Sell gold by mail in Virginia.

What we pay

Our rates are a published percentage of the Kitco bid: 94% for scrap gold and 96% for gold bullion coins and bars. At today's price that's $69.46/g for 14K gold. See every rate, or work out yours in our estimate calculator.

Scrap prices are per gram of metal after melting, not per gram of what you send. Stones are removed, and dirt, glue, springs, and anything else that isn't gold or silver burn off or separate out, so the weight paid is usually less than your scale shows.

We buy everything from Virginia

• Everything we buy, we buy from Virginia: scrap and karat gold, dental gold, sterling, coins, bullion, and whole collections.
• Ship insured. USPS Registered Mail is the most secure way to send precious metals. See how to ship to us.
• Get paid within 7–10 business days of delivery, by Zelle, wire, ACH, or PayPal, to an account in your name.

How Virginia dealer law applies

Virginia's dealer permits are issued for a place of business in Virginia (Va. Code § 54.1-4108). We're a California dealer based in San Francisco, and we follow California's rules, plus federal anti-money-laundering rules, on every purchase: we verify every seller's ID and pay only to an account in the seller's own name.

Why a gold counter pays less

A gold counter's offer is made on the spot and has to cover the shop's rent and staff. Our rates are posted before you ask, and your estimate comes in writing, so you can compare it with any other offer at home. How to sell gold by mail safely walks through each step.

We pay more than pawn shops, jewelers, and mail-in gold kits: in Consumer Reports' tests, jewelers and pawn shops paid 36% to 71% of melt value, and mail-in kits 11% to about 29%. We pay 94% for scrap gold. Who pays the most?