Is Gold Filled or Gold Plated Jewelry Worth Anything?
I want to sell gold filled and gold plated necklaces from the 1950s, made in Korea. I have dozens of them equaling several pounds. From Becky in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Hi Becky,
It is nearly impossible to recover any relevant amount of gold from plated items because the gold is plated so thinly that there are only a few microns of actual gold in each plated item. Furthermore, the cost to refine plated items is higher than with 10 Karat - 24 Karat gold so there is no value in refining it.
Gold filled jewelry on the other hand, may have some value. Typically, a few pieces of gold filled jewelry will not yield much return but if you have pounds, you should get some return. I suggest using the US Postal Service’s flat rate shipping boxes. They are great for shipping small, heavy items such as jewelry. Remember to request the “Delivery Signature Required” option when you ship.
Because we can not take your gold plated jewelry items, we would recommend selling them as costume jewelry on EBay or local consignment shops. Hope this helps!
Tags: gold filled, gold jewerly, gold plate, gold scrap, gold value
November 5th, 2010 at 8:38 pm
Where I can fine a kit to goldplate thing for me self at home?
May 1st, 2011 at 7:34 pm
I have a 24k gold plated oxygen regulator. Is it worth anything?
thanks
Lisa
October 30th, 2011 at 4:37 pm
I have a gold filled bracelet dating back to shortly after WWI worth anything? thank you
November 7th, 2011 at 5:59 pm
Hi Sharon,
Unfortunately, one piece of gold filled jewelry would not be enough for us to offer a return back for the gold content. However, it sounds like your piece is fairly old and may have some value that is not based solely the gold value. Good Luck!
December 7th, 2011 at 10:23 pm
I have a 10k Rose Gold rolled gold Cross pen and pencil set. Anything?
December 8th, 2011 at 10:46 am
Hi Carlton,
Gold filled pins marked 14k/20 should indicate that the pins use 14K gold, but that only 1/20 of the items weight can be attributed to the 14K gold content. To determine the items approximate value, you should take the item’s weight and divide it by 20. You can then plug this weight into our gold value calculator to get a feel for the amount of gold in the item. Obviously, determining the weight can prove to be very challenging if the item includes other elements aside from the gold filled components.
In addition, since there is very little gold content in these items, the time and energy to refine the precious metal from the other metals is greater than with solid gold. Given this, gold filled jewelry is typically not worth very much unless you have very large quantities of it.
Unless you have a large amount of rolled gold (we’re talking pounds), we would not recommend sending in for refining. Instead, you may be better off selling to a resale or consignment shop or website for the set. Thanks!
Here is some more info: http://www.precious-metal-refining.info/is-gold-filled-jewelry-worth-refining-precious-metal-refining-blog/
December 24th, 2011 at 7:39 am
I have 4 necklaces and 3 bracelets that are gold plated? Would I be able to sell them?
December 24th, 2011 at 7:41 am
I have 4 necklaces and 3 bracelets that are gold plated. Would I be able to sell them? Thanks
January 21st, 2012 at 6:03 pm
i have 282.3 grams of total weight in gold rolled 18k necklaces, would this be something a smelter or refiner would work with? and if so what kind of return would i be looking at? i did the math on the approx gold content but what kind of fees are there? id assume a percentage…
January 21st, 2012 at 6:07 pm
ooops, just saw your response to carlton so never mind since i dont have pounds of it..