Sell Gold Jewelry in Manhattan Beach for Cash
South Bay Coin has bought gold jewelry from Manhattan Beach families for more than 45 years. Bring chains, rings, earrings or a whole drawer to our Lawndale counter, about twelve minutes inland, and leave paid the same visit.
The Best Place to Sell Gold Jewelry in Manhattan Beach
If you want to sell gold jewelry in Manhattan Beach, the strongest offer is a short drive inland. South Bay Coin is a licensed, bonded and insured precious metals dealer at 16916 Hawthorne Blvd in Lawndale, about twelve minutes from the pier, and we have bought gold from South Bay families since 1980. Sand Section condos, Tree Section houses and Hill Section jewelry boxes have all crossed this counter, which is one reason we are among the busiest gold jewelry buyers in Los Angeles.
What separates buyers is what happens after you sell. A pawn shop or a jewelry store resells your pieces or passes them to a refiner, and both of those handoffs are paid for out of your offer. South Bay Coin owns and operates its own refinery, so the metal in your chain goes straight from our counter into our own process. We are also a working coin and jewelry store rather than a melt-only buyer, so a signed bracelet or a diamond ring is priced for what it is worth whole, not only for the gold inside it.
Every evaluation is free, private and unhurried. We check the karat, weigh each piece in front of you and explain how the number was built before you decide anything, whether you brought one ring or a shoebox. If the jewelry came to you through a family estate, our page on how to sell gold in Manhattan Beach covers coins, bars and mixed lots in the same visit.
Gold Jewelry Buyers Near Manhattan Beach, CA
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How Much Is 14K Gold Jewelry Worth Per Gram?
Three things decide it: how pure the gold is, how much of it you actually have, and where the metal market sits on the day you walk in. Purity is stated in karats, and almost all jewelry is alloyed so it can survive being worn. 18K is 75 percent gold, 14K is 58.3 percent, and 10K is 41.7 percent, which is why two chains of identical weight can be worth very different amounts. Color makes no difference at all. Yellow, white and rose are the same gold with different alloys mixed in, and we pay the same rate for each at the same karat.
The three-digit numbers stamped inside a band say the same thing in European shorthand: 417 is 10K, 585 is 14K, 750 is 18K, 916 is 22K and 999 is pure gold. When a stamp is worn smooth, resized away or simply absent, we verify the karat ourselves rather than guessing low, and we tell you what we found before weighing anything.
Weight is taken on a certified scale you are standing in front of. The market price you see quoted is for one troy ounce of pure gold, which is about 31.1 grams, so your payout is a share of that figure applied to the pure gold your pieces actually contain. That is the whole reason a heavy 10K chain can be worth less than a light 22K bangle, and the reason we group your pieces by karat instead of averaging the pile.
Do Gold Buyers Pay for Diamonds and Gemstones?
Not every gram on the scale is gold, and a straight buyer says so out loud. Spring bars, stainless and steel clasps, watch pins, base metal cores inside hollow tubing, and the weight of the stones themselves are all subtracted, so you are paid for gold rather than for hardware. Jewelry built around a non-gold core is the one that surprises people most, because a hollow rope chain and a solid one look the same across a palm and weigh nothing alike.
Stones move the other way. Natural diamonds of real size and quality colored stones are looked at separately from the metal and added to the offer, which is often what makes a ring worth more than the gold holding it. Small accent melee and lab grown material usually add little on the resale side, and we say which you have instead of leaving you to wonder. Nothing is pried, cut or removed from a piece before you have agreed to sell it.
The same logic decides whether a piece is bought whole. Signed work from houses like Cartier, Tiffany and David Yurman, hand engraved bands and period pieces often carry demand well past their metal weight, and because we resell as well as refine, we can pay for that demand. If most of your collection is signed designer jewelry, bring it together so the whole group is priced against the better of the two numbers. Jewelry inherited through an estate is welcome unsorted; sorting it is our job.
Gold Jewelry We Buy for Cash in Manhattan Beach
Wearable, broken or down to a single earring with no mate left. Every piece is checked and weighed in front of you, and condition never changes what we pay per gram.
Sell Gold Chains & Necklaces
Cuban links, ropes, herringbone, figaro and box chains, plus pendants, lockets and charms in 10K through 24K, tangled or snapped.
Sell Gold Rings & Earrings
Wedding bands, engagement and cocktail rings, class rings, signets, studs, hoops and bracelets in yellow, white or rose gold.
Sell Broken & Scrap Gold
Bent rings, clasp-less chains, odd earrings and unwearable scrap, grouped by karat and weighed as it is, with no repair needed first.
Sell Designer & Estate Gold
Signed work from Cartier, Tiffany and David Yurman, antique and Victorian jewelry, and mixed collections that came out of a family estate.
How to Sell Gold Jewelry in Three Steps
Drive Over or Text Photos First
Take Manhattan Beach Blvd east to 16916 Hawthorne Blvd, roughly twelve minutes. No appointment needed, or text photos to (310) 363-2697 before you leave.
Watch Your Gold Jewelry Tested and Weighed
We confirm the karat on each piece, group by purity, weigh on a certified scale in front of you and walk through how the offer was reached.
Get Paid Before You Leave
Accept and take cash or a check that visit. Most jewelry evaluations run about fifteen minutes. Bring a valid photo ID, which California requires.
Gold Jewelry Buyer vs Pawn Shop vs Jewelry Store
Manhattan Beach sellers usually weigh the same four options. Here is what each one can and cannot do, including the two things we do not do at all.
| Feature | South Bay Coin | Pawn Shops | Jewelry Stores | Mail-In |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refines the gold in house | Yes | No | No | Varies |
| Groups pieces by karat instead of averaging | Yes | Rarely | Sometimes | Rarely |
| Prices signed designer pieces above metal | Yes | Rarely | Sometimes | No |
| Values diamonds and stones separately | Yes | Sometimes | Sometimes | No |
| Weighs and tests in front of you | Yes | Sometimes | Sometimes | No |
| Pays before you leave the counter | Yes | Yes | Sometimes | No |
| Buys gold plated or gold filled jewelry | No | Sometimes | No | Sometimes |
| Repairs or restyles so you can keep the piece | No | No | Yes | No |
| 45+ year track record in the South Bay | Yes | Varies | Varies | Varies |
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Questions About Selling Gold Jewelry in Manhattan Beach
Where can I sell gold jewelry in Manhattan Beach?
South Bay Coin is about twelve minutes from Manhattan Beach at 16916 Hawthorne Blvd in Lawndale. We are a licensed, bonded and insured gold jewelry buyer serving the South Bay since 1980. Walk in during business hours with no appointment and leave paid the same visit.
How much is my 14K gold jewelry worth?
Three things set it: karat purity, the actual gold weight, and where the metal market sits the day you sell. A 14K piece is 58.3 percent pure gold, so we weigh it, subtract stones and any parts that are not gold, and price the pure content that is left.
What do 585 and 750 mean on gold jewelry?
They are European purity marks. 585 means 58.5 percent gold, the same as 14K, and 750 means 75 percent, the same as 18K. You may also see 417 for 10K, 916 for 22K and 999 for pure gold. We buy every one of them.
Do you buy broken gold jewelry and single earrings?
Yes. Snapped chains, bent rings, earrings that lost their mate, broken clasps and tangled scrap are all bought. Because we refine what we buy, condition never lowers the rate per gram. You are paid on the gold inside the piece, not on how wearable it still looks.
Do you pay for the diamonds in my gold jewelry?
Yes, when the stones carry real value. Natural diamonds of meaningful size and quality colored stones are evaluated apart from the metal and added to the offer, which often makes a ring worth more than its gold alone. Small accent stones and lab grown material usually add little.
Do you pay more for designer gold jewelry?
Often, yes. We resell as well as refine, so signed pieces from houses like Cartier, Tiffany and David Yurman are priced against resale demand rather than melt. When a piece is worth more intact than it is as metal, the offer reflects the higher of the two numbers.
Do you buy gold plated or gold filled jewelry?
No. Plated, gold filled and vermeil pieces carry a coating measured in microns over brass or silver, and there is not enough recoverable gold to pay for. We will tell you which of your pieces are plated at the counter, at no charge, so nothing gets thrown out by mistake.
Do I need an appointment to sell gold jewelry?
No. Walk-ins are welcome Monday through Friday from 10 AM to 5 PM and Saturday from 10 AM to 3 PM. Most jewelry evaluations take about fifteen minutes. For a large estate collection, call (310) 363-7808 first so we can set aside private time for it.
What do I need to bring to sell gold jewelry in California?
A valid government photo ID and the jewelry. California requires licensed buyers to record identification on precious metal purchases, which protects both sides of the counter. Boxes and papers help on designer pieces but are never required, and nothing needs cleaning or repair first.
Is it better to sell gold jewelry to a pawn shop or a gold buyer?
A pawn shop either lends against the piece or resells it through a refiner, and each extra step comes out of your offer. We refine in house and resell collectible pieces ourselves, which removes that step. Sellers across the South Bay routinely find our number beats the pawn quote.
Get Cash for Your Gold Jewelry in Manhattan Beach
Free evaluation, no appointment and no pressure, twelve minutes from Manhattan Beach. Walk in with it, or text photos first.
