Golden Isles Coins Inc.

1st time visit and WOW! I was so impressed with the friendly and knowledgeable staff, and Skip was awesome! They had exactly what i was looking for, and even things i didn't know I was looking for! They treated me like family, or better (depending on your fam). Great selection of gold and silver coins and bullion, with very reasonable premiums. I cannot say enough about how friendly and welcoming they are at Golden Isles. Right off Glenwood and easy to access too! Right of the on ramp to Glenwood North from Peace ST. Maybe i'll see you there! Thanks Skip and Crew, i had a great experience. 6/2/2025 Edited due to 2nd Visit: Visited again today, and all I can say is this place is absolutely amazing. Premiums for trading/selling are the best in town, and premiums on purchases are equal if not better than the competition. I can rest easy after visiting most of the shops in the region, that I have found my "home" for coins in Raleigh. I wont mention any names this time (per associate's request), but someone other than Skip assisted me, and he was fantastic. February 2026: I keep coming back to the friendliest coin shop in Raleigh with the best premiums on bullion, full ounce and fractional. Check in here before you order online from the big online dealers. You will be very pleased with their prices at Golden Isles. Keep up the amazing work Skip!

5 star review

he makes his money from lowballing apparently and claims he only pays 80% spot of gold. save yourself the time and go somewhere else

I guess it’s my fault for trusting the old man. I called in about silver eagles and was told he had them in stock. I brought in the exact money for them and he gave me a tube of coins. He told me they were all there I could trust him. Come to find out when I went to sell them I didn’t get a single American eagle. I did get the right amount but just a bunch of other silver coins. So, I overpaid and got cheated out my American eagles with dirty coins. Be careful with this place they will take advantage of you. I now only go to Mattox Coins which gives a much better experience and I don’t have to worry about being cheated.

This is the ONLY coin shop I do business with! Over the last 3 years, I've bought and sold hundreds of ounces of metals with Golden Isles. Skip is the most honest and the best guy to do business with. Several months ago, I called with a question on cleaning a Morgan silver dollar from 1879. He spent 10 minutes on the phone with me discussing the pros and cons of cleaning, as well as best methods. He also let me know what the value difference would be if I cleaned it. ALL FREE KNOWLEDGE (for me) from his years of experience! Recently I sold some Gold and Silver here for better prices than I can get anywhere else. Long established company. Completely professional. AND best of all - HONEST.

This Pawn and Coin Shop constantly lies, confuses and agitates you about what they offer to you one the phone as a percentage and a buyers promise! When you drive there from a far or local distance, they (Skip & Anthony), offer a way lower than "spot or current market price" and lowballs you with your rare, scarce and highly sought after paper notes and other collectible silver or gold coins. Anthony, is very aggressive, disrespectful, impolite, callous and has incompetent staff. Will not honor or care for you as a short or longtime customer there, and as a man. They lie about what the refineries and market are doing to cheat the seller via fraudulent/immoral business practices. Your items are never of any value to them even know ebay and other sites/buyers offer you much more. They act like we are foolish and dont know the value of what we own. SELL AND BUY YOUR GOLD AND SILVER ELSEWHERE. WE ARE VERY DISSAPOINTED AND DEVALUED AS CONSUMERS! NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES AT EVERY LEVEL HERE................

I went too Golden lsles a week ago on the Friday gold dropped over 400 dollars 💵. He was taking first come first serve customers. Two other coin shops l called in the area , said they had customers who had made appointments.l asked could you please fit me in . No and no is what I was told. Frustrated , l called Skip he quoted me on my price of gold in a slab. He said come on down l can fit you in before he closes. I drove all the way from Orange County outside Chapel Hill. I made it in time. He sold me a gold eagle in a slab for the price of a raw out of slab price. I was very happy 😃! With my purchase. I was happy l could take advantage of the Dip in price. I told him l would be back. I did go back two weeks in a row. Good customer service is hard to find . I was fit in a busy day. Thanks Skip !! Five stars ⭐️

Outstanding coin shop. The owner was friendly and offered fair pricing for buying and selling precious metals. A very nice selection of coins for sale. The process of selling some silver was fast and easy. I had my two daughters with me when I sleepy in to sell some silver and the staff was very friendly to them and the girls loved the some silver rings that they found. I will happily come back for repeat business.