Frequently Asked Questions

When you sell to us, we pay in full, immediately, with your choice of cash, check, or bank wire transfer to your US bank account.

When you buy from us we accept cash, checks, and bank wire transfers.  Only Cash and bank wire can result in immediate availability.  Checks will incur a two-week hold.  Checks and wires must be from US-based bank accounts.  We do not accept cashier's checks.  To see our bank wire information, we require an in-person visit and photo ID.

No deal is too big.  We have bought and sold hundreds of millions of dollars in precious metals and diamonds.

If you are considering selling to us, please be aware that with gold prices at historic all-time highs, it takes very little gold to meet our minimum.  Nevertheless, we unfortunately are not staffed to help everyone, so we have set our minimum deal size at $1,000.  If you are buying coins and/or commercial grade precious metal bullion bars from us, per FL law, sales tax is always exempt for deals in sizes that surpass our minimum.

YES.  We buy gold and platinum jewelry, with or without set diamonds and other gemstones.  We buy loose diamonds as well as set diamonds.  We have interest in select, natural, precious gemstones.  We buy and sell thousands of diamonds each year.

Gold, silver, platinum, palladium.  See our extensive inventory of in-stock precious metal coins and bars for sale.  Also, check the "inventory" section of our gold blog for specials.

We buy loose, natural diamonds, and natural diamond jewelry.

We buy and sell all precious metal coins as well as antique US coins.  See our extensive inventory of in-stock precious metal coins and bars for sale by clicking on our 'Full Catalog.'

We do not buy items that you found.  The only exception is that we do buy natural gold nuggets.

Yes.  Personal identification is required to sell to us.

Yes.  Properly licensed gold dealers who sell in bulk, are encouraged to take advantage of our Gold Dealer Program.

Ponte Vedra Coin & Estate Jewelry Inc. is well funded, insured, hedged, and debt-free.  Bank references, industry references, and supporting documentation are all available upon request on an as-needed basis.

Yes.  The state of Florida requires businesses that buy secondhand property to obtain a Secondhand Dealer license.  See a copy of our Secondhand Dealer license.

Ponte Vedra Coin & Estate Jewelry Inc. is world-class. When you visit us, you'll engage with a genuine expert in precious metals, diamonds, and customer service. Our financial stability ensures the most favorable payment terms, including the option for immediate cash on the spot, even for large deals. In our secure storefront, we provide several secure, private rooms, where you can observe our state-of-the-art technology in-action, as we assess your precious metals and diamonds, all within your view at all times.

Our staff is very sensitive to toxic odors and we would really appreciate your understanding and compliance with our store policy.  If you and/or your clothing are emitting strong smells from perfume, cologne, fragrant lotions, fragrant dryer sheets, fragrant detergent, bad breath or bad body odor, we ask that you visit another day when you can leave your odors at home.