Gold Recycling for Cash
Broken gold, silver, and platinum jewelry can quickly be sold and recycled for instant payment.
Marie Kondo shook up the world this past year and got us to clean out our closets, cabinets, and jewelry boxes. We loaded up boxes of clothes and books to donate but were left confused about what to do with broken necklaces and silver coins that were tucked in a sock drawer. Fortunately, it is easy to recycle old gold, silver, and platinum and make money doing it.
Why Recycle Jewelry
Gold, silver, and platinum jewelry that is broken or out of style isn’t benefiting anyone. When jewelry is recycled, it can be given new life—all without mining. Valuable metals, such as gold, silver, and platinum, have a limited supply on Earth. The unearthing of these metals produces tons of solid waste, can lead to water contamination, and ruins wildlife habits. Recycling jewelry is one way to save our planet.
Even better, selling jewelry to be recycled provides you with cash!
What Can Be Recycled
- Gold, silver, or platinum jewelry
- Gold coins, bullion, and nuggets
- Gold watches
- Scrap jewelry, including broken rings, necklaces, and bracelets
- Silver coins and bars
- Silverware
Remember that giant gold class ring that you had to have? Dig it out of the back of your closet and get yourself cash for the gold.
Recycling at Gold Rush
Gold Rush is more than a typical jewelry store. Gold Rush was started in Pittsburgh in 2013 with a mission to offer exceptional jewelry without the mark-up of other jewelry stores. Feel good knowing that your sold gold is recycled to create a fabulously unique new piece of jewelry.
- You can bring your jewelry to our Gold Rush store.
- Your pieces will be examined by our experienced and educated staff. They will explain the value of your pieces and how they are evaluated.
- You are provided with the maximum benefit because we separate your gold according to its purity—10k, 14k, 22k, or 24k.
- Your items are weighed by our state-certified scales.
- You receive the highest price via an instant cash payment.
- Your old jewelry is never resold—it is recrafted
Gold Rush uses recycled metals to create new pieces of jewelry. By using recycled metals and crafting their jewelry, Gold Rush has cutout the manufacturer mark-up. The unique Gold Rush process of recycling metals allows them to offer fair pricing on new jewelry pieces and top dollar cash for your old gold.
Know the Lingo
- One karat
(k) is 1/24 of pure gold
- Higher karats equate to more gold: 10k is ten parts gold and 14 parts other metals, 22k is 22 parts gold, and two parts other metals.
- Gold,
silver, and platinum are weighed by Troy ounces
- Gold, silver, and platinum are measured at 31.1 grams per Troy ounce (OZT)
- Standard U.S. food scales will measure 28 grams per ounce
- Gold bullions are made in the form of bars and are at least 99.5% pure.
- Gold-plated jewelry (commonly over silver or other metals less expensive than gold) is called Vermeil
- Any questions? Ask the Gold Rush staff!
Continue to tidy up your house and make yourself some cash for gold during the process. Selling old jewelry and coins to Gold Rush is easy, supports the environments, and provides cash in your pocket.