The Coin and Jewelry Exchange

The Coin and Jewelry Exchange operates out of a small storefront on McGregor Boulevard, run locally by an owner who goes by John and built the business around buying and selling coins, jewelry, and other valuables rather than the more common pawn shop model. The shop deals in gold, silver, diamonds, watches, and bullion, along with a broader range of antiques and vintage collectibles that includes dolls, toys, comic books, and baseball cards. It also handles WWII military memorabilia and estate items, the kind of material that often comes in as families are working through a relative’s collection after a move or a passing.

Unlike a shop that only buys, the business also functions as a retail source for collectors and jewelry buyers looking for something specific, including through an eBay store the shop maintains under the name “collectiblewatches” for its watch inventory. That online presence gives out-of-town collectors a way to browse before making the trip in, while the physical shop remains the place for appraisals, in-person deals, and the kind of face-to-face negotiation that buying and selling coins and jewelry tends to involve.

The shop advertises free estimates on items brought in for sale, along with house calls for sellers with larger estates or collections that are not practical to transport. It also promotes what it calls a “Highest Price Promise” and a no-pressure approach to sales, positioning itself as an alternative to pawn shops for people who want a straightforward cash offer without a loan attached. For anyone who has inherited a box of old coins, a grandparent’s jewelry, or a stack of vintage baseball cards and is not sure what any of it is worth, a stop here for a free estimate is a low-risk way to find out.

The Coin and Jewelry Exchange keeps limited hours compared to a typical retail shop, open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and closed on weekends, which is worth checking before making a special trip. It is located at 12680 McGregor Blvd, Suite 4, in Fort Myers, and can be reached at 239-209-2051 or by email at info@thecoinandjewelryexchange.com. The shop also keeps an active Facebook page for customers who want to see recent finds or check in on current buying interests before stopping by.

For coin collectors, estate sellers, and anyone with vintage jewelry or memorabilia gathering dust, this kind of small, independently run buy-and-sell shop fills a role that is different from both a pawn shop and a traditional jeweler, focused specifically on valuables that carry either metal value, collector value, or both, and staffed by someone willing to explain what makes a piece worth what it is worth.