Originally a farm boy, Marlon opened his first coin store fresh out of high school. He jokes that when he decided to open up a coin store, many of his family and friends thought he was going to become a corn dealer. (not a coin dealer)

The first store was just a small 180 sq. ft room in a old downtown building int he rural town of Yorkville, Illinois. Three years later, he moved “Yorkville Coin Investments” into a somewhat larger town of Aurora. It was a great move.

Later Fox Valley Coins opened up an additional location in the next town, just East of Naperville, Illinois, at the intersection of Route 59 and I88. It too has proven to be a great location and thriving coin store. When asked why he thinks Fox Valley Coins has been so successful, Marlon says, “We have truly been blessed.”

Marlon goes on to say that the company has grown and appears to now be one of the largest coin operations in the Midwest. “It’s grown because we try to be fair and honest in every coin evaluation. We treat everyone like they’re family. There’s a lot to look at in our store display cases and people come back month after month because our inventory revolves rapidly.” Fox Valley Coins pays top dollar prices - especially for rare coins and currencies. Many people often want to sell entire collections - not just their special or rare coins but their entire collection.

“That’s how people almost always get more for their coins and currency here. We’re solvent enough to purchase the largest and rarest of hoards and specimens, but more common coins - which we gladly evaluate, making offers immediately.” Marlon concludes, “I often wonder about the date of the original Wheat Cent I sold to Uncle Harold in the summer 1972.” He’s been gone for some time now but if I couls tell him one thid it would be “Thanks a million - and I still treasure that 1967 Blue Book he provided me.”