Gold & Precious Metal Buyers
2,405 of the 7,385 pawn shops we track nationwide have an in-house counter that buys gold and other precious metals. A map pin can't tell you whether a shop buys gold or just pawns electronics and tools — that split is confirmed one listing at a time from the shop's own site, signage, or posted buy list.
Browse by state
- Alabama36
- Arizona80
- Arkansas19
- California178
- Colorado57
- Connecticut34
- Delaware5
- Florida316
- Georgia83
- Hawaii5
- Idaho14
- Illinois93
- Indiana45
- Iowa19
- Kansas21
- Kentucky41
- Louisiana32
- Maryland35
- Massachusetts18
- Michigan12
- Minnesota21
- Mississippi8
- Missouri29
- Montana5
- Nebraska13
- Nevada52
- New Jersey27
- New York96
- North Carolina90
- Ohio57
- Oklahoma49
- Oregon21
- Pennsylvania19
- Rhode Island9
- South Carolina33
- South Dakota10
- Tennessee59
- Texas497
- Utah37
- Virginia52
- Washington39
- West Virginia19
- Wisconsin15
- Wyoming5
Weigh it before you go. Payouts run 40-70% of the day's melt value depending on karat and local competition, so check the spot price that morning and bring a rough weight in grams if you have a scale at home. Every seller needs a valid government-issued photo ID — it's state law, not shop policy, and the transaction gets logged with local police either way.
Common questions
- How much will a pawn shop pay for gold?
- Most offer 40-70% of the day's melt (spot) value based on purity. At roughly $2,400/oz for gold, a 5-gram 14k ring typically nets $80-140 before any haggling.
- Do I need ID to sell gold at a pawn shop?
- Yes. A valid government-issued photo ID is required for every buy or pawn transaction under state pawn-shop law, and the sale is reported to local police as a routine anti-theft measure.