A question costs nothing
Before you decide anything, send a few clear photos of your silver coins on WhatsApp, or call. You will get an honest quick indicative figure and a straight answer about hallmarks, the postal cover, the XRF assay or the free return if you decline. None of it commits you to posting.
GoldPaid is a UK-wide postal gold and silver buying service with no branches. The flagship guide, selling gold by post in the UK, walks through how the whole thing works before you send a thing.
Which silver coins are worth sending
The silver content of UK coins changed over the years, and it makes a real difference:
| UK coins | Silver content | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-1920 | 92.5% (sterling) | Florins, shillings, half-crowns, crowns |
| 1920–1946 | 50% silver | Same denominations, lower silver content |
| 1947 onward | No silver | Cupro-nickel, face value only |
- Pre-1947 UK silver, florins, shillings, sixpences, half-crowns, crowns
- Britannia silver coins and other modern silver bullion coins
- Silver Eagles, Maple Leafs, Philharmonics and Kangaroos
- World silver coins and mixed inherited tins and jars
The process, step by step
- Get in touch and show us. A WhatsApp photo of your silver coins is all we need to give you an honest quick indicative figure before anything is posted.
- Get your free label. We send a prepaid Royal Mail Special Delivery label, fully tracked. If you have no printer, a QR code for the counter does the same job.
- Send it at your own pace. Wrap it in any padded envelope and hand it in at a Post Office whenever it suits you.
- See the written offer. We weigh and XRF-assay every item, then send an itemised breakdown showing exactly how the figure was reached.
- Decide. Say yes and the money is sent by Faster Payments. Say no and your items come straight back, free and insured.
How the offer is worked out
Three things set the offer, and all three are measured rather than assumed: confirmed purity, accurate weight, and the live market rate on assessment day. You read every figure in a written, itemised breakdown before you commit to anything. See how we value gold for the detail.
Silver coins are sorted, weighed and XRF-assayed to confirm the silver content of each type, then valued against the live silver market rate. A jar of mixed coins is separated into its silver and non-silver groups so you can see exactly where the value is. As with any coin, if something appears to carry collector value above its silver content, we will tell you.
Postage and cover
Your parcel is insured up to £2,500 via Royal Mail Special Delivery. The label we send is Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed: tracked end to end, signed for on delivery, and arranged with that compensation cover per parcel. If you believe your items are worth more, message us before posting and we will arrange the right approach, whether that is additional cover or splitting items across more than one parcel. Full detail is on postage and insurance, and is it safe to post gold? walks through posting valuables safely.
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, insured service, with no fee and no pressure to reconsider. What happens if I decline the offer covers it fully.
Who this helps
This suits anyone who has inherited a tin or jar of old UK coins and is not sure which contain silver, holders of modern silver bullion coins who want a simple postal sale, and people clearing a home who have come across a coin collection and want the silver value confirmed properly.
The payment step
Acceptance triggers payment: a direct bank transfer by Faster Payments, to the account you give us. Nothing to bank and nothing to chase.
Built to be trusted, not just believed
- Owner-run, with a named founder accountable for the service
- Every item XRF-assayed, the result shown to you in writing
- Free insured postage both ways, so a valuation is genuinely no-obligation
- Honest about its limits, including when a specialist would suit you better
- No fabricated reviews and no invented numbers, anywhere on the site
Common questions
Do you buy modern silver bullion coins?
Yes, Britannias, Silver Eagles, Maple Leafs, Philharmonics and similar. They are weighed and XRF-assayed and valued against the live silver rate.
I have a jar of mixed coins, do I need to sort them?
No. Send the jar as it is. We separate silver from non-silver, weigh and assay the silver, and your written breakdown shows each group. Anything with no silver value is returned at no cost.
What if I decline the offer?
Your coins are returned to you free of charge by tracked, insured Royal Mail post. There is no fee for declining and no follow-up pressure.