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Selling Gold and Silver from Lake Worth
Downtown Lake Worth Beach runs on thrift, vintage and flea-market trade, and all of it prices a piece by how it looks. Forty-five minutes south is a counter that prices it by what it tests at.
No appointment needed. No obligation to sell.
Live metal market
This is the market your offer is calculated against — not a chart printed last week. Your items are tested and weighed at the counter, and the arithmetic is done in front of you.
Fort Lauderdale
3562 N Ocean Blvd, Suite B
Galt Ocean Mile
Walk in
Mon–Fri 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
No appointment needed
2004
Buying gold in Broward County since
1983
Family owned and buying in Broward since
87,000+
Items sold on eBay at a 100% rating
Live
Spot pricing, tested and weighed in front of you
45 minutes
Getting here
Fort Lauderdale counter
3562 N Ocean Blvd, Suite B, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 — Galt Ocean Mile.
Mon–Fri 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Before you leave the house
- Bring valid photo ID. There are no exceptions to this.
- Do not sort or clean anything. Tarnish does not change the metal.
- Bring the whole box, including what you assume is junk.
- Call ahead if the lot is large so the cash is ready.
Route
The trip from Lake Worth
Getting to us
East on Lake Worth Road to I-95, then south and off at Commercial Boulevard for the last few minutes east. About forty-five minutes. Tenth Avenue North is the alternative entrance if you are north of downtown, and Dixie Highway will get you there as well, slowly and with every light.
What that distance means
Forty-five minutes each way is a planned morning, not an errand. Bring the whole box, including anything a thrift or consignment counter has already passed on. Declined for resale and worth nothing are two different findings, and a scale holds no opinion about fashion.
The local picture
Selling gold in Lake Worth
Lake Worth Beach carries a second-hand economy out of all proportion to its size, and it sits forty-five minutes of interstate from the counter. Downtown along Lake and Lucerne Avenues is thrift, vintage and resale. Dixie Highway carries a run of small storefronts buying gold. One thing worth knowing before you judge any of it by a map: the city renamed itself Lake Worth Beach in 2019, while the large unincorporated area west of it still carries Lake Worth addresses, so a shop that looks local can sit on the far side of a city line. Two very different risks also sit inside that mix. A resale counter prices by appearance, and appearance is the worst guide to metal there is: heavily tarnished sterling reads as plate, a worn unfashionable band reads as junk, and a gold-filled brooch can read as solid. A quick-cash window prices by speed instead, which is its own kind of discount. In either case the useful habit is the same. Before you agree to anything, ask what karat it tested at, what it weighs in grams, and what price per gram is being applied. Three numbers, and you can check the arithmetic yourself in the parking lot.
What Lake Worth sellers usually bring
Gold Jewelry
Chains, rings and odd earrings tested for karat at the counter, weighed in front of you, priced on the live market.
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Gold Coins & Bullion
Eagles, Maples, Krugerrands and refiner bars verified while you wait, with anything worth more than melt flagged first.
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Silver
Bars, rounds, junk coin and sterling flatware tested piece by piece, so a genuine set never leaves valued as plate.
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Estate & Inherited Metal
Bring the box unsorted. Everything is separated and valued item by item, with a written breakdown for the family.
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Dental Gold
Crowns and bridges tested for what they actually contain, palladium and silver included, with no cleaning needed first.
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Platinum & Palladium
Platinum is easily mistaken for white gold. We test for it specifically and price both metals on their own markets.
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FAQ
Common questions
- A thrift store offered me a flat price for the whole bag. Is that reasonable?
- It might be, and there is no way to know without the bag on a scale. A flat price for mixed material is a price for not sorting it, which is convenient and costs you the sorting. We sort in front of you at no charge and you are free to walk back out with all of it.
- Some of the silver has gone almost black. Should I clean it first?
- Please do not. Tarnish is a surface reaction and changes nothing about the metal underneath, while polishing physically removes silver and can wear away the marks that tell us what a piece is. Black sterling gets mistaken for plate constantly, which is one of the more expensive mistakes available at a counter that prices by eye.
- How far is it from Lake Worth?
- About 45 minutes to our Fort Lauderdale counter, traffic depending. Season adds to that on the coastal roads.
- Do I need an appointment?
- No. Walk in during business hours. If you are bringing a large estate lot, call first so we have the cash and a second tester ready.
- What do I need to bring?
- Valid government-issued photo ID. Florida law requires a dealer to record every purchase and take a copy of your ID, with no exceptions.
- Can I get a number before I drive over?
- Email photos to info@sygusa.com and we will tell you what it looks like and what the range depends on. A real figure still needs the items on the scale.
Nearby
50 min
West Palm Beach
The furthest regular drive on this list, which makes it a trip worth planning rather than a detour.
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35 min
Boynton Beach
Thirty-five minutes south, out of the age-restricted communities west of Congress Avenue — where a unit gets emptied to a closing date and the jewelry goes out with the dining set unless somebody pulls it first.
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50 min
Palm Beach
Fifty minutes south, and the deepest local competition on this list. Worth Avenue, the island's estate jewelers and the auction route will beat any metal price on a piece worth selling intact, and we would rather tell you that than buy it.
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Get a number
Bring it in from Lake Worth.
Bring it in, or email a few photos first. Either way you get a real figure and no pressure to take it.
Bring valid government-issued photo ID. Florida law requires it for every purchase.