Selling coins

You sell coins with a specialist who has been supervising, valuing and documenting collections since 1880. Schulman is a trusted address for Dutch and colonial coins, gold and silver pieces and complete collections. We combine personal guidance with international auctioneering and transparent valuation.

There are two routes open to you: sale through our international auction for rare and valuable pieces, or a direct sale for common coins and precious metal. Every sale starts with a free valuation by our numismatic specialists.

Coin expert examining gold coins for assessment and valuation

What would you like to sell?

Schulman offers specialized guidance for different types of coins. Select your coin type below for targeted information on valuation, selling and auctions.

Expert inspecting a gold coin for assessment and valuation

Sell old coins

Historical coins with collectible value. Expert valuation and international auctions.

Historic gold hoard with gold coins for collectors and numismatists

Sell gold coins

From ducats to modern investment coins. Both numismatic and bullion value.

Numismatic expert examining a coin for collection assessment

Sell silver coins

Rix-dollars, guilders and silver commemorative coins: Schulman values your silver coins on both collectible worth and silver content. Discover if your coins are worth more than just the silver.

Set of Roman coins from the Roman empire for numismatists

Sell Roman coins

Denarii, sestertii and aurei from the Roman Empire. Our specialists assess authenticity, condition and rarity for a fair valuation of your ancient coins.

Set of Greek coins for collectors and numismatists

Sell Greek coins

Tetradrachms, drachms and obols from classical antiquity. Schulman has extensive experience with Greek coins and reaches international collectors through our auctions.

How it works

How would you like to sell? Directly or via auction

Direct sale to Schulman b.v.

With a direct sale, you sell your coins or collectibles directly to Schulman b.v. This is particularly suitable for:

  1. Precious metal in coin form, such as gold and silver coins and bars
  2. Collectable, but less rare, coins
  3. Collections where you prefer a swift and carefully handled process
Discuss a direct sale

Sell through our international auctions

For rare, high-quality or particularly curated collections, selling through our auctions is often the best route. Our specialists assess each object and advise in which auction segment your items will come into their own, from provincial gold coins to ancient Greek drachms and specialised paper money. Your coins are:

  1. Professionally described and photographed
  2. Included in our online auction platform and printed catalogue
  3. Presented to an international network of serious collectors
Consign coins for auction

How to recognise a reliable coin dealer

If you are selling coins for the first time, it is hard to judge who you are dealing with. Look at three things. Is the firm a member of a recognised professional association? Is the valuation explained coin by coin rather than given as a single lump sum? And are you free to choose between a direct sale and an auction? Anyone who quotes only a final figure leaves you no way to check what that figure is based on.

Schulman b.v. has been based in Amsterdam since 1880 and is the only Dutch auction house that is a member of the International Association of Professional Numismatists. We tell you per coin what determines its value: year, mint mark, mintage and condition. You then decide whether a piece is better suited to a direct sale or to the auction, where buyers from more than 80 countries take part.

How it works

The sale process, step by step

Contact us

Call or email us to discuss what you would like to sell and how we can best assist you.

Initial appraisal and transfer

We schedule an appointment in Amsterdam, visit you at home or arrange fully insured shipping.

Publication of the auction catalogue
(for auction sales)

Your objects appear online and in the printed catalogue. Before the auction, interested buyers can already place bids.

Submitting your coins: simple and personal

Registering your coins is simple and discreet. You can deliver your coins in person to our gallery in Amsterdam, or contact us to discuss a suitable solution together. Transfer is also possible during coin exchanges or via an insured shipment by courier. In some cases, we make home visits, for example with a complete coin collection
or an estate. Our experts will carefully review your coins and recommend whether selling by auction or direct sale is the most appropriate. Once received, your coins will be professionally described, photographed and valued. You will receive an overview of catalogue numbers so that you can follow your documents. The auction catalogue appears online and in print approximately six weeks before the auction and is distributed worldwide to interested parties. On the auction day, you can bid in the hall, online or via our app. The proceeds will be paid out to you eight weeks after the end of the auction.
Gold coins for collectors and precious metal investors

What is the difference between melt value and collector value when selling coins?

Melt value is the value based on the weight and purity of the precious metal, multiplied by the current daily price. Collector value can be a multiple of that, depending on rarity, quality and historical provenance. Schulman assesses both values at every appraisal, so you never sell below the numismatic value.

How long does it take to sell coins through Schulman?

With a direct sale you receive an offer and payment within a few days of the appraisal. With a sale through the auction the process takes 12 to 16 weeks, including cataloguing, the auction day and financial settlement.

Does Schulman buy single coins as well, or only collections?

Both. From a single gold ducat to a complete collection of hundreds of pieces. For single coins of high quality or rarity we often advise the auction, because that usually achieves the best price.

Which coins are suited to the auction and which to a direct sale?

Rare, historic and provincial coins qualify for our international auction, where they reach serious collectors. Common precious metal coins without particular collector value are suited to a direct sale based on the current market value.

Can I sell coins to Schulman from anywhere in the Netherlands?

Yes. You can visit our office in Amsterdam by appointment, send your coins insured by courier, or for large collections we arrange a home visit. Schulman also regularly receives pieces at coin fairs.

Does Schulman accept foreign coins?

Only coins with numismatic value. Schulman specialises in Dutch, Benelux and colonial coins, and also assesses world coins on rarity, period and precious metal content. We do not accept foreign small change from recent decades in base metal, because there is no collector market for it.
Seventeenth-century silver medal with a rider on horseback
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