James H. Cohen & Sons

A Royal Street shop for coins and currency within a wider antiques business whose family lineage reaches back to 1898.

A numismatic stop on Royal Street

James H. Cohen & Sons lists rare coins and currency within a broader antiques business on Royal Street. Ancient-coin jewelry is another published category. This guide focuses on the coins and paper money, rather than treating every object sold by the business as a numismatic recommendation.

Decide whether you want a collectible coin, a historical document or a piece made into jewelry. Those can lead to different questions about condition, attribution and how an object has been altered. Start with the object in front of you, rather than the atmosphere of the surrounding display.

Source: collecting categories

A lineage with several addresses

The operator traces its roots to William Feldman’s 1898 antique business, whose original stock included ancient coins. Its account then describes a separate Cohen shop opening at 319 Royal Street in 1958 and a return to the family’s 437 Royal Street building in 1978. The earliest date describes business lineage, not uninterrupted occupancy under today’s name.

Source: business lineage

Separate the story from the evidence

For an older coin, ask for the issuing authority, date range, denomination and any reference used in the attribution. If a historical association influences your interest, ask what documentation supports it. An appealing story and an established provenance are different things; keep a copy of the evidence with your purchase notes.

With paper currency, look at both sides and ask about repairs, trimming or other condition qualifications. For a coin mounted in jewelry, ask whether the setting affects the piece and whether it can be examined without changing it. Choose according to your collecting purpose, not an assumed resale outcome.

Contact the Royal Street shop

The current shop address is 437 Royal Street, New Orleans, and the telephone is 504-522-3305. Its contact page publishes visitor information. Call before a special trip to confirm the schedule and whether someone can discuss the kind of coin or currency you want to see.

Source: shop contact

Take a short list

Three questions for the counter

Can someone discuss the particular coin or currency area I am studying during my visit?
What written attribution or provenance accompanies this exact piece?
Are there repairs, mounting marks or other condition qualifications I should record?

Sources & review notes

Confirm stock, visit arrangements and transaction terms directly. Inclusion is not an endorsement or a guarantee of pricing, authenticity or service.

James H. Cohen & Sons: shop contact (opens a new tab)
Current Royal Street shop address, telephone and posted public visiting information.
Confirm current visiting information and the availability of the relevant specialist.
James H. Cohen & Sons: business lineage (opens a new tab)
1898 William Feldman predecessor antique business included ancient coins; separate Cohen shop in 1958; return to 437 Royal Street in 1978.
1898 describes predecessor-business lineage, not uninterrupted occupancy or operation under the present name.
James H. Cohen & Sons: collecting categories (opens a new tab)
Rare coins and currency and ancient-coin jewelry are listed categories; confirms current shop contact details.
This guide concerns the numismatic categories only. It does not establish the availability of any individual item.
James H. Cohen & Sons: silver coin example (opens a new tab)
The operator identifies the coin in this pendant as a Spanish silver half real, supporting silver as a recorded numismatic topic. Gold is described only as the surrounding jewelry bezel.
The gold setting is not evidence that the coin is gold or that the business offers gold coins. This example does not establish current availability or the full collecting range.

No current prices, stock feed or live opening status is provided. History is operator-reported; this is not a first-hand shop review.