Opened in Palo Alto in 1980 by Jim Beer, the Coin Broker is a full service coin shop located in Town & Country Village on Embarcadero Road, across from Palo Alto High School and Stanford University. The Coin Broker offers rare coins, currency, precious metals and stamps from all over the globe and likewise, attracts stamp and coin collectors from all over the world. Stamp and coin collection supplies are also available for the budding collector.