in?
- Never. Cleaning, polishing, or dipping a coin can cut its collector value dramatically. Bring coins exactly as you found them and let us evaluate the original surfaces.
Visit the shop
LBC Pawn Cash 4 Gold 3% Loans*
1107 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
Hours: Mon–Fri 11:00 AM–6:30 PM · Sat 11:00 AM–4:30 PM · Sun Closed
Call or text: 857-867-6468
From Boston: We are in Boston — 1107 Commonwealth Ave, on the Green Line B branch. Transit: Green Line B to Packard's Corner / Harvard Ave; dozens of MBTA bus routes citywide.