Sell Silver in Los Angeles for Cash Today
South Bay Coin has been one of the steadiest silver buyers in Los Angeles County since 1980, and both kinds cross one counter: bars and coins somebody chose on purpose, and the sterling silver that arrived as a gift.
Where to Sell Silver in Los Angeles
If you want to sell silver in Los Angeles, the first useful thing to know is that most of the advice written for you was written about somebody else's silver. South Bay Coin is a licensed, bonded and insured California precious metals dealer at 16916 Hawthorne Blvd in Lawndale, buying silver since 1980, and what reaches this counter rarely looks like the tidy examples in the guides.
Silver reaches a household two ways. Some of it was bought on purpose: bars, rounds and bullion coins, chosen for the metal, stamped with a weight and a fineness. The rest was given. A flatware service from a wedding, a christening cup, a tray that marked a retirement, a grandmother's chain. Most callers have both, in different rooms, acquired by different people, for reasons that had nothing to do with each other.
That is why this page exists. We buy sterling silver and bullion across the same counter, in one free evaluation, and every group is named on its own footing before anything is added together. We are also the refinery the metal goes to afterward, which lets us be the last stop instead of the middle one. Bring one ring, a jar of gold and silver coins, or a whole house of sterling.
Sellers come to Lawndale from Torrance, Hawthorne, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Gardena and the rest of Los Angeles County, usually because a house is being cleared or a drawer has finally been opened. The evaluation is free either way, there is no minimum, nothing is sent away to be looked at, and you can stop at any point and take the whole lot home.
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Sell Silver Bullion and Sterling Silver in One Visit
Silver bought as silver carries its own paperwork on its face. A bar states a weight and a fineness. A bullion coin has a name, a year and a published specification. The owner usually knows roughly what is in the safe, and every guide written for that owner assumes it, which is why they open by telling you to take stock of your portfolio and add up your ounces.
Silver that was given carries none of that. Nobody weighs a wedding present. The marks sit on the underside in letters worn thin by fifty years of washing up, and the person who could have explained them is often the reason the box came out at all. Told to inventory a portfolio, the owner of a drawer of forks has nothing to inventory with.
So the two halves get sent to different places. Bullion advice points at dealers and mail-in refiners. Antique advice points at specialists and auction rooms. Anyone clearing a house in Torrance or Redondo Beach owns both, reads the wrong guide either way, and splits the holding across town so each stop prices the part it did not want.
You do not need to work out which kind of seller you are before you set out. Bring the safe and the sideboard in one box. What was bought is settled on content and weight, what was given is checked first for whether it is worth more than its silver, and you are told which question was asked of each group before anything is added up.
How Much Is My Silver Worth?
Silver coins turn on their date and type before they turn on their weight. United States dimes, quarters and half dollars struck through 1964 were made of silver, and some coins are worth more as coins than as metal, a separate question asked before the scale comes into it. Bars and rounds are the plainest thing in any box, since the stamp gives the weight and the fineness, so a mixed box of silver bars moves quickly.
Tableware is where the two questions meet. A sterling service can be worth more than its silver because of the name on the back, and the same service can hold pieces that are not solid silver at all. Sterling jewelry and household oddments are bought on content unless a maker's name changes the answer, and anything signed is set aside and considered separately rather than swept in with the rest. Unmarked pieces are not a problem either, since Continental and older American silver was often marked 800, 830 or 900, or never marked at all, and testing settles it in a minute at no charge.
There is one honest boundary, better said here than discovered at the counter. Silver plate is a microscopically thin film over a base metal, with nothing in it to recover, so we do not buy plated pieces. We will identify which of yours are plated at no charge and hand them straight back the same visit. That is a different answer from a low number, and knowing which one you got is worth something.
We Buy Silver Coins, Bars, Flatware and Jewelry for Cash
Every form of silver a household in Los Angeles County is likely to hold, in any condition and any quantity, from a single spoon to an estate.
Sell Silver Coins
United States coinage struck through 1964, silver dollars and modern bullion issues, checked for collector interest as well as content. More on selling gold and silver coins.
Sell Silver Bars and Rounds
Every size, every maker, sealed or loose, branded or plain, with each size looked at separately rather than tipped onto one scale.
Sell Silver Flatware and Hollowware
Full services and orphaned pieces, trays, tea sets, candlesticks, bowls and serving pieces. More on selling silver flatware.
Sell Sterling Silver Jewelry
Chains, rings, cuff links and brooches, plus trophies, medals, napkin rings, compacts and frames, whole or broken.
How to Sell Silver in Los Angeles in Three Steps
Bring Your Silver to Lawndale
Walk into 16916 Hawthorne Blvd during business hours with whatever you have, in whatever it is stored in. No appointment. Or call (310) 363-7808 first.
Get a Free Silver Appraisal
Your silver is separated into groups at the counter, checked and weighed in front of you, and the footing for each group is said out loud first.
Sell All of It or Part of It for Cash
Take the offer on everything or on one group and carry the rest home. Payment is cash or check in the same visit. Bring a valid photo ID.
Silver Buyers in Los Angeles vs. Antique Shops and Refiners
Silver buyers here are mostly set up for one half of a holding or the other. This is where our Lawndale counter sits, including the two rows where somebody else wins and our answer is no.
| Feature | South Bay Coin | Cash-For-Gold Shops | Antique Silver Specialists | Mail-In Refiners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices bars, rounds and bullion coins | Yes | Rarely | Sometimes | Yes |
| Prices flatware, hollowware and household sterling | Yes | Sometimes | Yes | Varies |
| Checks whether a piece beats its silver value | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Both halves quoted in one visit, each on its own footing | Yes | No | No | No |
| Checked and weighed in front of you | Yes | Sometimes | Sometimes | No |
| Anything declined handed back the same visit | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| No minimum quantity | Yes | Yes | Varies | No |
| Visits your home for a large holding | No | No | Yes | No |
| Publishes a firm buy figure before you visit | No | No | No | Yes |
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Common Questions About Selling Silver in Los Angeles
Where can I sell silver in Los Angeles?
You can sell silver in Los Angeles at South Bay Coin, 16916 Hawthorne Blvd in Lawndale, open Monday to Friday from 10 AM to 5 PM and Saturday from 10 AM to 3 PM. Bring coins, bars, flatware or jewelry, watch it weighed at the counter, and leave paid the same visit.
How much do you pay for sterling silver?
Sterling is 92.5 percent silver, so the offer starts from confirmed weight and fineness priced against the live silver market. Before that, each piece is checked for whether a maker or a pattern makes it worth more than its metal. Both numbers are explained at the counter before you decide.
Do you buy silver bullion and household sterling at the same counter?
Yes, and most people bring both. Bars, rounds and bullion coins are settled on weight and fineness. Flatware, hollowware and jewelry are checked first for whether they are worth more than their silver. Both halves are handled in one free evaluation and gathered into one offer.
Do you buy silver plated items?
No. A plated piece carries a microscopically thin film of silver over a base metal, with nothing in it to recover, so we do not buy plated goods. We will identify which of your pieces are plated at no charge and hand them back the same visit, so you know where you stand.
Do you buy broken silver jewelry and scrap silver?
Yes. Bent flatware, single earrings, broken chains and unmarked oddments are all bought on content, and condition does not change the silver inside them. Do not clean or sort anything first. Bring the box as it is and the groups get separated here, at no charge, in front of you.
What counts as silver besides coins, bars and flatware?
More than most households expect. Trophies and loving cups, medals, napkin rings, compacts, cigarette cases, thimbles, picture frames, baby cups, religious pieces and some industrial silver are commonly solid. If a piece is marked sterling, 925, 900, 800 or 830, bring it in and it will be checked.
Can I sell inherited silver in Los Angeles?
Yes, and a large share of the silver bought here arrives that way. Bring the flatware, the hollowware, the jewelry and the coin jar together, including the pieces nobody in the family could ever identify. Bring a valid photo ID, and expect each group to be named before any number is discussed.
Do I have to sell all of my silver at once?
No. You can sell one group and take the rest home, and that decision belongs after you have heard the numbers rather than before you set out. Nothing you carry in commits you to anything, and the evaluation is free whether you sell all of it, part of it or none.
Do I need an appointment to sell silver near me?
No appointment is needed to sell silver here. Walk in Monday to Friday from 10 AM to 5 PM, or Saturday from 10 AM to 3 PM. For a very large holding, calling (310) 363-7808 first lets us set aside enough time that nothing has to be rushed.
Can I sell gold and silver in the same visit?
Yes. Gold, silver, platinum, coins and watches are all bought at this counter, and each is recorded on its own line rather than lumped in together. One trip settles the whole lot, and payment is made by cash or check before you leave the showroom in Lawndale, whichever suits you.
Ready to Sell Your Silver?
Walk in with the safe and the sideboard together. Free evaluation, every group weighed in front of you, and you decide how much of it to sell.
