A small borough with the most famous airfield in New Jersey
Lakehurst grew up beside the Navy. The air station opened in 1921, the same year the borough incorporated, and its giant Hangar No. 1 was built to house rigid airships. On May 6, 1937 the Hindenburg caught fire while landing there, and the newsreel of that evening made the name Lakehurst known around the world. The station is now part of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, where the Air Force, Army and Navy have shared one installation since 2009.
The borough itself is small enough to walk: about 2,600 people around Lake Horicon, on the edge of the Pine Barrens, completely surrounded by Manchester Township. Many households are active duty, retired service members, or families who came for a posting decades ago and stayed.
Service rings, overseas gold and commemorative silver
A career in uniform leaves a particular kind of jewelry box. Class rings from a service academy or a training school, unit and retirement rings, bangles and chains bought on a deployment in the Middle East or a posting in Asia, commemorative silver rounds, and a jar of challenge coins. Add a wedding set and a watch given at a change of command, and that is a typical Lakehurst lot.
Each of those is judged differently. Gold bought overseas is often 21K or 22K, and 22K is 91.7 percent gold, far richer than the 14K at 58.5 percent that most American jewelry is made from, so it must be read by the XRF analyzer rather than assumed from a stamp. Most challenge coins are brass or zinc, but some are silver, and the test tells you which before you let one go. Rings with stones are checked for the stone before the metal is weighed. The gold buying page and the coin buying page go further.
Not sure what you have? That is the usual starting point
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Selling ahead of orders, a retirement or a smaller home
Moves are when jewelry gets sorted. A family facing new orders, or a retiree leaving a Lakehurst house for one of Manchester's adult communities, often wants fewer boxes to carry. Bring everything at once: the XRF analyzer and the scale settle what is real in minutes, anything with collector or diamond value is quoted on its own, and you decide piece by piece what goes and what stays.
If a whole household needs clearing, the estate buyers service can see it at home, and the guide to selling estate jewelry in New Jersey covers probate and paperwork.
Route 70 east from Lake Horicon into Brick
From Lakehurst, follow Route 70 east through Manchester and Lakewood into Brick, where the store is at 921 Cedar Bridge Avenue. It is about 10 miles, roughly 20 minutes outside rush hour.
Which parts of the Lakehurst area do we hear from?
The streets around Lake Horicon, base housing and the Navy side of the joint base, and all of Manchester Township around the borough, including Whiting and its retirement communities. Neighbours in Jackson and Lakewood use the same Route 70 run to Brick.
What do Lakehurst sellers bring to Brick?
Rings with a story, gold from overseas, and coins of every kind. Open a category to see how each is judged.
How a Lakehurst sale goes at the counter
Lay it all out and show your ID. Rings are checked for stones, gold is sorted by karat with overseas pieces read on their own, and coins and rounds are separated from jewelry. Everything is tested and weighed in view and priced at the live market that day. Accept and you are paid before you leave; decline and it is all packed back up at no charge.
A drawer of service rings, gold from a deployment, a jar of coins? Bring it from Lakehurst to Brick on a weekday and watch every piece tested, free.
📞 Get a Free Appraisal: (732) 444-2094Lakehurst cash for gold: frequently asked questions
How do I get from Lakehurst to the Brick store?
Take Route 70 east out of Lakehurst through Manchester and Lakewood into Brick. The store is at 921 Cedar Bridge Ave, about 10 miles and roughly 20 minutes away. Phone (732) 444-2094.
Is the Brick store open on weekends for base families?
No. Brick is open Monday through Friday from 10 to 6 and closed Saturday and Sunday. No appointment is needed; bring a valid government photo ID, which New Jersey requires for every precious-metals sale.
Do you buy 22K gold bought overseas on a deployment?
Yes. Bangles and chains bought in the Middle East or Asia are often 21K or 22K, and 22K is 91.7 percent gold. The XRF analyzer reads the real purity in front of you, whatever the stamp says, and the offer follows that reading at the live spot price.
Are military challenge coins worth anything as metal?
Most are brass, copper or zinc and carry little metal value. A few are struck in silver, and a quick XRF test tells you which kind you have before you part with a keepsake.
Is there a Cash 4 Gold Trading Post location in Lakehurst itself?
Not at this time. Cash 4 Gold Trading Post does not have a counter inside Lakehurst borough. The closest dedicated precious-metals buyer is our Brick store, about 10.2 miles away and roughly 18-20 minutes via Route 70, and it welcomes sellers from Lakehurst, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, and the surrounding Manchester Township area.
Do you buy from Whiting and the rest of Manchester Township?
Yes. Lakehurst sits inside Manchester Township, and sellers from Whiting, the township's retirement communities and the roads around the base all make the same Route 70 drive to Brick.
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