Maple Ridge Homeowners: What Your Old Gold and Silver Might Actually Be Worth

If you've lived in Maple Ridge for any length of time, chances are you've got more gold and silver tucked away than you realize. A ring that no longer fits, a jewelry box passed down from a parent, a coffee can of old coins in the back of a closet — these small collections add up, and many Maple Ridge families are surprised to learn just how much value has been sitting untouched for years.

Growth Brings Clean-Outs — and Discoveries

Maple Ridge and neighbouring Pitt Meadows have grown quickly over the past decade, and with that growth comes a wave of downsizing, moves, and estate settling. It's during these moments — sorting through a parent's belongings, packing up a house before a move, clearing out a basement — that people most often rediscover gold and silver items they'd forgotten they had.

If that sounds like you, it's worth taking ten minutes to sort through what you've found before deciding what to do with it. See our full guide on what we buy for a sense of the range of items that typically carry real value.

Sorting the Valuable from the Sentimental

Not everything needs to be sold, and not everything that looks valuable actually is. A few quick things to check:

• Look for a karat stamp. Gold jewelry is usually marked 10K, 14K, 18K, 22K, or 24K somewhere on the clasp or band. No stamp doesn't necessarily mean no value, but it does mean the piece should be tested rather than guessed at.
• Separate sterling from silver-plate. Only solid sterling silver (92.5% pure) carries meaningful melt value — silver-plated flatware and serving pieces generally don't, even if they look similar at a glance. Learn more about selling sterling silver flatware.
• Check coin dates. Canadian coins minted before 1968 and US coins minted before 1965 were struck in mostly silver, making them worth far more than face value. Details are covered on our silver coin page.
• Don't overlook watches. Gold watch cases and bands are valued for their metal content, separate from the watch's mechanical or collector value. See selling gold watches for more.
• Inherited jewelry deserves its own look. Estate pieces often mix genuinely valuable items with costume jewelry, and it helps to have both identified properly — our estate and inherited jewellery page walks through what that process looks like.

No Minimum, No Pressure

One thing worth knowing before you make the drive in: there's no minimum quantity required to have items evaluated. Whether it's a single ring, one old coin, or a full jewelry box, each piece gets assessed individually and priced according to its actual gold or silver content — not lumped into a flat offer.

Making the Trip from Maple Ridge

The drive from Maple Ridge to the Coquitlam office takes roughly 20–30 minutes via the Lougheed Highway West, making it one of the more convenient routes in the Lower Mainland for an in-person appointment. Because appointments are booked ahead of time, you're not waiting in a line or competing for attention — you get a focused, one-on-one evaluation.

Before you go, it's worth checking current live buying prices so you have a rough sense of what to expect, and reviewing the FAQ page if you have questions about the process itself.

Ready to See What You Have?

If you've been meaning to sort through old jewelry or a stash of coins, there's no better time than after a move, a clean-out, or simply a quiet weekend. Book an appointment through the contact page, bring in whatever you've found, and walk away knowing exactly what it's worth — no obligation, no pressure, and payment the same day.