We Buy Everything Precious.

Investment-grade pure silver. Used for bullion bars, rounds, and collectible coins. Brilliant white, more tarnish-resistant than sterling. Valued at or very close to spot price.

A modern premium silver alloy — 94% silver alloyed with germanium instead of copper. Significantly more tarnish-resistant than sterling, brighter white in color, and hypoallergenic. Developed in the UK in the 1990s and increasingly popular with contemporary jewelers. Higher silver content than standard sterling (.925) so we buy it at or above sterling rates.

The world standard for silver jewelry and flatware for 300+ years. 92.5% silver with 7.5% copper for durability. The most common silver we see daily.

Pre-1965 US dimes, quarters, half dollars, and dollars. $1 face value = ~0.715 oz silver. One of the most liquid forms of silver we buy.

Common in antique German, Italian, and Scandinavian silverware from the 19th–early 20th centuries. Often found in sets brought from Europe. Has real silver value.

Kennedy half dollars minted 1965–1970. Worth about half the silver of 90% coins per coin. Commonly found in inherited collections.

Electroplated nickel silver — base metal with a thin silver coating. Very little actual silver. Usually not worth buying individually, but ask us for large bulk lots.

The most common purity for fine platinum jewelry worldwide. 95% platinum alloyed with 5% ruthenium, iridium, or cobalt for hardness. All major jewelry brands — Tiffany, Cartier, Mikimoto — use Pt950. Significantly heavier and denser than white gold. A platinum ring of the same size as a gold ring weighs about 60% more. Look for the "950Pt" or "Pt950" stamp inside the band.

Very common in older American and Japanese platinum jewelry from the early-to-mid 20th century. Art Deco and Edwardian jewelry is frequently Pt900. Still extremely high purity — 90% platinum is more than any gold jewelry commonly available. We pay excellent rates for Pt900 pieces.

Less common but still very valuable. 85% platinum alloyed with other PGMs. Found in some Japanese and European pieces. Same bright white color as higher purities — our XRF identifies the exact platinum content instantly.

Palladium shot from $200/oz in 2016 to over $3,000 by 2022 — one of the most dramatic price runs in precious metals history. Used extensively in catalytic converters (automotive) and increasingly in jewelry as a white gold and platinum alternative. We buy all palladium: jewelry, catalysts, dental alloys, industrial scrap. XRF identifies instantly.

Rhodium has hit prices over $25,000 per troy ounce — far exceeding gold and platinum. It's used primarily as a plating on white gold and platinum jewelry (giving that bright mirror finish) and in catalytic converters. The rhodium plating on jewelry is too thin to recover, but we buy rhodium-bearing industrial materials, lab crucibles, and catalytic converter scrap that contains significant rhodium.

White gold is yellow gold alloyed with white metals (nickel, palladium, silver) and then rhodium-plated to appear bright white. It is NOT platinum — it's gold. A "14K white gold" ring is 58.5% gold. Over time the rhodium plating wears off revealing a slightly yellowish tint underneath. Platinum is heavier, rarer, naturally white, and never needs replating. Our XRF tells the difference instantly — no guessing.

Solid gold means the entire piece is the same gold alloy all the way through. It does NOT mean pure gold — "solid 14K" means 58.5% gold throughout, which is still extremely valuable. Every gram counts. This is what we pay the most for.

Gold-filled (GF) is NOT gold-plated. By US law, gold-filled items must have a gold layer that is at least 1/20th of the total weight, and the gold must be at least 10K. A typical "1/20 14K GF" bracelet contains real, recoverable gold — often worth $3–$15+ per piece. We buy gold-filled items at fair rates based on weight.

Vermeil (pronounced "ver-MAY") is sterling silver with a gold coating of at least 2.5 microns. The gold layer is too thin to recover economically, but the sterling silver base has real value. We pay for the silver content. A vermeil piece is essentially a sterling silver item — valuable, just not for the gold.

Gold-plated means a very thin layer of gold — typically 0.5 to 2.5 microns — applied over base metal (brass, copper, nickel, or silver). There is so little gold that it cannot be recovered economically. We generally do not buy gold-plated items for their gold content. However, if the base is sterling silver, we'll pay for the silver.

Rolled gold plate (RGP) is similar to gold-filled but with a thinner gold layer — less than 1/20th of total weight. It's more gold than plated but less than true gold-filled. We evaluate RGP items individually — some are worth buying, some aren't. Bring them in for free testing.

Gold wash, gold flash, and gold tone are the thinnest possible applications — sometimes just molecular layers of gold for color. No recoverable gold value whatsoever. These are purely decorative. Often wears off within months. We do not buy these for gold content — though again, if there's a silver base, we'll pay for that.