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June 2024 by Susan Ogunniyi
The guy was really nice, when me and my mommy walked in, he looked a little mean but I was glad he wasn't, I watched too many shows of mean pawn people. He gave us the price we were looking for the jewelry that we wanted to sell.
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February 2024 by Levord Morris
I literally went in there to check the temperature of the location. Read the Google reviews and from what I read, this guy was the man to check out for his expertise on coin collecting.
Needless to say, I was a bit disappointed.
I came in there with a tube of coins to see if the reviews held true. I walked in waited a couple of minutes, not long and said “Hey. I was told you were the guy to come to if I want to see if my coins are worth a damn.” He responded, well let’s see what you have. Very cool dude to say the least, I have no problem with him personally.
He continues before opening the plastic tube of coins saying quote “We are usually looking for things like gold and silver in the coin… war coins, Indian head pennies, buffalo nickels, etc.,..
I had none of those. But I was quite surprised to see how quickly he scanned through my coins and didn’t notice the “1970 S mint double died” penny in the bunch and proceeded to say “These coins have no value.” Now…. Maybe he was in a rush or maybe I didn’t look the part of a coin collector because I dress quite urban and have dreadlocks but I was baffled that he didn’t catch that or didn’t have time to see the penny. I told him about the bicentennial quarters I had as well. I didn’t pull those out because he was so disinterested in the bunch that I presented to him that he automatically dismissed anything I had to show him next.
That’s fine. I was just seeing if he would catch that penny and how good of an eye he had for these coins. There was also a “1965 D mint dime” with a missing “W” in the “ In God “We” trust part of the dime.
A double died 1977 nickel and the 1955 penny which he caught strangely but didn’t bat an eye at that one.
I think it has more to do with having “SUPER RARITY” in his eyes and gold and silver which skews his view on what’s valuable or not. I wish he and I would’ve sat down and really looked at what I had.
Either way. It is a VERY NICE establishment and I wish him nothing but the best.
I even bought a red sleeved silver In bicentennial set from him.
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January 2024 by Bob Hendrix
I have bought and sold at Belvidere Collectible coins. Pat has fair prices for both.
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November 2023 by Jaguars fan
Gives the best deals. Went to 3 others places, Pat definitely helped me when I needed it most. Recommend anyone to go here.
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November 2023 by Oww
Honestly, Pat is the only coin dealer I do business with. Always fair and reasonable. Great prices. Has never steered me wrong.
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October 2023 by Justin Case
Glad I called & went here!Quality coins @ reasonable prices.Fair, fast, friendly, knowledgeable service..From my personal experience: Pat seems to be an intelligent, honest, practical, down to earth, common sense, trustworthy business owner & family man.Thanks dude for the good info, stories, laughs, & most importantly fair priced SILVER & GOLD!
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June 2023 by Michael Moler
Fair and Pat is a really good guy.
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June 2023 by CA Duncan
Stopped in today to find out the value of my "collection" and/or sell. Woman I spoke to was friendy and honest. I had done a little research prior and what I was told held up. Again, HONEST. Sold some pieces and kept some. I was happy with my experience. I do recommend. Cheers!
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January 2023 by Travis Ellis
Dude was quick and knowledgeable sold some silver and gold coin, seemed like a fair price but need to question the gold price next time I go. I thought my gold coins were fake but he tested them and real. So the price may seem a lot on his side now thinking back. But again he was honest to tell me they were real nice shop here .
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January 2023 by Amber Gilbertson
Always a great experience. Very polite, helpful and honest. If you want top dollar for your items go here, if you are looking to buy go here! You will not be disappointed. I moved out of Illinois but still come back to this location if I'm selling coins, gold or silver even if it is 800 miles away.
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June 2022 by James Cofield
Pats a great guy. Helped us on our journey of coin collecting
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June 2022 by Pauley Geist
Pat is very knowledgeable in just about anything in regards to coins history. I've been going here for years and in my experience his pricing is fair and he can be flexible with the price too. You can rest assure whatever he sells is 100% genuine. I am not comfortable buying coins on internet because you'll never know if what you are getting is real. I highly recommend this store ,though it's quite a distance from where I live but it's worth the trip! P. Espiritu
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April 2022 by Michael K
Saturday was my first time at Belvedere Collectible Coins, and I was impressed! I bought a type 2 eagle and a eagle gem. Pat gave me a very good deal. He has a large display of coins. Professional and easy to get along with. I’ll definitely be back :)
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February 2022 by bad jack
If you are looking for a coin store in Belvidere stop in and say hi to pat!He has a great collection of coins on display.And if you need information about coins he the go to guy. He has alway helped me out with a lot of my Questions.And if he doesn’t know he will find out for you!If you want to buy silver or gold. He will get you a fair price.If you want to sell silver or gold you will get a good price.My brother joe took me to pats shop a few years ago and I am happy he did.Lots of regular customers come into pats everyday so the best time I found was Tuesday around 12:30-1:00 well that works for me I guess. If you stop in tell pat I sent you ! That will get you a giggle and a smile ?
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February 2022 by Jerry Irelan
Very poor value for buying and selling of coins. When selling your coin to them, they under rate the grade of the coin and give you lowest possible price. Say that they find the gray sheet says a coin is worth $120, they offer $85, but would sell the coin for $130: greedy. They also miss significant details of coins by not recognizing the mint where the coin was made: all for the sake of paying less for the coin. They also slam competitors. I won't go back to this business. While it is true that I submitted a coin that I now know to be a counterfeit, I did not know at the time that it was counterfeit. I naively have trusted other coin dealers, who have sold me some coins that are counterfeit. His offered price of the coins was so pathetic, I declined to sell any of my coins to him, nor did I submit any more coins to him, as I decided he wasn't a dealer that I wanted to do business with. Especially when he's offering to buy coins that are either uncirculated or almost uncirculated. I have since marked the coins as fake that I know are fake.
