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
Most inherited gold jewelry is worth its metal content. A meaningful minority is worth considerably more, and telling them apart is the whole job.
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Sterling Flatware & Hollowware
The canteen nobody wants and nobody wants to throw away. Usually worth real money as metal, occasionally worth more as a set.
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Coins & Bullion
An inherited coin box usually contains bullion, which is worth its metal, and collectible coins, which are worth whatever a collector will pay.
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Watches
A watch is worth what the watch market says, which usually has nothing to do with the gold in the case.
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Diamonds & Stones
Stones are valued on quality, not weight, and the resale market bears very little relation to what the piece cost when it was bought.
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Costume & the Rest
Most of what is in an estate jewelry box is not precious metal, and some of it is still worth something to somebody.
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For executors
For executors
Authority, records, beneficiaries, timing, and the decisions you cannot undo.
Authority to Sell
Being named in a will is not the same as being appointed, and selling before appointment can create a genuine problem.
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Records & Accounting
An executor accounts to beneficiaries and to the court. A receipt that says "assorted jewelry" is not an account.
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Beneficiaries
Most estate arguments about jewelry are not about money. They are about somebody finding out afterwards.
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Timing
Executors frequently feel pressure to resolve things quickly. On jewelry, very little of that pressure is real.
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The Irreversible Decisions
Almost everything in an estate can be reconsidered. These five cannot, so they deserve the extra minute.
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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.
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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.
Visit the counter
Come and see us
Estate appointments are unhurried and there is no need to sort anything first. Bring the whole lot, and whoever else needs to be in the room.
- Address
- 3562 N Ocean Blvd, Suite B
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
Fort Lauderdale - Hours
- Mon–Fri 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Phone
- (954) 951-8926
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Walk in during business hours — no appointment needed. Bring valid government-issued photo ID. Florida law requires a dealer to record it on every purchase.
Finding us
We are on the Galt Ocean Mile, on North Ocean Boulevard between Oakland Park Boulevard and Commercial Boulevard. The counter is in Suite B.
Parking is on site. If you are coming over one of the Intracoastal bridges, allow a few extra minutes — an opening can add ten minutes to an otherwise short drive.
Bringing an estate lot rather than a few pieces? Call ahead on (954) 951-8926 and we will set aside the time to sort it properly.
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.