Service medals, championship awards, commemorative coins, school medallions, and presentation pieces in solid gold can carry value far beyond their weight. Before melting a piece with engraving or history, let us check whether the recipient, event, or maker adds collector value. Either way, we pay cash same-day in Dallas.
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Families across Dallas, Plano, Garland, Irving, and the broader metro bring presentation pieces to us when settling estates or downsizing. We also work with collectors who specialize in Olympic, military, fraternal, or company-presentation gold — meaning some of the medals we receive end up sold into a collector market rather than melted.
We buy solid-gold and gold-content commemorative and presentation pieces of every kind: military service medals (only those struck or plated in real gold or with gold content — most U.S. issued service medals are not solid gold and we'll tell you on inspection), Olympic and amateur sports medallions, championship and tournament rings, school graduation medals (Phi Beta Kappa keys, valedictorian medals, ROTC awards), Masonic and fraternal presentation pieces, company service awards (10/25/50-year gold pins and medallions), foreign government and royal commemorative medals, and limited-edition private mint commemoratives (Franklin Mint, Danbury Mint, etc., where actually solid gold and not gold-plated bronze).
Two parallel checks. First, the metal: we test purity (acid + electronic) and weigh the piece on a calibrated scale, separating any non-gold parts (ribbons, enamel, stones, attached bases). Second, the provenance: we look at the inscription, the recipient, the issuing organization, the era, and whether there's an active collector market for that piece. Olympic medals, certain military pieces, named championship rings, and presentation pieces from notable companies often have collector value above their melt value. We pay whichever is higher and tell you which one applies.
An engraved piece is weighed the same as a blank piece — the engraving simply matters for the collector check.
Collector catalogs and recent sales are checked for any signed or notable piece.
Bring medals together with jewelry, coins, and watches — we'll handle all of it in one transaction.
Many 'gold' medals are actually plated. We test every piece and tell you exactly what it is — even when that means it's not worth selling.
Four straightforward steps — start to finish, usually under twenty minutes.
Original cases, presentation certificates, and engraved citations all help with the collector check.
Plated pieces are identified and explained. Solid pieces are tested for karat and weighed.
Melt value and collector value are quoted side-by-side; we pay the higher one.
Take it or take the piece home — there's no fee for the look.