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Cash for Gold in Lyons, New Jersey

Cash 4 Gold Trading Post

Lyons is the village in Bernards Township that grew up around the VA hospital and the little Gladstone Branch depot built for its visitors. Our Middlesex store is the closest counter that only buys precious metals: Mount Airy Road to I-287 south, then east through Bound Brook, about 13 miles and 20 minutes away.

Off the train at Lyons station or leaving a shift on Knollcroft Road? The drive fits before dinner. If you do not like the offer, every piece goes home with you.

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Lyons, Bernards Township, Somerset County · About 20 minutes to Middlesex

Where do Lyons residents sell gold for cash?

At Cash 4 Gold Trading Post, 748 Bound Brook Rd in Middlesex. From the village, take Mount Airy Road, County Route 525, to I-287 at exit 26 and head south toward Bridgewater, then follow Route 28 east through Bound Brook to Bound Brook Road. The trip is about 13 miles and 20 minutes in normal traffic. Lyons is part of Bernards Township with its own post office and ZIP, 07939, and about 5,345 residents in the 2020 count.

Nearly a century of the VA hospital has left its mark on what Lyons families keep in a dresser. Next to wedding bands and gold chains we often see the things that come with military and hospital careers: service rings and academy rings, medals and insignia in gold or sterling, retirement watches, and commemorative coins. Old Somerset Hills houses add sterling flatware and inherited bracelets. Each piece is read on an XRF analyzer and weighed on a certified scale in front of you, and anything with collector or historical value is looked at for that before it is ever treated as metal.

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A customer on the Middlesex counter

“Micheal was really helpful at appraising the gold and giving us a good offer for the items we were planning to sell.”

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That is the store at the end of the I-287 and Route 28 run from Lyons.

Which parts of Lyons do we serve?

All of the village: the streets around the VA campus and Knollcroft Road, the homes along Valley Road, and the blocks near Lyons station on the Gladstone Branch. The rest of Bernards Township is on the same route to Middlesex, from Basking Ridge to Liberty Corner, and Bernardsville is about two and a half miles up the road.

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What do we buy from Lyons sellers?

A Lyons jewelry box can hold a class ring from Ridge High School, a service ring, a pocket watch, and a few Morgan dollars all at once. Broken chains and single earrings count too, since gold is paid by weight and purity. Pick a category below to see how each is tested before you make the drive down 287.

Should you sell outright or take a pawn loan?

A pawn loan only makes sense if you want the item back; a licensed pawnbroker keeps it as collateral until the loan and its interest are repaid. If you are ready to let it go, sell it. We buy outright and never lend, so a sale at the Middlesex counter is finished the moment you accept.

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A village built around a hospital

Estate jewelry buyers near Lyons, NJ

Lyons takes its name from the David Lyon farm that once covered much of the area. Ground was broken for the veterans hospital on July 11, 1929, the first patients arrived from the Bronx VA on November 12, 1930, and the hospital was dedicated on July 23, 1931. For more than twenty years it was the only VA hospital in New Jersey, until East Orange opened in 1952, and in 2013 the campus was listed on the National Register as the Lyons Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District. The stucco and brick Lyons depot, built in 1931 largely for hospital visitors, was the last station built on the Gladstone Branch; it is now owned by the township. Local historians credit the hospital with much of Bernards Township's growth in the decades that followed, as staff and their families settled nearby.

Those families have now been here three and four generations, and their estates show it. When a Lyons house is being settled, we take it one item at a time: gold separated by karat, sterling weighed apart from plate, medals, insignia, and signed pieces checked for value beyond their metal, and coins reviewed for collector premium before melt is ever mentioned.

For a whole household, our estate buyers service can come to the house and works alongside executors, and the New Jersey estate jewelry guide explains what to keep aside during a cleanout.

The stone and the setting, priced apart

Diamond buyers near Lyons, NJ

Engagement rings, anniversary bands, earrings, and loose stones from Lyons are each graded under magnification for carat, cut, color, and clarity, and a GIA or AGS report counts in your favor when you have one. The gold or platinum setting is weighed and paid separately, so a ring is never treated as scrap with a free diamond inside. See the diamond buyers page or where to sell an engagement ring for more.

The closest store: Cash 4 Gold Trading Post in Middlesex

From Lyons, follow Valley Road to Mount Airy Road, County Route 525, and get on I-287 south at exit 26. Stay on 287 to the Route 28 interchange in Bridgewater, then take Route 28 east through Bound Brook to Bound Brook Road in Middlesex. It is roughly 13 miles and 20 minutes. There is parking at the store, and walk-ins are welcome during the posted hours shown here.

Store details

Hours

Mon-Fri: 10 AM to 6 PM
Sat: 10 AM to 4 PM
Sun: Closed

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What to bring

No appointment and no paperwork required. From Lyons, bring:

  • A photo ID. New Jersey requires one for every precious-metals sale, and a driver's license works.
  • Medals, insignia, and engraved pieces, so they can be checked for value beyond their weight.
  • Everything else as is, uncleaned, with sets and matching pieces kept together.
  • Any diamond report or appraisal you have, though a stone without papers still gets graded.

Karat stamps and the ID rule are covered in the New Jersey gold selling guide.

Twenty minutes and fifteen more

How to sell my gold in Lyons, NJ, the same day

Take 287 south to Middlesex, show your ID, and lay everything out on the counter. Each piece is read on the XRF analyzer and weighed on the certified scale in front of you, then sorted by karat, with stones, watches, medals, and coins set aside for their own look. You hear one firm offer based on that day's spot price. Accept and you leave with cash; decline and everything goes home with you. There is no charge for testing, and the visit is usually about fifteen minutes.

Sorting out a Lyons or Basking Ridge house? Bring the jewelry and medals to Middlesex and find out what they are worth, free.

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Lyons cash for gold: frequently asked questions

Where is the closest place to sell gold to Lyons, NJ?

Cash 4 Gold Trading Post at 748 Bound Brook Rd in Middlesex, about 13 miles and 20 minutes from Lyons by I-287 south and Route 28 east. We are a dedicated precious-metals buyer, not a pawn shop. Call (732) 629-7600.

How do I sell my gold in Lyons, NJ, for cash the same day?

Bring the gold and a photo ID to the Middlesex store during posted hours. We read its purity, weigh it on a certified scale while you watch, quote it from that day's spot market, and hand you cash on the spot if you accept.

How much does Cash 4 Gold Trading Post pay for gold from Lyons sellers?

We price the pure gold in each piece, found by XRF reading and certified weight, against the live spot market on the day of your visit. Because spot changes daily, so does the number; diamonds, medals, and collectible coins are priced separately.

Do you buy military medals and service rings from Lyons?

Yes. Gold and sterling service rings, medals, and insignia are tested like any other piece, and anything with collector or historical interest is looked at for that value before it is priced as metal.

Are there estate jewelry buyers near Lyons, NJ?

Yes. The Middlesex store buys inherited jewelry, sterling flatware, watches, medals, and coins from Lyons and Bernards Township homes item by item, and can arrange a house visit for a complete estate.

Where can I find diamond buyers near Lyons, NJ?

At our Middlesex counter, about 20 minutes down I-287. Stones are graded under magnification for the 4Cs, GIA and AGS reports are honored, and the setting is paid as a separate line.

Do I need an appointment to sell gold from Lyons?

No. Walk in during posted hours with ID and your pieces. For an estate that is easier to see at the house, call ahead.

Do you buy from Basking Ridge, Liberty Corner, and the rest of Bernards Township?

Yes. Sellers come to Middlesex from all of Bernards Township, including Lyons, Basking Ridge, and Liberty Corner, and from Bernardsville next door, all by way of I-287 south.

Should Lyons sellers sell gold outright or take a pawn loan?

Choose a pawn loan only if you want the piece back; a licensed pawnbroker holds it until the loan and its interest are repaid. We never make loans. Sell to us and the cash is yours, with nothing left to pay.

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