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Coins appraisals in Florida for donations, estate tax, divorce, and probate, prepared in accordance with USPAP and IRS requirements. AppraiseItNow appraises rare coins, gold coins, silver coins, collectible coins, and currency collections across Florida, including Miami, Orlando, and Tampa.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT COINS APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, FLORIDA COURTS, LENDERS, INSURERS, AND MORE.
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Owner & CEO
Joe founded AppraiseItNow to make a certified, USPAP-compliant appraisal as simple to order as anything else online. A former Bain & Company strategy consultant, Joe leads the entire team and specializes in strategy, growth, and the firm's tech capabilities.
Personal Property Appraiser
ISA Accredited Member with 30 years in the trade, from running estate sales and an auction gallery to appraising luxury apparel, furniture, artwork, antiques, and business assets, primarily for IRS tax filings.
Machinery & Equipment Appraiser
Third-generation auctioneer and CAGA Certified Appraiser with more than 20 years valuing machinery, equipment, vehicles, business assets, and estates for banks, attorneys, and trustees across the Carolinas.
Personal Property Appraiser
ISA Accredited Member specializing in Asian art, with a Master's from SOAS and a Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art. Ashley chairs the ISA's Antiques, Furnishings, and Decorative Arts committee and appraises for charitable donation, insurance, and equitable distribution.
Client Success Manager
Manages each engagement from the first enquiry to the delivered report, and keeps you posted at every step along the way.
International Society of AppraisersAccredited Member
Certified Appraisers Guild of AmericaCertified Appraiser
The Appraisal FoundationAuthorized by Congress as the source of appraisal standardsAppraiseItNow appraises coins and currency in Florida for estate and trust filings, charitable gifts, divorce, and insurance schedules. Collections reach us from home safes, bank boxes and accumulations nobody has opened in years, and a report says which market its cited sales came from before it states a figure. Where a piece sits in a graded holder, the holder's label is recorded; where it does not, the description has to do that work instead.
Bullion and generics
Common date gold and silver follow the metal, with a premium that moves on its own schedule. We price the metal as of the effective date and the premium from current trading, and we keep the two visible separately so that a reader can see what moved.
Key dates and varieties
A mint mark, a die variety or a strike designation can carry a piece far above the type it resembles, which is why every lot is described tightly enough for a reviewer to follow the reasoning.
Paper money
National bank issues, large and small size notes and fractional currency each trade in their own rooms, and the state of a note's paper decides most of what it will bring. A pressed or repaired note is reported as such.
An executor and a donor need the same collection measured against different questions. Purpose decides the standard, the event decides the effective date, and both are stated before the first lot is described so that nothing further down has to be taken on trust.
Estates and trusts
Rolls of circulated silver, loose foreign change and a handful of real rarities usually arrive in the same box. Separating what trades by weight from what trades on its own merits is most of the work, and both halves are reported.
Charitable gifts
A gift figure rests on sales of genuinely comparable pieces, written up well enough that somebody who never saw the collection can test the number against those sales.
Two Florida rules touch a coin collection directly. One decides whether tax belongs inside a replacement figure. The other decides how the contents of a bank box reach the written record at all.
Bullion exemption
No minimum
now applies to a Florida bullion sale, whatever the transaction comes to
Florida exempts the sale of gold, silver or platinum bullion, or any combination of them, in a single transaction. That exemption used to begin only above five hundred dollars, and the floor was removed effective August 1, 2025, so the size of the transaction no longer decides it. The exemption is written around the metal itself rather than around a collection, which matters when a replacement figure is being built: what it would cost to put a bullion piece back is not taxed the way every other line on the schedule is, and the words of the statute are what decide which line is which.
Florida Department of Revenue TIP 25A01-03, implementing Fla. Stat. 212.08(7)(ww)
Safe deposit boxes
10 days
after a Florida box is opened, its inventory is due at the court
Where a decedent leased or coleased a safe deposit box, the first opening has to take place in the presence of any two of three people: an employee of the institution holding the box, the personal representative, or that representative's attorney of record. Each person present verifies the contents by signing a copy of the inventory under penalties of perjury, and the representative files that inventory with the court within ten days of the opening, together with the box entry record covering the six months before the death. For a collection kept in a bank box, that filing is often the first written record of what was in it, which is why a value set after the fact works from the inventory and the entry record rather than from anybody's recollection.
What Florida clients say we are known for
Across 27 published Florida appraisal reviews, every one from a client who paid AppraiseItNow for an appraisal, the three things they raise most often are that they would hire us again, how quickly we answer, and how much research is visible in the report.
AppraiseItNow Inc. is the best company I was lucky to find by accident. I was looking for someone to appraise cabinets for a donation to charity. I asked for multiple referrals, called multiple appraisal services, etc., and no one could help me. I found AppraiseItNow and from the moment I started working with them, they were wonderful! Joe guided me on what I needed to send him, what needed to be done and stayed in touch with me the entire time. Their customer service is OUTSTANDING and a welcome surprise in today’s world where good customer service is an anomaly! They returned an appraisal in a timely manner, it was clear, concise, cost-effective and exactly what I needed. They followed up with me multiple times to ensure that I received it and everything was OK. My CPA is also thrilled to have them as an accredited appraisal service he can use for other clients. I rarely leave reviews, but I could not pass giving them 5 stars and I’d give 10 if possible! THANK YOU JOE AND ALL AT APPRAISEITNOW!!👊🏼
Personal Property Appraisal for Charitable Donation
It is a pleasure to work with Joe and his team. They communicate every step along the way and made the process simple for us to have more than 35 firearms appraised. It was all done in a timely manner and the final report is easy to understand. I highly recommend their services.
Gun Appraisal for Probate
I had a great experience with AppraiseItNow. I needed a formal insurance appraisal for a very unusual and difficult-to-value Pokémon collectible, and their team handled the process professionally from start to finish. Communication was responsive and helpful throughout, and I really appreciated that they took the time to understand the rarity, provenance, and unusual nature of the item rather than treating it like a routine appraisal. The final report was thorough, well organized, and clearly explained the methodology and reasoning behind the valuation. I was very happy with both the finished appraisal and the overall experience working with their team. I’d absolutely use AppraiseItNow again for another specialty collectible appraisal and would recommend them to anyone looking for a professional insurance appraisal.
Memorabilia & Collectibles Appraisal for Insurance Coverage
I used AppraiseItNow for the first time last month and I was extremely pleased with the results. I needed an appraisal done for insurance purposes and the level of detail about each of my antique furniture pieces was thorough and very helpful in my being able to get the highest amount possible from my insurance company for the antique items that were damaged. I could see that they spent time making sure that the information she included was correct and current for my antique furniture items in the current market. The team responded to my emails timely to answer any questions I had. I would highly recommend Appraise It Now to get a thorough and professional appraisal done on antique items. I do intend to use them again for other antique furniture and jewelry that I have. Job well done! 😃🤗
Antique Furniture Appraisal for Insurance Claim
I was skeptical at first, but the company exceeded all of my expectations. The team responded quickly to every question, and the service was excellent. They’re now my go to source for my collection. I’ve used them twice already, and I plan to use them several more times.
Firearms Appraisal for Personal Use
I asked AppraiseItNow to value a piece of sports memorabilia for purposes of a charitable donation. The item is rarely sold. Their research unearthed an important recent sale of a similar item, which I had not found previously, and which the first appraiser I used had not found either. AppraiseItNow was a good deal more expensive than the first service, but they crafted a detailed report in which I have much more confidence. They also helped me make sure the correct tax forms are used. Thank you!
Sports Memorabilia Appraisal for Charitable Donation
Given the USPAP-compliant nature of AppraiseItNow’s appraisal reports, we prepare our deliverables for major legal, tax, and financial reporting purposes for individual and commercial clients.
Popular uses of our appraisal reports include:
Documented comparable sales, primarily realized auction prices for the same series, grade, and variety, supported by the PCGS and NGC price guides. Realized prices beat dealer asking prices as evidence, and for bullion pieces the melt value sets a floor beneath the numismatic premium.
Within 60 days after letters of administration issue, when Florida's probate inventory, Form 1.944, is due listing fair market value at the date of death for all probate assets, unless the court extends the deadline. A retrospective appraisal establishes those date-of-death values even if the collection is examined later.
Noncash gifts are reported on Form 8283, and a qualified appraisal is generally required once the claimed deduction exceeds $5,000. Very large gifts of property valued over $500,000 require attaching the full appraisal to the return. Donation values use fair market value, not insurance replacement figures.
Not if it is a household collection, since Florida's tangible personal property reporting targets business-use assets. Coins held as dealer or business inventory in the state on January 1 are different: they must be reported annually on Form DR-405, though section 196.183 of the Florida Statutes exempts up to $25,000 of assessed value per return.
