Almost every collector needs to sell a coin now and then.  FORVM buys ancient coins, including entire collections and estates. We also accept coins for sale on consignment. If you are selling common Roman bronze coins that you have cleaned, we are not interested but you can sell free on our Members' Auction. If you are a wholesaler or you are selling bulk lots of unattributed coins, please click here to read about becoming a FORVM supplier.

SELLING: Because FORVM is a high-volume ancient coin specialist retailer, we can pay full wholesale for your coins.  For high value coins we will pay up to 80% of retail, but typically we pay 65%. We buy common coins that retail under $50 in large bulk lots. Our purchase price for low value coins is less than 50% of retail. We may ask you to email descriptions and scans or photographs of your coins. If we do, we will estimate the value of the coins from the scan or description. The values we estimate from scans or descriptions are just estimates. We must have the coins in hand to appraise them. Our address is not listed on this page because we don't want anyone to send coins without prior agreement.  Coins should only be sent registered mail. Within ten days of receipt of the coins, we will advise our purchase price. If the price is accepted we will send a check. If not, we will return the coins by registered mail at our expense. Please contact us using the live support or leave a message link below.

CONSIGNMENT: Selling your high value coins on consignment at FORVM will bring you the highest possible price.  FORVM's sales on this website alone exceed $650,000 per year. We may also advertise your coins in our other shops or auctions. Some coins will sell in hours, other coins may take much longer. We will allow you to set the price, however, we must agree it is reasonable. FORVM's guarantee for eternity protects the buyer, allowing you to set a higher price than you could get elsewhere.

Our consignment rate is 15% of the sale price. A $25 minimum consignment fee applies to each coin or group of coins sold as a single lot sold in our fixed price catalog.  Lower rates are possible for very large collections or dealer consignments.  We also offer eBay consignment service.  The $25 minimum fee is waived for consignments sold on eBay but the fees charged by eBay for the listing and sale are added to the 15% consignment fee.  

Most sellers will start with a higher price and drop the price if a coin does not sell. If a coin has been on consignment for more than 90 days, you may withdraw the coin without paying any fees. Payment for the sale price, less consignment fees, will be made on the last day of the month following the month of sale (if a coin sells in January, payment will be made on the last day of February).  Payment will be made by check, direct deposit, PayPal or bank wire as requested.  More information is provided in our consignment agreement.

Click Here to View and Print Our Consignment Agreement

Click Here to View and Print Our Direct Deposit Authorization Form

PLEASE DO NOT SEND COINS TO FORVM WITHOUT PRIOR AGREEMENT

DO IT YOURSELF SELLING - FORVM'S MEMBERS' AUCTION:  You can sell coins on your own at very low cost through our Members' Auction.  The Members' Auction is a self-service auction using the typical internet auction format.  Click the link in the header or click here to go to the Member's Auction.  We especially recommend the Members' Auction for sale of your lower value coins.  If you are not a legionary member of the discussion board or higher or you are not a FORVM customer, you must request permission from FORVM before you post your first auction. 

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FORVM ANCIENT COINS
PO BOX 1316
Morehead City, NC 28557-1316

Telephone: 252-646-1958 
Fax: 240-644-6218

FORVM does not keep regular hours.  Call anytime except the middle of the night, U.S. Eastern Time.

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