Sell Gold Jewelry & Scrap Gold in McKinney, TX
Almost every home has a drawer of gold nobody wears: a chain in a knot, one earring, an old band. It still holds real gold. Book a time at our private McKinney office, your home or a secure location such as your bank, and watch each piece go on the scale.
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, by appointment
- Every weighing happens in front of you
- Photo ID needed at the meeting
- Walk away anytime, no hard feelings
- Appointments only, never a queue
Live spot prices
- Gold Loading
- Silver Loading
- Platinum Loading
- Palladium Loading
Spot is the going market rate for a troy ounce of pure metal. Treat it as a yardstick, not an offer.
Broken, single or dated, it is still gold
Damage and fashion do not change how much gold a piece holds. Each of these is worth bringing in.
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Chains with a bad clasp
A snapped link or a missing clasp takes away no gold. Bring the short ends and the loose bits too.
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Single earrings
The partner disappeared long ago. The one still in the dish is just as much gold as the day it was bought.
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Class rings and outgrown bands
Plenty of class rings were cast in 10K or 14K, marked inside the band. Others used gold-colored alloys, so the stamp matters.
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Out-of-style pieces
Heavy rope chains, old-fashioned settings, bent rings and dented lockets. Their gold counts, whatever the style.
Solid, filled or plated?
Lots of jewelry is gold only on the outside, over brass, copper or silver. The marks on the clasp or inside the band often give it away.
Marks that mean a thin layer of gold
- GF, or a fraction like 1/20 12K GF: gold-filled
- GP or GEP: gold plate or gold electroplate
- HGE: heavy gold electroplate
- RGP: rolled gold plate
- Vermeil: gold over a silver base
What you hear from us at the table
- Which pieces are solid gold and which just look like it
- That filled and plated pieces carry very little gold value
- What an unmarked piece turns out to be, and how that affects an offer
Finding and decoding the karat stamp
Look inside a ring's shank, on the clasp of a chain, or on the small tag next to the clasp. Bring a magnifier or use your phone camera zoomed in.
| Karat | Number mark | How much is gold |
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| 10K | 417 | a little over 4 parts in 10 |
| 14K | 585 | nearly 6 parts in 10 |
| 18K | 750 | 3 parts in 4 |
| 22K | 916 | more than 9 parts in 10 |
| 24K | 999 | essentially pure |
A stamp is a clue, not a verdict
The three-digit marks count gold per 1,000 parts. Fourteen twenty-fourths is about 583 per 1,000, so 585 is set just above it. A maker's trademark often sits beside the karat stamp, and stamps can be rubbed thin or simply wrong.
So every piece is checked, marked or not.
Is your jewelry box overdue for a clear-out?
Call or send the short form and give us a rough idea of what is in it. We book a weekday time to go through it with you and weigh it in plain view.
How selling jewelry with us works
Four short steps. Bring a family member or friend if you like.
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Reach out
Call, or send the short form and we call you back during business hours to set a time.
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Pick a weekday
Appointments only, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, by appointment.
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Bring the jewelry and an ID
A sandwich bag or the jewelry box itself is fine. You can start with a few pieces and bring the rest another day.
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See it weighed, then decide
We go through each piece with you, weigh the gold where you can read the display and explain the offer. Sell all, some or none.
Want to send pictures first?
Attach up to four photos on the request form. They help us plan the time, and the offer still comes after the pieces are checked and weighed in person. Send Photos
Why we only make offers in person
A picture shows color and a stamp. It cannot show what is under the surface or what the piece weighs.
That is why an offer on jewelry waits until each piece is checked with you present and weighed where you can see the number.
The night before
- Take out anything you plan to keep so it stays home.
- Bring stamped and unstamped pieces together.
- Gather loose links, backs and clasps in a small bag.
- Leave stones where they are.
About the photo ID
Texas requires dealers who buy crafted precious metal, such as gold jewelry, to register with the state and keep a record of each seller, which is one reason we ask for a photo ID.
Going through your jewelry, piece by piece
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Name what is on the table
Step one is naming each piece: which coin and what year, or which karat mark sits inside the band or clasp.
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Weigh metal in plain sight
You watch the display on every weighing, start to finish.
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Sort collector value from metal value
Certain gold coins fetch a collector premium over their gold. Bars, rounds and jewelry almost always come down to metal.
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Show our math, then you choose
We lay out how the number was reached. Accept, pass, or sell only the pieces you want to part with.
Before you sell gold jewelry
Is a tangled or broken chain still worth selling?
Yes. Breaking a chain does not remove any of its gold, and scrap gold is bought on the gold it contains.
I cannot find a stamp on my ring. Should I bring it?
Yes. Stamps wear away, sizing can cut through them, and some older or handmade rings were never marked. Unmarked pieces get the same careful look as stamped ones.
Can you price my jewelry from a photo?
Photos help us plan the visit, but a photo cannot show what a piece is made of or what it weighs. Any offer on jewelry comes after we check and weigh it with you.
My clasp says 585. Is that gold?
It is the European way of marking 14K: 585 parts gold in every 1,000. Like any stamp, we confirm it before an offer.
Do I need to pull the diamonds out first?
Please do not. Prying stones out can chip them or damage the setting. Bring the piece whole and we look at it as it is.
Can I keep one piece and sell the rest?
Of course. Each piece is its own decision, and pulling out keepsakes before the appointment is a good habit.
Sound familiar?
Most people who call about jewelry are in one of these spots.
- A jewelry box full of knotted chains and lone earrings that have not been worn in years.
- A high school or college class ring, or a band from a marriage that ended, that you are ready to part with.
- Jewelry passed down from a parent or grandparent. If coins came with it, our estate coins page walks through the usual steps.
- A gold coin set into a pendant or bezel. Loose coins have their own gold coins page.
Selling jewelry from north Collin County
Times are no-traffic estimates from the downtown McKinney square to each city.
Melissa is about 12 minutes north on SH 5, and Anna about 19 minutes. Each city page explains booking from there. Smaller towns are listed on the service area page.
Jewelry is just one kind of gold we buy. The gold overview covers coins and bars too, and selling silver covers silver coins and bullion.
Set up your appointment
- Based in
- McKinney, TX, serving Collin County
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, by appointment
- Where we meet
- At our private McKinney office, your home or a secure location such as your bank
- Have ready
- Your photo ID and the pieces you plan to sell
Our office address stays off the web for everyone's safety. We give it to you by phone once a time is booked.
You receive an offer to buy, which is different from a written appraisal prepared for insurance, probate or tax purposes.
Request a quote
Takes under a minute. We ring you back on a weekday, or you can call (469) 249-8420 now.