Ask first. Post later, or not at all.
You can ask as much as you like before anything is sent. Photos on WhatsApp give us enough to offer a quick indicative figure on your gold and silver coins, and we will tell you straight if something is not worth posting. Nothing moves until you say so.
Selling with GoldPaid is done entirely by post, anywhere in the UK. There is no shop to find and no pressure at a counter, because there is no counter.
Coins we buy
- Gold sovereigns and half sovereigns, any year
- Krugerrands, Britannias, Maple Leafs, Philharmonics, Eagles and other bullion coins
- Pre-1947 and pre-1920 UK silver coins, florins, shillings, half-crowns, crowns
- Silver bullion coins and rounds
- Mixed and inherited coin collections
- Small gold and silver bullion bars
You do not need to identify or grade anything. Send the collection as it is. If you would like a quick indicative figure first, a clear photo of both sides on WhatsApp is all we need. Continental coins, 20 Francs, 20 Marks, ducats, guilders and their relatives, have a dedicated page: sell European gold coins.
Bullion value versus collector value, the honest answer
GoldPaid values coins on their precious-metal content, confirmed purity and weight against the live market rate. Most modern bullion coins are worth their metal value, and that is exactly what we pay.
Some coins, though, carry a collector premium above their metal value, a rare date, an unusual mint, exceptional condition. If we spot something like that in what you send, we will tell you, even though it may mean a specialist coin dealer is the better home for it than us. We would rather be straight with you than buy a collectable as scrap.
How selling works here
- Start on WhatsApp. A couple of clear photos of your gold and silver coins are enough for us to give you a quick indicative figure at no charge.
- Claim your free postage. We issue a prepaid, tracked, signed-for Royal Mail Special Delivery label, or a QR code for the Post Office.
- Post in your own time. Any padded envelope works, and there is no deadline to meet.
- Get a written valuation. Each item is weighed on calibrated scales and read by XRF spectrometry, and the itemised offer is sent to you in writing, usually on the working day your parcel arrives.
- Accept or walk away. Acceptance means payment by Faster Payments; declining means a free, fully tracked return.
The valuation, in plain terms
We do not eyeball a figure. Each item is XRF-assayed for purity and weighed on calibrated scales, then valued against the live market rate, and you see the working in writing before you decide. The method is set out in full on how we value gold.
Each coin is weighed and XRF-assayed to confirm its precious-metal content. Your written breakdown lists the coins and the metal-value offer. Where a coin may carry collector value beyond its metal, we flag it rather than absorbing it into a scrap figure.
Getting it here safely
Your parcel travels on Royal Mail Special Delivery, and Royal Mail cover may be available up to £2,500 depending on the postal method and cover level used. We post you a Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed label: tracked end to end, signed for, and arranged with that cover per parcel. If your items are worth more, the rule is simple: message us before posting and we will sort the right approach. There is more on postage and cover.
Declining, made simple
A quick message is all it takes to decline, and you do not need to give a reason. Your items are then returned free of charge on a tracked, signed-for service, with no fee and no pressure to reconsider. What happens if I decline the offer covers it fully.
Who this helps
This page is for inherited coins with nobody left to ask what any of it is, for holders of bullion sovereigns and Krugerrands who want a plain postal sale, and for the jar where gold, silver and plain face value sit mixed together. Coins are sorted, weighed and XRF-assayed one at a time, so nothing has to be identified before it is sent.
How payment reaches you
Accept the offer and the money is sent by Faster Payments within one working hour of acceptance, straight to the bank account you provide. There are no cheques, no delays of that kind, and no strings.
The proof, not the promise
Anyone can say "best price". GoldPaid does not. Instead the process is laid bare: a measured XRF assay, calibrated weighing, the live market rate, and a written breakdown you read at home before you commit to anything. The reassurance here is structural, built into how the service works, rather than asserted in a slogan.
Common questions
Which UK silver coins are worth selling?
UK coins dated 1920–1946 are 50% silver, and pre-1920 coins are 92.5% sterling silver. Coins from 1947 onwards contain no silver. Send the lot, the XRF assay confirms the silver content of each coin.
Do I need to know what my coins are before posting?
No. Send the collection as it is. We weigh and XRF-assay each coin and send a written breakdown. A photo of both sides on WhatsApp first will get you a quick indicative figure.
What if I decline the offer?
Your coins are returned to you free of charge by tracked, signed-for Royal Mail post. There is no fee for declining and no follow-up pressure.
Request a free prepaid Royal Mail label
Tell us where to send it. The label arrives by email, usually within about 30 minutes during working hours. Requesting one commits you to nothing: you get a written offer after the XRF assay, and if you decline, your items come back to you free.
Would you rather ask a question first, or send a photo? Message us on WhatsApp . It is the fastest way to get a sense of what something is worth before you post anything.