Sell Gold Jewelry in Manhattan Beach for Same-Day Cash
South Bay Coin has bought gold jewelry from South Bay families for more than 45 years. Bring chains, rings, earrings, or an entire estate to our Lawndale showroom, about twelve minutes from Manhattan Beach, for a free appraisal and cash the same day.
The Best Place to Sell Gold Jewelry in Manhattan Beach
If you want to sell gold jewelry in Manhattan Beach, the highest offer is a twelve minute drive inland. South Bay Coin is a licensed, bonded, and insured precious metals dealer at 16916 Hawthorne Blvd in Lawndale, and we have been buying gold from South Bay families since 1980. Sand Section condos, Tree Section estates, and Hill Section jewelry boxes have all passed across our counter, which is one reason we are among the busiest gold jewelry buyers in Los Angeles.
The difference comes down to what happens after you sell. Pawn shops and jewelry stores resell your pieces to a third party and build that markup into a lower offer. South Bay Coin owns and operates its own refinery, so there is no middleman between your jewelry and the metal market. We are also a full coin store with an active resale platform rather than a melt-only buyer, which means a signed designer bracelet or a diamond ring is valued for what it is worth intact, not just for the gold inside it.
Every appraisal is free, private, and completely no-pressure. We test the karat and weigh each piece right in front of you, then explain how the number was reached before you decide anything. With gold trading near historic highs through 2026, jewelry that sat unworn in a drawer for a decade is often worth far more than its owner expects, and there is no obligation to sell once you know the figure.
Your Nearest Gold Jewelry Buyer to Manhattan Beach
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Live Precious Metal Spot Prices
Updated every 60 seconds during market hoursHow We Value Gold Jewelry
Three inputs decide what your jewelry is worth: purity, weight, and the live market price on the day you walk in. Purity is measured in karats, and most jewelry is alloyed for durability, so 18K is 75 percent gold, 14K is 58.3 percent, and 10K is 41.7 percent. If the stamp is worn away or absent, we confirm the karat with a professional XRF analyzer and, when it helps, an acid or touchstone test. Yellow, white, and rose gold are all bought at the same rate for the same karat, since color comes from the alloy rather than the gold content.
Those small numbers stamped inside a band are European purity marks and they translate directly: 417 is 10K, 585 is 14K, 750 is 18K, 916 is 22K, and 999 is pure gold. Weight is taken on a certified scale in front of you, and we subtract anything that is not gold, including stainless clasps, spring bars, and stone weight, so you are paid for actual gold content. Diamonds and quality colored stones are evaluated separately and added to the offer.
Spot price is the global value of one troy ounce of pure gold, and a troy ounce is about 31.1 grams. Your payout is a percentage of that figure applied to the pure gold in your pieces, which is why a heavy 10K chain can be worth less than a light 22K bangle. If you also have bullion or coins on hand, our page on how to sell gold coins and bullion in Manhattan Beach covers how those are priced differently.
Inherited, Estate, and Designer Gold Jewelry
Most gold jewelry that reaches our counter was inherited. Bring it unsorted. A shoebox of tangled chains, mismatched earrings, class rings, and pieces nobody in the family can identify is completely normal, and sorting it is our job rather than yours. We separate items worth more than melt from true scrap, evaluate each piece individually, and present one clear offer for the whole collection. Executors and trustees can request a private evaluation and written documentation for probate records.
Signed and designer jewelry is where a melt-only buyer costs you the most money. Pieces from Cartier, Tiffany, David Yurman, Bvlgari, and John Hardy carry resale demand well beyond their gold weight, and because we run an active resale platform, we can pay for that demand instead of ignoring it. The same applies to antique and Victorian work, hand-engraved bands, and vintage charm bracelets where craftsmanship exceeds metal value. Bring boxes and papers if you have them, though they are never required. Families who sell gold across Los Angeles County often discover a single signed piece carries more value than everything else combined.
Gold Jewelry We Buy for Cash
Any karat, any color, any condition. Every piece is tested and weighed in front of you, whether it is wearable, broken, or a single earring missing its mate.
Chains & Necklaces
Cuban links, ropes, herringbone, figaro, box chains, pendants, and charms in 10K through 24K, tangled or snapped.
Rings, Bands & Earrings
Wedding bands, engagement rings, class rings, studs, hoops, and bracelets in yellow, white, or rose gold.
Broken & Scrap Gold
Bent rings, single earrings, clasp-less chains, and unwearable scrap. Condition never lowers what we pay per gram.
Estate & Designer Pieces
Inherited collections, antique and Victorian jewelry, and signed work from Cartier, Tiffany, and David Yurman.
Sell Gold Jewelry in Three Steps
Drive Over or Text Photos
Head east on Manhattan Beach Blvd to 16916 Hawthorne Blvd, about twelve minutes. No appointment. Or text photos to (310) 363-2697 first.
Free Jewelry Appraisal
We test each karat mark, weigh every piece on a certified scale in front of you, and explain the offer using today's live spot price.
Walk Out Paid
Accept and take cash or a check the same day. Most jewelry visits run about fifteen minutes. Bring a valid photo ID.
South Bay Coin vs. Other Gold Jewelry Buyers
Manhattan Beach sellers usually weigh four options. Here is how they differ on the things that actually change your payout.
| South Bay Coin | Pawn Shops | Jewelry Stores | Mail-In | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owns refinery | Varies | |||
| Pays above melt for designer pieces | Rarely | Sometimes | ||
| Values diamonds separately | Sometimes | Sometimes | ||
| % of spot paid | Highest | 40-60% | 50-70% | 60-75% |
| Tests karat in front of you | Sometimes | Sometimes | ||
| Same-day cash | Sometimes | |||
| 45+ year track record | Varies | Varies | Varies |
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Common Questions About Selling Gold Jewelry
South Bay Coin sits 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, no appointment required, and leave with cash the same day.
Value comes from three things: karat purity, actual gold weight, and the live spot price the day you sell. A 14K piece is 58.3 percent pure gold, so we weigh it, subtract stones and clasps that are not gold, and price the pure content inside.
We test every piece with an XRF analyzer, confirming the karat with an acid or touchstone test when a hallmark is worn away. Then we weigh each item on a certified scale in front of you and explain the offer against today's market price before you decide anything.
Those are European purity marks. 585 means 58.5 percent gold, the equivalent of 14K, and 750 means 75 percent gold, or 18K. You may also see 417 for 10K, 916 for 22K, and 999 for pure gold. We buy every one of them.
Yes. Broken chains, bent rings, mismatched earrings, snapped clasps, and tangled scrap are all welcome. Because we refine gold in our own facility, condition never reduces your payout. We pay on the pure gold content inside the piece, not on how wearable it happens to look.
Yes, when the stones carry real value. We evaluate natural diamonds and quality colored stones separately from the metal, so a diamond ring is often worth more than its gold weight alone. Small accent stones and lab created material usually add little, and we explain the difference.
Often, yes. We are a coin store with a resale platform, not a melt only buyer, so signed pieces from Cartier, Tiffany, David Yurman, and similar houses are valued for resale demand. When a designer piece is worth more intact than melted, our offer reflects that.
Yes, and you can bring everything unsorted. We separate pieces worth more than melt from true scrap, evaluate each item individually, and present one clear offer for the whole collection. Families across Manhattan Beach and the South Bay have settled estate jewelry with us for decades.
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 large estate collections, call (310) 363-7808 first so we can set aside private time.
A pawn shop resells your jewelry or flips it to a refiner, and both middlemen come out of your offer. We refine in house and resell collectible pieces ourselves, which removes that markup. Sellers across Los Angeles routinely find our quote beats the pawn offer they had.
Get Cash for Your Gold Jewelry Today
Free appraisal, no appointment, no pressure. Twelve minutes from Manhattan Beach.
