Sell Silver in Longs, SC and the Myrtle Beach Area

JP Ford Coin and Currency in Longs, South Carolina, buys silver coins, junk silver, bullion, sterling flatware and scrap silver from sellers throughout the Myrtle Beach area. You can walk in during business hours or book an appraisal. Because we are coin dealers, we check silver coins for collector value before treating them as metal.

We buy 90% silver dimes, quarters and half dollars dated 1964 and earlier, 40% silver Kennedy half dollars from 1965 to 1970, 35% silver wartime nickels, Morgan and Peace silver dollars, American Silver Eagles and foreign silver coins. Loose coins, rolls, bags and jars are all fine.

Yes. Junk silver means circulated U.S. coins valued mainly for their silver content, most often 90% silver dimes, quarters and half dollars dated 1964 and earlier. Bring them in a bag, jar, roll or envelope, exactly as you have them. There is no need to count or sort them first, and we will look through them for coins worth more than their silver.

Yes. Broken chains, bent or dented pieces, class rings, odd earrings and damaged flatware all contain silver. A piece does not have to be wearable or attractive for the silver in it to have value. We look at scrap silver with you and explain what each piece is.

Yes. We buy sterling flatware and holloware, including complete sets, single pieces, mismatched pieces and monogrammed items. Sterling is usually stamped Sterling or 925. Silver-plated pieces, often marked EP, EPNS or Silverplate, have only a thin layer of silver and little silver value, so bring anything you are unsure about and we will tell you what it is.

Silver is valued by weight, purity and the current silver price. Weight times purity gives the silver content, and that times the day's silver price gives the melt value. Melt value is a reference point, not a purchase price, because what a dealer pays also reflects refining costs, demand and quantity. Our live metal prices page shows the current silver price and the melt value of common silver coins.

Circulated 90% silver dimes, quarters and half dollars are commonly estimated at about 0.715 troy ounce of silver per $1 of face value. A $1,000 face value bag therefore holds roughly 715 troy ounces of silver, and a $10 roll of quarters holds about 7.15 ounces. Multiply by the current silver price for the melt value, or use the calculator on our metal prices page.

Sometimes. Most common-date silver coins in worn condition are worth close to their silver value. Scarce dates and mint marks, such as the 1916-D Mercury dime, the 1932-D and 1932-S Washington quarters or the 1893-S Morgan dollar, and coins in high grades or with errors, can be worth much more. We identify coins before anything is priced as metal.

Start with the date: U.S. dimes, quarters and half dollars dated 1964 and earlier are 90% silver, and Kennedy half dollars from 1965 to 1970 are 40% silver. Look at the edge, which is solid silver-white on a 90% silver coin and shows a copper-colored stripe on a clad coin. A silver quarter weighs 6.25 grams and a clad quarter 5.67 grams. If you are still unsure, bring the coins in and we will tell you.

No. Tarnish is normal on silver and does not mean it is fake or worth less as metal. Cleaning or polishing coins can permanently reduce their collector value, and sterling flatware does not need to be polished before we look at it. Bring silver exactly as you have it.

No. Walk-ins are welcome during business hours and get the same attention as anyone else. Booking an appraisal simply holds a set time for you so you are not waiting your turn, which is worth doing if you are driving in from a distance or bringing a large amount.

Yes. For a large amount, heavy silver, or if getting to the shop is difficult, we can arrange an in-home appointment. See our in-home coin appraisals page for how it works.

Yes. After we go through what you brought, you can sell all of it, sell only certain pieces, or keep everything. Many people sell scrap and keep coins or pieces with sentimental value.

You watch us reach it. We go through the silver at the table with you, explain what each item is and how the number was worked out, and bullion is priced against the live silver market, which you can check on your own phone. There is no obligation to sell, and you are welcome to take your silver home.

Most purchases are paid in cash, on the same day you accept our offer. For larger amounts we will tell you at the time what payment methods we can offer. There is no waiting period, and no obligation to sell.