Have You Purchased Anything From Silvertowne?

I believe they're free ship right now.

I bought some MS70 Silver Eagles from them. No problem. They've been around a while - did you know that the founder, Leon Hendrickson, bought the Dexter 1804 dollar from Dr. George Vogt in 1985 for half a million dollars and sold it at auction in 1989 for $990,000?

Thanks everyone for the reviews. I am hesitant to purchase because they don't describe the condition of the old boxes or the coins in the lens. I have seen some beat up boxes and coins that are tarnished in old proof sets. They do have a return policy if needed.

I was looking at goldmart and their policy is that all sales are final. I won't buy anything from them.

Have bought numerous times....silver bars, rounds, buffalo, etc. No problems. Live in Hawaii so free shipping is nice.

They are a great source of coins, but Silvertowne is certainly not the best value. I consider their prices to be higher-end retail. You can almost always get a better deal shopping around on ebay, or getting 250 posts and buying from members here.

I was a little mad at myself at a recent purchase from Silvertowne. I paid $9.00 more by pre-ordering from them instead of waiting for the coin to be posted on ebay. I pre-ordered the 2014-W PCGS PR70 First Strike ASE from the Silvertowne website. Almost immediately after it shipped, I saw Silvertowne selling the same coins on ebay at their pre-order price, but without the $9.00 shipping charge. I don't know what business model this practice follows, but it made me think twice about pre-ordering from them!

I bought some ASEs earlier this year from them with no problems.

If you watch their website they occasionally run great sales with free shipping.

As with everything else, I would suggest comparing their prices to the other large retail websites, ebay, etc...

I have dealt with Silvertowne before and have no complaints. Pricing was competitive and they have free shipping promos from time to time.

But, let me say this about buying older proof sets. At this point they have ALL been picked over and only the average / less desirable remain in "stock" inventories. It doesn't matter what company.