Sell Gold in Longs, SC and the Myrtle Beach Area

JP Ford Coin and Currency in Longs, South Carolina, buys gold coins, gold bullion, jewelry and scrap gold from sellers throughout the Myrtle Beach area. You can walk in during business hours or book an appraisal. Because we are coin dealers, we check gold coins for collector value before treating them as metal.

Yes. We buy U.S. gold coins from gold dollars through $20 double eagles, American Gold Eagles and Buffaloes, and world gold coins including Krugerrands, Maple Leafs, Philharmonics, Britannias, Kangaroos, Libertads, Pandas and British sovereigns. Each gold coin is identified individually, since many older ones are worth more than the gold in them.

Yes. Broken chains, single earrings, dented rings and jewelry with missing stones all contain gold, and a piece does not have to be wearable or pretty for the gold in it to have value. We look at scrap gold with you and explain what each piece is before making an offer.

Yes. We buy gold bars, rounds and ingots as well as bullion coins such as American Gold Eagles, Buffaloes, Krugerrands and Maple Leafs. Bullion is priced against the live gold market at the time you sell.

Yes. Many pieces are unstamped or the stamp has worn away. We look at the piece with you to find out what it is, so you do not need to know the karat, or whether a piece is solid gold, gold-filled or plated, before you bring it in.

Value starts with weight, purity and the current gold price. Weight multiplied by purity gives the gold content, and that content multiplied by today's gold price gives the melt value. What a dealer pays also reflects refining costs, demand and quantity. You can see the live gold price on our live metal prices page.

The karat stamp shows how much of the piece is pure gold. 10K is 41.7% gold, 14K is 58.3% and 18K is 75%. European pieces are often stamped with a three-digit number instead, such as 417, 585 or 750, which means the same thing. A stamp is a useful starting point, but we still check the metal before making an offer.

Not always. Modern bullion coins such as American Gold Eagles are valued mainly on their gold content. Older U.S. gold coins, particularly those from before 1933, can carry collector value above their gold content depending on date, mint mark and condition. Each coin needs to be identified individually to know which applies.

Look for the stamp. Solid gold is marked with its karat, such as 10K, 14K or 18K. Marks such as GF, GP, GEP or HGE mean gold-filled or gold-plated, which contain far less gold. If you are not sure what you have, bring it in and we will tell you.

Please do not clean coins: cleaning can permanently reduce their collector value. Jewelry does not need to be cleaned either, and a broken or tarnished piece is worth the same to us as a clean one.

No. Walk-ins are welcome during business hours and get the same attention as anyone else. Booking an appraisal simply holds a set time for you so you are not waiting your turn, which is worth doing if you are driving in from a distance or bringing a large amount.

Yes. For a large amount, or if getting to the shop is difficult, we can arrange an in-home appointment. See our in-home coin appraisals page for how it works.

Yes. After we go through what you brought, you can sell all of it, sell only certain pieces, or keep everything. Many people sell scrap jewelry and keep coins or pieces with sentimental value.

You watch us reach it. We go through the gold at the table with you, explain what each item is and how the number was worked out, and bullion is priced against the live gold market, which you can check on your own phone. There is no obligation to sell, and you are welcome to take your gold home.

Most purchases are paid in cash, on the same day you accept our offer. For larger amounts we will tell you at the time what payment methods we can offer. There is no waiting period, and no obligation to sell.