Sell Silver Near the Shore in Brick, NJ

Shore Area Sellers Are Finding Serious Money in Their Silver

We see a pattern at our Brick store every spring. The weather warms up, people start cleaning out, and the silver comes pouring in. Some folks are downsizing from a larger home now that the kids are grown. Others are heading south for retirement and need to lighten the load. And every year, families settle estates and find silver tucked away in closets and storage units they did not even know about.

Brick sits right in the middle of the shore area. We get sellers from Toms River, Point Pleasant, Lakewood, Jackson, and Howell. Route 70 and the Garden State Parkway connect everyone to our door at 921 Cedar Bridge Ave. Quick trip in, quick trip out.

Silver is having a moment. Prices have held above $80 per troy ounce in 2026, which is great news if you are sitting on sterling you are not using. A typical sterling silver flatware set weighs somewhere between 50 and 120 troy ounces depending on the pattern, the number of pieces, and whether you have serving pieces. At these prices, a large set can be worth $4,000 to $9,600.

But here is the catch. Not everything that looks like silver is silver. Beach houses and shore homes tend to accumulate silverplate alongside sterling. Both can tarnish the same way. Both can look elegant in a display case. The difference is that silverplate has a thin coating of silver over a base metal, while sterling is 92.5% pure silver all the way through. One is worth real money. The other is not.

We sort this out for you in minutes. Our XRF spectrometer reads the metal composition of each piece without damaging it. You see the results on the display. Sterling reads at 92.5% silver. Coin silver reads at 90%. Plate reads as mostly copper or nickel with a trace of silver. No guesswork involved.

Once we confirm what is solid silver, we weigh it on our certified scale. Troy ounces are the standard measurement for precious metals. One troy ounce equals about 31.1 grams. We multiply the weight by that day's silver spot price and offer you a percentage. The whole process takes about 15 minutes. You either accept and get paid in cash, or you pass and take your items home. No pressure, no sales pitch.

We also buy silver coins. If you found a coffee can full of pre-1965 quarters and dimes, those are 90% silver. A bag of old Morgan dollars from grandpa's dresser drawer could be worth a lot more than face value. Silver Eagles, bullion bars, and rounds are straightforward buys too.

Our 2026 silver price update breaks down exactly what different types of silver are worth right now. For details on our buying process, visit our silver buying page. To find our Brick store hours and directions, check the Brick location page. You can also call (732) 444-2094 with any questions, or submit a free appraisal request online.

Flatware from estate cleanouts: Full sets in tarnish-proof rolls, partial sets, and loose pieces. We weigh and price everything individually, so missing forks or odd serving pieces are no problem.

Silver coins from collections: Pre-1965 US coins (dimes, quarters, half dollars), Morgan and Peace dollars, Silver Eagles. We see a lot of coin collections from retirees in the Brick area.

Jewelry being sold during downsizing: Silver chains, bracelets, rings, and earrings. Pieces you have not worn in years. Broken items are fine since we buy for silver content.

Bullion bars and rounds: Purchased as investments and now being liquidated. We buy any size from any mint after verifying weight and purity.

Hollowware and serving pieces: Trays, bowls, pitchers, candlesticks, baby cups with engravings. If it is solid sterling, we buy it regardless of condition or appearance.