Selling Inherited or Estate Jewelry: A Family's Guide
Estate boxes usually hold three kinds of value: metal, stones, and history. Here's how each is judged — and what's often worth keeping.
Three Kinds of Value in One Box
Estate jewelry is valued on melt value (the metal itself), stone value (diamonds and colored gems), and collector value (maker, era, condition). A signed Art Deco piece can be worth far more intact than melted, so nothing should be scrapped before it is looked at properly.
Silverware, Coins and Small Antiques
Sterling flatware, tea sets, silver dollars, wheat pennies and gold bullion all trade on weight and purity, with a premium for genuinely collectible dates and conditions. Bring the whole box — including the pieces you assume are costume.
Take Your Time
There is no rush and no obligation. Many families come in, hear the numbers, keep two or three sentimental pieces, and sell the rest. That is a perfectly good outcome and we'll help you make it.
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