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Chicago Gold Gallery

Chicago, Illinois

Address
1236 W. Devon Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60660
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Chicago Gold Gallery's experienced professionals have been purchasing Gold, Silver, Jewelry, Diamonds, Watches, Coin Collections and Guitars.

Dealer location

Shop address — not a coin show venue.

1236 W. Devon Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60660Open in Google Maps

Collector notes

Visiting a coin shop

A few notes before you walk into Chicago Gold Gallery in Chicago, IL. These rotate daily. They are general collector etiquette from CDXList — not this shop’s house rules. When something is unclear, ask the person at the counter.

  1. Insurance and probate need different paperwork

    If a lawyer, an executor, or an insurer sent you, say so. Bring what papers you have. The shop may not be the appraiser you need, and they will tell you. That honesty is useful. It is better than leaving with the wrong kind of number.

  2. Stay with your coins

    Do not leave a box on the counter and wander the cases. Do not ask the dealer to watch your bag while you go to the car. Your lot stays in front of you until the deal is done or you pack up. That is how both sides stay comfortable.

  3. When metals jump, the shop gets busier

    A sharp day in gold or silver fills the parking lot. Offers take longer. Lines get real. If you can wait a quieter day, you will get a better conversation. If you cannot, bring patience and a simple list of what you have.

  4. This is a working shop, not a museum desk

    They will talk coins. They will not give a free seminar on forty pieces while a line forms. Pick your best questions. Buy a book if you want to learn the series. A dealer who teaches a little is being generous with the clock.

  5. Keep quiet about another customer’s coins

    Do not grade, joke about, or value coins that are not yours. “That’s only a VF” from behind someone who is selling grandpa’s album is not helpful. Look at the cases. Let the dealer run their counter. You will get your turn.