Selling Gold & Estate Jewelry from Palencia, FL
Palencia sits about fifteen minutes up US-1 from our downtown St. Augustine counter — close enough that selling a ring, a chain, a tube of Eagles, or an estate piece fits between errands. Each item is weighed, XRF-tested, and priced from the live spot board, and you are paid before you head home.
What we buy.
Jewelry — gold, platinum, silver, diamonds
- Gold, platinum, and silver jewelry in any condition — worn daily, broken, bent, mismatched, or missing stones
- Designer and signed pieces — Cartier, Tiffany & Co., David Yurman and others — checked for collector value before anything is priced as metal
- Diamonds, set or loose, with or without a certificate — graded on cut, color, clarity, and carat
- Estate and inherited jewelry — bring the whole box; separating real from plate and stones from paste is our job, not yours
An estate ring or a diamond ready to become a bigger one is fifteen minutes from a real evaluation. Call (904) 500-2646 for a ballpark first.
Coins — US, world, and certified
- US type coins and key dates — Morgan and Peace dollars, Walking Liberty halves, Mercury dimes, Indian and wheat cents, and the better dates in every series
- PCGS and NGC certified coins, graded sets, proof and mint sets, and commemoratives
- 90% junk silver by the roll, the bag, or the coffee can — priced off live silver
- World coins, Spanish colonial and shipwreck pieces, and whole collections or inherited albums — evaluated coin by coin, never dumped on the scale
A parent's coin album gets graded coin by coin here, not weighed. Call (904) 500-2646 before bringing a whole collection so the time is set aside.
Bullion — coins, bars, and rounds
- American Gold and Silver Eagles, Canadian Maple Leafs, South African Krugerrands, and Gold Buffalos
- Bars and rounds from any mint, one gram to one kilo — sovereign and generic both priced off live spot, with the difference explained
- Monster boxes, tubes, and stacks built over years — call ahead for volume and the time and the payment are ready when you arrive
- Platinum and palladium coins and bars
Eagles and bars bought as savings sell off live spot while you watch. Call (904) 500-2646 and we will tell you where the board sits today.
Also bought at the same counter
- Luxury watches — Rolex, Omega, Breitling, Cartier, TAG Heuer, and Tudor — running or not, with or without box and papers
- Designer handbags and accessories, authenticated at the counter
- Sterling silver flatware, hollowware, and tea services
- Sports cards — graded slabs and raw collections
What Palencia brings us most.
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Estate jewelry — gold, platinum, and pieces with stones -
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Gold in every form — jewelry, coins, and small bars - Diamonds — with paperwork or without
- Silver, watches, and the rest of the jewelry box
Palencia, one road away
From the Palencia gates it is one road: US-1 south past San Marco into downtown St. Augustine, with free parking on site at 112 N Ponce de Leon Blvd. Fifteen minutes door to door, which is why Palencia sellers come with a single piece as often as with a box.
A golf-community address brings golf-community pieces: estate jewelry from a parent's home, a diamond being traded up, signed pieces from Cartier or David Yurman, gold coins bought during the last run, and the occasional watch. Each is priced as what it is — the signature, the stone, the collector premium — with melt only as the floor.
There are counters nearer the CR-210 corridor, and the difference is what happens on the other side of the glass: here the people pricing your pieces grade coins and test metal for a living, seven days a week, rather than running a buying counter on the side. Call first and we will give you a ballpark by phone or by text with photos.
Weighed, tested, paid — no surprises.
- Weighed and XRF-testedA certified scale and XRF analysis at the counter — we are transparent about what we find and will answer any questions about your items.
- An offer off the live spot boardPriced from the same live spot chart on our prices page, or the collector market — whichever is worth more to you.
- Paid the same dayAccept and you are paid on the spot. Decline and everything goes back in your pocket — no pressure, no fee.
How the offer is built
Your items go on a certified scale and under the XRF analyzer in front of you, so karat and purity are read from the metal itself, not from a stamp.
The offer comes off the live spot board at the moment you sell — the same board on our prices page — and when a coin, a signed piece, or a watch carries a collector premium, that premium is priced in on top of the metal.
Competing quotes are welcome. Get one elsewhere if you like, then make us your last stop — we would rather sharpen a number than watch you sell somewhere else.
What we sell.
The same counter sells: gold and silver bullion at live spot — Eagles, Maple Leafs, bars, and rounds — plus certified coins, Goldbacks, pre-owned jewelry and watches, and authenticated designer goods.
Browse the showroom at 112 N Ponce de Leon Blvd or shop online at callthevault.com. Anything you sell us can go straight toward something from the showcases in the same visit.
About 15 minutes south on US-1
From the Palencia gates it is one road: US-1 south, straight to 112 N Ponce de Leon Blvd in downtown St. Augustine, free parking on site. Fifteen minutes puts an estate ring or a handful of gold on the counter of a registered dealer instead of into a mail-in envelope, and the offer is settled and paid in a single trip.
The short version.
- The Vault & Co. is a registered Florida secondhand dealer under Chapter 538 of the Florida Statutes — not a pawnbroker. It buys items outright and never makes loans.
- Sellers are paid the same day by cash, check, or bank transfer.
- The counter at 112 N Ponce de Leon Blvd in downtown St. Augustine is open seven days a week with no appointment needed — Monday to Friday 9–6, Saturday 10–4, Sunday 11–4.
- Florida law requires a government-issued photo ID for every precious-metal purchase.
- The Vault & Co. is a BBB Accredited Business with an A+ rating and has been in business since 2020.
- The Vault & Co. serves Palencia from its downtown St. Augustine counter, about fifteen minutes south on US-1, and gives ballparks by phone or text at (904) 500-2646.
Asked before the drive.
Where can Palencia residents sell estate jewelry?
The closest full evaluation is our St. Augustine counter, about fifteen minutes down US-1. Estate pieces are judged as pieces — maker, era, and stones — not just melted-down weight, and every question about the process gets a straight answer.
Is one ring really worth the trip from Palencia?
At fifteen minutes, yes. Plenty of Palencia sellers come down with a single item, take the offer or leave it, and are back home inside the hour either way.
Do you buy diamonds without certificates?
Yes. Paperwork can help, but our buyers evaluate the stone itself — cut, color, clarity, and carat — so an uncertified diamond still gets a real offer.
Can I get a ballpark before I drive from Palencia?
Yes. Call (904) 500-2646, or text photos of what you have to the same number, and we will give you an honest ballpark — enough to know whether the trip is worth it. The firm offer happens at the counter once the piece has been weighed, tested, and seen in person.
Is The Vault a pawn shop?
No. We are a registered Florida secondhand dealer, not a pawnbroker. We buy your items outright and pay you the same day — there are no loans, no interest, and nothing to buy back.
Do you buy broken or damaged gold?
Yes. Broken chains, single earrings, bent rings, and pieces missing stones all sell for their metal — weighed, XRF-tested, and priced off live spot. Dental gold too. Nothing needs repairing or cleaning first.
Do I need an appointment to sell from Palencia?
No — walk in. The counter is open seven days a week: Monday to Friday 9–6, Saturday 10–4, Sunday 11–4. Only large collections or estates need a call ahead so we can set aside the time, and for the largest we come to you.
What ID do I need to sell?
A valid government-issued photo ID — driver license, state ID, passport, or military ID. Florida law requires us to record it for every precious-metal purchase, even for a single ring. Certificates, boxes, and receipts help but are never required.
Trusted across the First Coast
Bring it to the counter.
Call first and we will give you a ballpark by phone, or text photos of your items to the same number. 112 N Ponce de Leon Blvd, St. Augustine, FL 32084 — open seven days a week, free parking on site; walk in with a photo ID and your items.
