Have You Purchased Anything From Silvertowne?

My friend has purchased some silver bars and I believe some basic 90% silver. No proofs but he said the transaction went pretty smooth and the coins were as expected.

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...