Gold jewelry
Rings, chains, bracelets, earrings and charms, broken or whole, with or without stones.
10k · 14k · 18k · 22k · 24k
Gold · Silver · Sterling · Fine watches
See every number before you decide to sell.
We test your gold and silver in front of you, put the weight, purity and today's price on paper, and pay you on the spot if you accept. If you don't, you leave with everything you brought.
The Touchstone Ticket
Every offer comes in writing, line by line.
Most complaints about gold buyers come down to one thing: the seller never saw the math. We hand it to you before you decide.
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Each piece is listed separately, so a heavy chain never hides a light ring.
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You see the karat we tested, the net weight after stones and clasps are excluded, and the pure gold or silver it contains.
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The day's market price is printed on the ticket, with the time it was pulled.
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Take the ticket home, compare it with anyone, and come back if you like. It's yours to keep.
TOUCHSTONE
Example only
Offer ticket · No. 0000
| Item | Tested | Net wt | Pure metal | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rope chain | 14k | 18.4 g | 10.73 g Au | |
| Class ring (stone out) | 10k | 9.1 g | 3.79 g Au | |
| Wedding band | 18k | 5.6 g | 4.20 g Au | |
| Morgan dollar | 90% silver | 26.73 g | 0.773 ozt Ag | |
| Total offer | ||||
Stones returned to seller. Rare or collectible coins are offered on separately, above metal value.
How it works
Four steps, about twenty minutes, nothing hidden.
Bring what you have
Broken chains, single earrings, old coins, the silverware in the attic. You don't need to sort or clean anything.
We test it in front of you
Karat marks are checked by acid or electronic tester, and every piece goes on a scale you can read yourself.
You get a written offer
Your Touchstone Ticket lists each item. Ask any question. Bring a family member to look it over with you.
Sell, or take it home
Accept and you're paid on the spot by check or ACH bank transfer. Decline and you owe nothing.
What we buy
If it's gold, silver or a fine watch, bring it.
Gold coins & bars
Eagles, Krugerrands, Maple Leafs, Buffaloes, pre-1933 U.S. gold, and bars from any refiner.
Bullion & numismatic
U.S. silver coins
Dimes, quarters and halves dated 1964 and earlier, Kennedy halves 1965–1970, Morgan and Peace dollars.
90% · 40% silver
Foreign & bullion silver
Silver coins from any country, plus rounds and bars stamped .999 fine.
.999 · .925 · .900 · .800
Sterling flatware
Forks, spoons, serving pieces and hollowware. We weigh weighted pieces fairly and explain the fill.
Solid 925 & weighted
Fine watches
Rolex, Omega, Cartier, Patek Philippe and other luxury makes, running or not.
Evaluated by model & condition
The Touchstone promise
What to watch for anywhere you sell, and what we do instead.
News investigations into traveling gold shows keep finding the same tactics. We built our business so none of them can happen at our table.
Common red flag
At Touchstone
Items are taken to a back room or behind a screen to be tested.
Every test happens on the table in front of you, on a scale that faces you.
One lump-sum number with no explanation of how it was reached.
An itemized written ticket showing karat, weight, pure content and the day's price.
"This offer is only good right now."
Take your ticket home and think it over. We'd rather you sell once you're sure.
Real gold called plated or "mostly copper" to justify a low offer.
If we question a piece, we show you the test result and you can have it retested elsewhere.
The same company running under different names from town to town.
One name, Touchstone, everywhere we go, so you always know who you dealt with.
Large amounts of cash handed over with no record.
Payment by check or ACH bank transfer, with a receipt. Safer for you on the drive home.
No license on display in the town where they're buying.
We obtain the license each town requires before we open, and we keep it on the table.
Value estimator
Know your melt value before you walk in.
Melt value is the market worth of the pure metal in your item. No buyer pays 100% of it, because refining and testing cost money. Any honest buyer will tell you what share of melt they pay. Ask us, and ask everyone else too.
Estimated melt value
- Pure metal
- 0 ozt
- Weight in grams
- 0 g
- Weight in dwt
- 0 dwt
A kitchen scale won't be exact and stones add weight, so treat this as a starting point. We'll weigh and test for free.
Where we buy
We come to you, across New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York.
Buying events
We set up in a local hotel or community hall for three days. No appointment needed. Watch your mailbox and local paper for the next one near you.
Private appraisals
For estates, large collections or anyone who'd prefer privacy, a buyer meets you one-on-one at a time that suits you.
Community events
Host a free appraisal social for your group. We bring refreshments and a short talk on what things are worth, and your organization receives a donation.
Upcoming event dates are announced by mail and posted here as each town is confirmed.
Tell me when you're nearQuestions
Straight answers.
Do you pay in cash?
No. We pay by check or ACH bank transfer, on the spot, the moment you accept. You don't leave carrying an envelope of cash, and you have a clear record of the sale.
Do I have to sell if I get an appraisal?
Never. The appraisal is free and the ticket is yours to keep. Many people take it home, compare, and come back.
What do I need to bring?
Your items and a government-issued photo ID. State and town laws require us to record the identity of every seller, and you must be 18 or older.
How do you decide how much to offer?
For gold and silver: tested purity times net weight times the day's market price, less a disclosed share for refining and our costs. Coins with collector value and fine watches are priced on their own market, which is often well above metal value. We'll explain whichever applies.
What happens to stones in my jewelry?
We remove them where we can and hand them back to you. Diamonds of significant size are evaluated separately if you'd like an offer on them.
Can a family member come with me?
Please do. A second pair of eyes is welcome at our table, and so are questions.
Is my sterling silverware worth anything?
Often more than people expect. Solid 925 pieces are bought by weight. Knives and candlesticks are often "weighted" with filler, and we'll show you how we account for that before making an offer.
What if I'm not sure something is real?
Bring it anyway. Testing is free, and we'll tell you plainly what we find, including when something isn't gold or silver.
Request a visit
Get a free, no-obligation appraisal.
Tell us a little about what you have and where you are. We'll let you know about the next event nearby, or arrange a private appointment.
Bring to any appointment: your items, a photo ID, and anyone you'd like to have with you.
Legal & disclosures
The rules we follow, in plain English.
Last updated November 2, 2026
Licensing
Touchstone Gold and Silver LLC is a New Jersey limited liability company. Before buying in any town, we obtain the precious-metals, secondhand-dealer or transient-buyer license that the state and municipality require, and we display it at every event.
Seller identification and record keeping
Federal and state law require us to identify everyone we buy from. To sell, you must be at least 18 and show a valid, unexpired government-issued photo ID. We record your name, address, ID details and a description of each item we purchase, and we keep these records for the periods the law requires. Where a state or town requires us to report purchases to police or hold items for a set period before resale, we do so.
Anti-money laundering (Bank Secrecy Act / USA PATRIOT Act)
As a buyer of precious metals and jewelry from the public, we maintain a written anti-money laundering program as required by federal regulation (31 C.F.R. Part 1027). Under that program we may ask additional questions about the source of items, decline or stop any transaction, and file reports with the U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) as the law requires. We cannot tell a customer whether a report has been filed.
IRS tax reporting (Form 1099-B)
Federal tax rules require dealers to report certain sales of gold, silver, platinum and palladium bullion to the IRS on Form 1099-B, depending on the type of item and the quantity sold. When a sale falls under these rules, we will ask you for your taxpayer identification number (usually your Social Security number) on IRS Form W-9, and you will receive a copy of the 1099-B we file.
Whether or not a sale is reportable by us, you may owe tax on any gain. Touchstone does not give tax advice; please talk with a tax professional about your situation.
Lost or stolen property
We do not knowingly buy stolen property. We cooperate fully with law enforcement, share purchase records when legally requested, and report items we have reason to believe are stolen.
Free appraisals and our offers
- Appraisals at our events are free, with no obligation to sell and no purchase required.
- Our appraisal is a purchase offer, valid for the day it is written. It is not a formal appraisal for insurance, estate, tax or legal purposes. For those, consult a certified independent appraiser.
- Offers depend on the tested purity, weight, condition and the market price of gold and silver at the time of the offer, which changes throughout the day. A written offer is not binding on either party until you accept it and payment is issued.
- We pay by business check or ACH bank transfer. We do not pay in cash.
Value estimator and prices on this site
The value estimator and sample ticket on this site use example figures for education only. They are not offers to purchase. Market prices shown are illustrative and are not live quotes. Nothing on this site is investment advice.
Brand names
Watch, coin and refiner names on this site (including Rolex, Omega, Cartier and Patek Philippe) are trademarks of their owners and are used only to describe items we buy. Touchstone is not affiliated with, endorsed by or an authorized dealer of any of these companies.
Privacy notice
What we collect. Through this website: the name, phone number, town and item description you enter in our request form. At a buying event: the identification and transaction details described above, and payment details needed to pay you (bank account information for ACH).
How we use it. To respond to your request, to complete and record purchases, to pay you, to meet legal, tax and law-enforcement obligations, and, only if you agree, to tell you about future events.
Who we share it with. We do not sell or rent your personal information. We share it only with service providers who help us operate (such as our website host, payment processor and bank), with government agencies when the law requires, and with law enforcement as described above.
How long we keep it. Transaction records are kept for the periods required by federal and state law. Website requests are kept only as long as needed to respond and follow up.
Your choices. You can ask us to stop calls or texts at any time (reply STOP to a text), and you can ask to see, correct or delete website information we hold about you by contacting us through the request form above. Records we are legally required to keep cannot be deleted before their retention period ends.
Children. We do not buy from anyone under 18, and this site is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect their information.
Security. We use reasonable safeguards to protect your information, and we do not store full bank account or ID numbers on this website.
Accessibility
We want everyone to be able to use this site. It is built for large, readable text and keyboard navigation. If anything on it is hard for you to use, let us know through the request form and we will help you directly and fix the problem.