A boardwalk with no rides, and streets that run bay to beach
Lavallette was incorporated in 1887 and takes its name from Elie A. F. La Vallette, a United States Navy admiral. It has stayed deliberately low-key. Its boardwalk, about a mile long, has benches and ocean views instead of arcades, which is exactly why families who want a calmer summer than Seaside Heights come back year after year. The short east-west streets run from the beach to the bay.
Only about 1,800 people live here all year, according to the 2020 census, and the number swells many times over in summer. A large share of the houses are second homes that have stayed in one family for decades, and many were rebuilt after Hurricane Sandy flooded the island in 2012. Summer means beach badges, the gazebo concerts and bikes on every porch; from October on it is a small, quiet town again.
Summer-house jewelry boxes, beach finds and salt-dulled silver
The pieces that reach Brick from Lavallette usually come out when a beach house changes hands or gets cleared at the end of a season. A grandmother kept her good gold at the shore house because that is where the family was every August, so a single drawer can hold a charm bracelet, a couple of 14K chains, a pair of wedding bands and a watch nobody has wound in years. Now and then a seller brings a ring a metal detector turned up in the sand.
Salt air is hard on metal. Sterling left in a bay-front dining room goes dark fast, and gold chains knot and pit at the clasp. None of that lowers the metal content: 14K is still 58.5 percent gold and sterling is still 92.5 percent silver under the tarnish, and the XRF analyzer reads it. The silver buying page and the gold jewelry page explain how each is sorted.
How the Brick counter treats a seller
“Great experience at Cash 4 Gold Trading Post! They were professional, honest, and explained everything clearly. The offer was fair and the process was quick and easy. I’ll definitely be back and would recommend them to anyone looking to sell gold.”
Jayme Miller, five-star Google review of Cash 4 Gold Trading Post in Brick
Clearing a Lavallette place after the season
Check the obvious spots and the shore-house ones: the dresser top, a tackle box, the kitchen drawer where keys and odd rings end up, and the sideboard where the good silver waited for company. Leave tarnish alone; polishing can wear down hallmarks. Keep sets together and knives with them, since only the silver on a hollow-handled knife is counted.
If the whole house is being sold, the estate buyers service can see a larger collection in place, and the guide to selling estate jewelry in New Jersey explains executor paperwork.
North on Route 35, over the bay to Brick
From Lavallette, drive north on Route 35 past Normandy Beach to the Mantoloking Bridge and cross Barnegat Bay into Brick. The store is at 921 Cedar Bridge Avenue, about 6.6 miles from town, which is roughly 15 to 18 minutes outside summer traffic.
Which shore communities around Lavallette do we hear from?
Every block of Lavallette, from the oceanfront to the bay-front streets, plus Normandy Beach to the north and Ortley Beach and Seaside Heights to the south. Mantoloking, Bay Head and Seaside Park sellers make the same trip over the bay.
What do Lavallette sellers bring over the bridge?
Shore-house gold, tarnished sterling and the occasional beach find. Tap a category for how it is valued.
What happens when you reach the Brick counter
Hand over your ID and set things down. Each gold piece is read by the XRF analyzer, sterling is separated from silver plate, and watches, stones and coins get a closer look of their own. The weight shows on a certified scale facing you, and the offer follows that day's live market, with anything worth more than its metal priced on its own. Agree and you are paid right there; say no and nothing is charged.
A shore-house jewelry box, a dark sterling set, a ring from the sand? Bring it over the bay from Lavallette and see it tested, free.
📞 Get a Free Appraisal: (732) 444-2094Lavallette cash for gold: frequently asked questions
How do I get from Lavallette to the Brick store?
Drive north on Route 35 to the Mantoloking Bridge, cross Barnegat Bay into Brick, and head to 921 Cedar Bridge Ave. It is about 6.6 miles, roughly 15 to 18 minutes outside summer traffic. Phone (732) 444-2094.
Is the Brick store open on weekends?
No. Brick is open Monday through Friday from 10 to 6 and closed Saturday and Sunday. Weekend visitors usually stop in on a Friday or a Monday. No appointment is needed; bring a valid government photo ID.
Is there a gold buyer in Lavallette itself?
No. The shops along Grand Central Avenue are mostly beach, gift and food businesses. The nearest counter that only buys gold, silver and diamonds is our Brick store across the bay.
Our sterling turned black at the beach house. Is it still worth selling?
Yes. Tarnish is only a surface layer, and sterling is 92.5 percent silver underneath. Do not polish it first; the analyzer reads it as is and a worn hallmark is easier to see unbuffed.
Do you buy rings found with a metal detector?
Yes, if you found it and it is yours to sell. The ring is tested for karat like any other piece, and you show a photo ID as with every sale.
Do you serve Ortley Beach, Seaside Heights and Normandy Beach too?
Yes. Sellers from along the Barnegat Peninsula, including Mantoloking, Bay Head and Seaside Park, come to the same Brick counter.
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