Cash for Gold

Cash for Gold in the San Francisco Bay Area: Sell Gold, Silver, Platinum and Scrap

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Pacific Precious Metals offers to get cash for gold, silver, platinum, and scrap at four Bay Area stores: Sausalito in Marin County, Palo Alto in Santa Clara County, Fremont in Alameda County, and Walnut Creek in Contra Costa County. No appointment is needed.

Sell Gold, Silver, Platinum, and Scrap for Cash

Pacific Precious Metals buys gold, silver, and platinum jewelry, flatware, holloware, tea sets, placer gold, and scrap. Condition, brand, and design don’t affect price. Metal content determines the actual price.

Customers who want to get cash for gold can visit any of the four stores during store hours. Anyone wondering where to sell gold in the Bay Area finds a local store, real staff, and a clear process. Sellers who want an insurance valuation instead can use the jewelry appraisals service.

Gold Jewelry and Scrap Gold

Broken chains, single earrings, and unwanted rings are bought by weight and purity. Customers who sell scrap gold receive an offer based on the test result and the spot price of gold at that moment.

Sterling Silver, Flatware and Holloware

Silver is priced the same way. Customers who sell sterling silver flatware, holloware, or tea sets receive an offer based on purity, weight, and the live spot silver price.

Platinum and Placer Gold

Platinum jewelry and placer gold are tested and weighed the same way, with the spot price of each metal applied at the time of the sale.

How We Work Out What Your Items Are Worth

Every item is tested with X-ray fluorescence. XRF assaying identifies 26 metals, including gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper, zinc, cadmium, and lead. Government-certified scales give the weight, and the offer is priced off the spot price at that very moment. Items are weighed in front of the seller, and a few items take 5 to 10 minutes from start to finish.

How much is scrap gold worth on a given day depends on purity, weight, and the spot price, which is why two pieces that look alike can receive different offers. The current spot gold price and spot silver price are posted on the website for reference.

Transparency

Items are weighed in front of the seller, and staff explains each step. A dedicated team of real people handles every transaction, which matters when the alternative is mailing valuables to a faceless online buyer.

Pricing

The team has decades of experience in the precious metals profession. Offers are built from test results and the spot price at that moment, so every number can be questioned at the counter.

Discretion

The Pacific Precious Metals shops are clean, well-lit, secure places to feel safe and at ease while buying or selling all types of metals.

Explore the range of precious metals we accept

Jewelry Appraisals for Insurance

We Buy Gold, Silver or Platinum Jewelry, Silverware and Diamonds. Many people are unsure of how to sell their unwanted jewelry and/or silverware. They would rather not sell it if it meant having to go to a grungy pawn shop with unsavory proprietors. At Pacific Precious Metals, we provide an upscale, transparent, fair, and discreet environment for inarticleiduals, or estates, to liquidate unwanted precious metals. We test items using x-ray fluorescence analysis that will show all the metals in your items and the exact percentage of each. We have two offices to serve you: In the heart of Silicon Valley in Cupertino and just north of San Francisco in Sausalito. No appointment is needed.

Individuals

Pacific Precious Metals buys all types of unwanted gold jewelry, silver jewelry, platinum jewelry, placer gold, silver flatware, holloware, tea sets, etc. The condition, brand, or design is not important as we simply buy it for its precious metal content. As such, our process to determine the value is based upon purity, weight and the spot price of gold silver or platinum. We use x-ray fluorescence technology to determine the percentage and type of metals in each and every piece. The test results tell us the precious metal purity of your items. We weigh the items in front of you, on government certified scales and we use the spot price of gold, silver, or platinum at that very moment to determine the value of your items. The process is fast and transparent. We explain everything we are doing each step of the way. A few items will only take 5-10 minutes from start to finish. And we encourage you to ask any questions you may have – we are happy to explain the details.

Estates

We assist probate attorneys, estate lawyers, and estate executors with the valuation and/or liquidation of items containing precious metals.

Many estates find it easier to liquidate jewelry or silverware rather than trying to divide it up among the beneficiaries. Nevertheless, we often perform estate valuations for jewelry, coins, silverware or other items. Our turn around time will depend up on the number of items and the type of service needed, but usually can be done in 1-3 days. We use x-ray fluorescence technology to determine the percentage and type of metals in each and every piece. The test results tell us the precious metal purity of your items. We weigh the items in front of you, on government certified scales and we use the spot price of gold, silver, or platinum at that very moment to determine the value of your items. The process is fast and transparent. We explain everything we are doing each step of the way. A few items will only take 5-10 minutes from start to finish. And we encourage you to ask any questions you may have – we are happy to explain the details.

Dental and Industrial Precious Metal Scrap

Pacific Precious Metals pays on the spot for gold and palladium dental scrap in the dentist's office, or refines it off-site. Practices that sell dental gold such as crowns, bridges, and caps, can choose either route. Off-site refining should return a more accurate assay because each piece varies, and turnaround is 1 to 3 days.

Representatives visit offices across the San Francisco Bay Area or pick up the scrap directly, so nothing has to go through the mail. Payment is available by cash, check, bank wire, or bullion. Industrial precious metal material, such as electronic scrap, goes through the same testing process.

Estate and Probate Liquidation

Pacific Precious Metals works with probate attorneys, estate lawyers and executors on the valuation or liquidation of jewelry, coins, silverware and other items containing precious metals. Turnaround is usually 1 to 3 days, depending on the number of items and the service needed.

Many estates choose to liquidate jewelry and silverware instead of dividing it among beneficiaries. Items go through the same XRF testing and certified weighing as any other sale. Families unsure where to start can read what to do before selling or appraising inherited gold, silver, or coins. Some sales also have paperwork rules, and the reporting requirements when selling explain them.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much cash can I get for my gold?

The amount depends on the purity, the weight and the spot price of gold at the moment of the sale. XRF testing confirms the purity, and a government-certified scale confirms the weight, so the offer is calculated in front of the seller.

Where can I sell gold for cash in the Bay Area?

Pacific Precious Metals buys gold at four stores in Sausalito, Palo Alto, Fremont and Walnut Creek. The company is based at the Sausalito store, just north of San Francisco, and Marin, Santa Clara, Alameda and Contra Costa counties each have a store.

Do I need an appointment to sell?

No appointment is needed at any Pacific Precious Metals store. Customers can walk in during store hours, and a few items take only 5 to 10 minutes.

Do you buy dental gold and industrial scrap?

Yes. Pacific Precious Metals buys gold and palladium dental scrap and industrial precious metal material. Dental scrap is paid on the spot in the office or refined off-site.

How are scrap gold and silver valued?

Scrap is valued by purity, weight, and the live spot price. XRF testing determines purity, certified scales determine weight, and the spot price at that moment sets the rate.

How will I be paid: cash, check, bank wire or bullion?

Pacific Precious Metals pays by cash, check, bank wire, or bullion.