Can you give me a price for my placer gold over the phone?

No. We don't price placer gold over chat or the phone. Call and tell us roughly how much you have, leave your name and number, and the team will follow up to set a time for you to bring it in, so we can look at it with you in person.

Do you buy gold flakes and fine gold dust, or only nuggets?

We buy placer gold in its raw forms: nuggets, flakes and dust. When you call, tell us roughly how much you have and what form it's in, and the team will follow up with you directly.

Should I clean my placer gold or do anything to it before I bring it in?

Bring it as it is, in whatever you keep it in. If you're unsure about how it's stored or whether to do anything to it first, ask when you call.

Where can I sell placer gold near Medford?

We don't have a Medford shop. Medford sellers come to our Ashland shop at 1632 Ashland St., about 14 miles away, by appointment Tuesday to Friday. Our Grants Pass shop sees sellers by appointment, typically Mondays. Call (541) 482-3715 or (541) 955-2985 first.

We Buy Placer Gold: Nuggets, Flakes and Dust

What placer gold is

Placer gold is raw, unrefined gold: nuggets, flakes and fine dust, still in the form it was found rather than refined into bars or made into jewelry. Because it has never been refined or made into anything, it carries no karat stamp and no maker’s mark.

Yes, we buy it

J. Austin Brokers buys placer gold. We also buy gold in its other forms — coins, bars, rounds, jewelry and scrap gold — and we have been buying in Southern Oregon since 1997, at our shops in Ashland and Grants Pass.

We don’t price placer gold over chat or the phone

We don’t give a price for placer gold over chat or over the phone. That is our policy. Placer gold is priced only after we have seen it in person, at an appointment. It is the same principle our pricing page sets out for raw coins, which we need to see, and for jewelry, where we look at every piece in person.

The first step: call and tell us roughly how much you have

Call the Ashland shop at (541) 482-3715 or the Grants Pass shop at (541) 955-2985. The first thing we’ll ask is how much placer gold you’re looking to sell. A rough idea is fine. We’ll take your name and phone number so the team can follow up with you directly and set a time for you to come in.

What happens at the appointment

We look at your gold with you, in person. Like every offer we make, an offer on placer gold is computed from live spot prices at the moment of your appointment, and we show you the arithmetic before you decide. The appointment is free, and there is no obligation to sell.

What to bring

Bring the gold as it is, in whatever you keep it in. If you have questions about how it is stored, or whether to do anything to it before you come in, ask when you call.

If you also have coins, jewelry or other gold and silver to sell, mention them on the call and bring them to the same appointment. Our What We Buy page lists everything we buy.

Where to bring it

Ashland: 1632 Ashland St., Ashland. Posted hours are Tuesday to Friday, 10 am to 5 pm, by appointment. (541) 482-3715.
Grants Pass: by appointment, typically Mondays. (541) 955-2985.

We don’t have a shop in Medford. Medford sellers come to the Ashland shop, about 14 miles away. From Roseburg, the Grants Pass shop is the closer one, about 67 miles. Both shops work by appointment and are usually booked, and we can’t promise time to walk-ins, so please call before you drive in. Directions and hours are on our locations page.

Common questions

Can you give me a price for my placer gold over the phone?: No. We don't price placer gold over chat or the phone. Call and tell us roughly how much you have, leave your name and number, and the team will follow up to set a time for you to bring it in, so we can look at it with you in person.
Do you buy gold flakes and fine gold dust, or only nuggets?: We buy placer gold in its raw forms: nuggets, flakes and dust. When you call, tell us roughly how much you have and what form it's in, and the team will follow up with you directly.
Should I clean my placer gold or do anything to it before I bring it in?: Bring it as it is, in whatever you keep it in. If you're unsure about how it's stored or whether to do anything to it first, ask when you call.
Where can I sell placer gold near Medford?: We don't have a Medford shop. Medford sellers come to our Ashland shop at 1632 Ashland St., about 14 miles away, by appointment Tuesday to Friday. Our Grants Pass shop sees sellers by appointment, typically Mondays. Call (541) 482-3715 or (541) 955-2985 first.

Call before you come in or ship

Private appointments in Ashland and Grants Pass. We’ll talk it through first.

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