Christopher's Fine Jewelry

Christopher’s is family owned and operated and has been in business since 1980. Owner Chris Seuntjens has made Customer Service and Value our main goal. Our sales people are not paid on commission, they are there to help you – not pressure you. We want to make your experience at Christopher’s a positive one. Our overhead and operational costs are substantially lower than the chain stores and department stores. This allows us to offer the best quality jewelry at prices far below the competitions best sales prices. No phony sales or hype – just good honest value, everday. Our products: Laser inscribed certified loose diamonds, large selection of engagement rings and wedding bands, colored gemstone jewelry and That Special Look Collections, Hot Diamonds, Gold Chains, Bracelets and Fashion jewelry, previously owned and estate jewelry, Seiko watches, Coins, Currency and Precious Metals, and Coin Collecting Supplies.

On April 1, 1980 Chris Seuntjens opened a small coin shop in Ankeny, Iowa called Coin Works. The primary business was buying and selling rare coins, gold and silver bullion. The gold and silver market was very hot at the time, and many people were cashing in their used jewelry. After some time, Chris began having some of the more unique jewelry re-furbished and began selling them retail and wholesale. Over the years as the business grew, the name changed to Christopher’s Coin Works and Fine Jewelry and eventually Christopher’s Fine Jewelry and Rare Coins, Ltd. And is now located at 3427 Merle Hay Road in Des Moines. From day one, the company motto has been the golden rule: Treat customers the way we would like to be treated. Be courteous and respectful. We Work hard to be competitive and earn your business!

Chris S.
Business Owner
I grew up on a farm in the small town of Mapleton in western Iowa. My interest in coins started when I found a 1919-S Lincoln Cent in my “red pot penny jar”. I really thought this was a rare coin On a trip to the local Coast-To- Coast store, I noticed some blue Whitman coin folders and talked my dad into buying a Lincoln cent and Jefferson nickel folder so I could collect coins. My father, Wayne, knew a coin dealer and farmer named Earl Peterson from Anton, Iowa. He and his partner Ted Alvey had a coin shop in Sioux City called U.S.A Coin Co. Earl would call me whenever he had coins I needed for my collection. As my collection neared completion, I became interested in how Earl and Ted bought and sold coins. The first coin collection I bought was from a lady in Smithland, Iowa. With Earl’s guidance, I bought the collection for $57 and sold it to Earl for $90. It was a windfall acquisition I had made my first step to becoming an Iowa coin dealer