South Florida
We Buy Inherited Jewelry. We Check It Before We Weigh It.
Signed work, period pieces, branded watches and certain coins are worth far more as jewelry than as metal. We look for all of it before anything goes on a scale — and where a piece belongs at a specialist auction rather than with us, we say so, even though it costs us the item.
Unhurried, itemized, and with a written record. Bring the co-executor, the attorney, or whoever else needs to see it.
The whole argument, in one line
Melting is permanent. Checking first is not.
Marks
Checked before anything is weighed
Itemized
Each piece priced separately, in front of you
Written
A record the estate can put in the file
Live market
Spot prices are shown because metal value moves. What a piece is worth as jewelry does not move with them.
2004
Buying precious metals in South Florida since
Itemized
Every item weighed and priced separately, in front of you
Written
A record the estate can put in the file
No pressure
Take the offer away. It will still be there
What we buy
What we buy
Six things found in almost every estate — each valued differently, and each with a case for selling elsewhere.
Gold Jewelry
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Sterling Flatware & Hollowware
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Coins & Bullion
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Watches
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Diamonds & Stones
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Costume & the Rest
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For executors
For executors
Authority, records, beneficiaries, timing, and the decisions you cannot undo.
Authority to Sell
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Records & Accounting
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Beneficiaries
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Timing
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The Irreversible Decisions
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The difference
How an estate appointment works
We will tell you when not to sell to us
Some pieces are worth more as jewelry than as metal — signed work, period pieces, certain stones. We buy for metal and we will say when something should go to a specialist auction instead, because a signed piece bought at scrap is the thing families discover afterwards and never forgive.
Itemized, in front of you, one piece at a time
Every item is tested, weighed and priced separately while you watch. A single number for a whole box is how an executor ends up unable to explain a transaction to a beneficiary six months later.
A record the estate can file
You leave with a written itemized list of what was sold and what was paid. An executor has to be able to account for it, and a receipt saying "assorted jewelry" is not an account.
No hurry, and no pressure to decide today
Take the offer away, get a second one, come back next month or not at all. Somebody sorting out an estate does not need to be sold to, and pressure in that situation is a straightforward failure of decency.
Start here
Book an estate appointment
Unhurried, itemized, and with a written record the estate can file. Bring the co-executor, the attorney, or whoever else needs to see it.
Nobody will ask you to decide on the day. Take the offer away and come back whenever you are ready.
FAQ
Common questions
- Will you tell us if something should go elsewhere?
- Yes. Signed pieces, branded watches and collectible coins are usually worth more to a specialist, and we say so.
- Do we get an itemized record?
- Yes — each piece, its weight and purity, and the price paid. An executor may need to account for it later.
- Can we sell before probate is opened?
- Ask your probate attorney. Selling before appointment can create real difficulty, and we would rather wait.
- Should we clean anything first?
- No. Never clean coins, and do not polish silver — polishing removes metal and makes no difference to the offer.
- Should we sell an inherited watch for its gold?
- Almost never. Market value usually exceeds metal value substantially.
- Why is a diamond offer so far below what it cost?
- Retail jewelry carries substantial margin and the resale market does not return it. It is a real and painful gap.
- Is there any urgency?
- Very little. The house may have a deadline; the jewelry fits in a small box.
- What should we do first?
- Photograph everything individually, before anything moves. Ten minutes, and it answers almost every later question.
Next step
Run it both ways before you decide.
No credit check and no obligation. Tell us what you hold and what the money is for, and if selling is the better answer for your situation you will be told that first.