Walker-Gordon, the Forrestal Center and Princeton Meadows
For much of the 1900s Plainsboro was a company dairy town. The Walker-Gordon Laboratory farm ran here, and its Rotolactor, a rotating milking platform, drew visitors from all over. The township was only formed in 1919, out of South Brunswick and Cranbury, and its oldest crossroads, where Dey Road meets Plainsboro Road, is still the historic heart of town.
The change came in the 1970s, when Princeton University opened the Princeton Forrestal Center along Route 1. Research labs and corporate offices followed, and so did housing: Princeton Meadows filled in with neighborhoods such as Hunters Glen, Deer Creek and Quail Ridge, and the Village Center on Schalks Crossing Road gave the township a library and a town center. Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center moved to Plainsboro in 2012, and many residents commute by train from Princeton Junction, just over the line in West Windsor.
22K wedding gold, bangles and coins given as gifts
Plainsboro is one of the most international towns in New Jersey, with large South Asian and East Asian communities, and its jewelry shows it. We see 22K bangles, necklace sets and wedding pieces that came from family overseas. 22K is 91.7 percent gold and is read and paid as 22K, never lumped in with 14K at 58.5 percent. Gold coins and small bars given at weddings and festivals come in too, along with 18K pieces at 75 percent.
The rest is what a commuting, two-career household collects: a watch retired at a job change, a class ring from West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, a sterling set from a wedding registry that never left its box. Families who came for a job at the Forrestal Center and are now moving on often sell before the move rather than pack it. The gold jewelry page covers each karat, and the coin buying page covers gold coins and bars.
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Getting a set of 22K pieces ready
Keep matching sets together: a necklace with its earrings, bangles in their pairs, coins in the cards or capsules they were given in. Many pieces from South Asia carry a 916 or 22K mark and plenty carry none; either way the XRF analyzer confirms the purity on the counter, backed by an acid test. Stones, enamel and the filling inside hollow bangles are not gold, so they are accounted for before the gold weight is priced, in front of you.
Moving out of state or settling a family collection? The estate buyers service handles larger lots, and the New Jersey estate jewelry guide covers the paperwork.
Dey Road to Route 130, then County Route 535 to East Brunswick
From Princeton Meadows or the Village Center, take Dey Road east to Route 130, go north a short way and follow Forsgate Drive, Route 32, to Cranbury-South River Road, County Route 535. That road runs up through Monroe and becomes Cranbury Road in East Brunswick; turn onto Ryders Lane and Rues Lane, take Route 18 for a moment and exit at Main Street. About 16 miles and close to half an hour to 111 Main St, Suite 9.
Which parts of Plainsboro do we hear from?
Princeton Meadows and its neighborhoods, the Village Center on Schalks Crossing Road, the old crossroads at Dey Road and Plainsboro Road, and the streets near the Plainsboro Preserve and the medical center. Across the lines, West Windsor, Princeton, Cranbury and South Brunswick sellers come the same way.
What do Plainsboro sellers bring?
22K sets, gift coins and watches lead the list. Choose a category to see how it is judged.
How a Plainsboro visit runs
Lay the sets out and hand over your ID. Each piece is read by XRF, so a 22K bangle and an 18K ring are priced at their own purity, and stones or fillings are noted before anything is weighed on a certified scale you can read yourself. Coins and bars are checked for weight and purity, and recognized coins for any premium. The offer follows that day's live market; accept it and you are paid on the spot, or decline and pay nothing.
22K bangles from a family wedding, gift coins, a WW-P North class ring? Bring them up Route 535 from Plainsboro and see them tested, free.
📞 Get a Free Appraisal: (732) 898-6565Plainsboro cash for gold: frequently asked questions
How do I drive from Plainsboro to the East Brunswick store?
Take Dey Road east to Route 130, then Forsgate Drive, Route 32, to County Route 535 north through Monroe, which becomes Cranbury Road in East Brunswick. Ryders Lane and Rues Lane lead to Route 18; exit at Main Street. About 16 miles and close to half an hour to 111 Main St, Suite 9. Phone (732) 898-6565.
Do you buy 22K Indian gold jewelry?
Yes. 22K is 91.7 percent gold. Each piece is read by XRF and paid at its own purity, so 22K is never averaged down with lower-karat jewelry.
My bangles are hollow with a filling inside. How is that handled?
The filling is not gold, so it is accounted for before the gold weight is priced, and you see how that is done at the counter. The same goes for stones and enamel.
Do you buy gold coins and small bars that were given as gifts?
Yes. They are tested and weighed like any gold, and recognized coins are checked for a premium above the metal. Bring them in their cards or capsules if you still have them.
Is Princeton Meadows part of Plainsboro?
Yes. Princeton Meadows is the large residential section of Plainsboro Township around the Princeton Forrestal Center, despite the Princeton name.
Do you buy from West Windsor, Princeton, Cranbury and South Brunswick?
Yes. Sellers from all four neighbors come to the same East Brunswick counter.
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