Scrap gold and silver refer to items that are no longer in use or have lost their aesthetic appeal but still retain significant value due to their precious metal content. These items can include:
Broken Jewelry: Chains, rings, bracelets, earrings, and pendants that are damaged or no longer wearable.
Dental Gold: Crowns, bridges, and other dental work containing gold.
Gold and Silver Coins: Damaged or worn-out coins that are no longer collectible.
Industrial Scrap: Gold or silver used in electronics, plating, or manufacturing.
Silverware and Flatware: Old or unused silver cutlery, tea sets, trays, and decorative items.
Miscellaneous Items: Any other items containing gold or silver, such as watch components, figurines, or heirlooms.
Market-Linked Pricing: Because we specialize in precious metals and price against live spot rather than pricing loan risk into every item, our offers on scrap gold and silver are typically stronger than a generalist’s.
Trusted Professionals: Our team of experts ensures a fair and accurate evaluation of your items.
Quick and Easy Process: Get paid on the spot with no hidden fees or delays.
Eco-Friendly Solution: Recycling your scrap gold and silver is a sustainable way to reduce waste and reclaim value.
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No. Scrap gold and silver are valued by metal weight and purity, not by whether the piece still works as jewelry. A snapped chain or bent ring in good karat gold is worth the same per gram as an intact piece of the same purity, so it is worth bringing in rather than throwing away.
Yes. A single earring has metal value on its own, independent of its missing match. We weigh and evaluate it the same way we would any other piece of gold or silver jewelry, so keep it rather than tossing it out with a pair you can no longer complete.
An unmarked piece is not automatically low value or worthless. It just means we test it on site using standard methods to confirm the metal content before making an offer, the same process we would use for any piece you are unsure about the karat or purity of.
Yes. Any stones that are present get removed and either returned to you or valued separately, depending on what you prefer, and the metal setting is evaluated on its own for weight and purity, so a missing or broken stone does not affect the metal value.
It depends on the item. Gold filled and gold plated pieces contain far less actual gold than solid gold jewelry of the same size, and very thin plating often is not worth processing. We will test it and let you know on the spot whether it is worth pursuing.
If you have a drawer of broken chains, a single earring, or a bent ring you assumed was worthless, it is worth a second look. When you sell broken jewelry in Kelowna, the item condition rarely changes what it is worth, because the value is in the metal itself, not in whether the piece is wearable.
A snapped chain, a tangled knot of gold, a ring with a missing stone, a lone earring from a pair you lost years ago, a bent or dented bracelet: all of it is valued the same way as an intact piece of the same karat and weight. The gold or silver content does not change because a clasp broke or a setting bent, so these are exactly the items people most often throw away or assume are not worth bringing in.
Most gold jewelry carries a small stamp indicating purity: 10k, 14k or 18k, or the equivalent metric marks 375, 585 and 750. Sterling silver is typically stamped 925. If your piece is unmarked, that does not mean it is worthless, it just means we test it on site to confirm the metal content before making an offer.
If you bring in a mix of pieces at different karats, they are sorted and weighed separately rather than lumped together and valued at the lowest purity in the pile. A 10k chain and an 18k ring in the same bag each get evaluated on their own merits.
Not every part of a piece has metal value. Steel clasps and springs, watch movements, base metal findings, and glue or resin used in past repairs are set aside and do not factor into the weight we are paying for. Any gemstones are removed and either returned to you or valued separately from the metal, whichever you prefer.
Many customers do best by gathering everything at once, single earrings, an old chain, a ring that no longer fits, that broken bracelet, rather than making separate trips for each piece. A single weigh-in for the whole collection is usually the most efficient way to sell scrap gold in Kelowna.
Gold filled jewelry has a layer of gold mechanically bonded to a base metal core, and gold plated jewelry has a thin gold coating over base metal. Both carry far less scrap value than solid gold of the same size, and very thin plated pieces often are not worth processing at all. We will let you know on the spot if that is the case for your item.
We also buy dental gold, including crowns, bridges and fillings. Dental gold is often a lower karat alloy mixed with other metals for durability, so it is tested the same way as any other unmarked piece before we make an offer. If your pieces turn out to be worth more intact than as scrap, we will tell you, and our sell estate jewelry in Kelowna service covers that path instead.
You can also read more about how we sell gold Kelowna and sell silver Kelowna items are valued, or arrange a gold appraisal Kelowna.