Vancouver Gold and Silver: your No. 1 Gold buyer in Vancouver
Information on the Precious Metals
GOLD
Gold is at its highest price in years due to the current economic climate.
The value of Silver has also seen an increase reaching a 31 year high.
GOLD WEIGHTS & BALANCES
Our balances (scales) are calibrated and certified legal for trade.
When selling Gold do not trust any company that does not use certified legal for trade equipment.
Vancouver Gold & Silver is the No.1 Gold buyers in Vancouver. We buy everything, with the exception of gold-plated items (which are commonly stamped “GP”, “KP”, “HGE”, “RGP”, “GE”, or “GF”), since they contain very little gold.
SILVER
What is Sterling Silver?
Sterling silver contains 925/1000 thus pure silver. That is 92.5% silver mixed with another metal, usually copper.
Sterling silver (except jewelry) made in the US is marked as such.
The markings for Sterling Silver will be one of the three listed below, in order of most common usage:
The word: “STERLING” (most common)
.925
925/1000
If your silver was made in the USA and does not have one of these three marks on it, it is silver plated.
What are silver plated items?
Silver plated items are worth very little value because unfortunately they have no precious metal value.
Silver plate is a cheap base metal with a thin, almost microscopic, coating of silver over it, usually applied using electricity.
They usually have little or no value
There are many ways to tell if your silver is plated in addition to the absence of the sterling marks above. Here are a few silver plate marks/ words to watch out for:
- EP, EPNS, EPC, AI, XII, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, Heavy Plate, Triple, Quadraplate, Community, IS
- 1847 Rogers Bros (it not only isn’t sterling, but it wasn’t made in 1847 either!)
Silver made in England, Ireland or Scotland
If your silver was made in England, Ireland, or Scotland does not have one of the marks below, it is silver plated.
(source: courtesy of Silver Gold Exchange dot Com)
SILVER WEIGHTS & BALANCES
Our balances (scales) are calibrated and certified legal for trade.
When selling Silver do not trust any company that does not use certified legal for trade equipment.
Vancouver Silver buys everything, such as
Gold coins, silver coins, gold maple leafs, silver maple leafs, gold nuggets, placer gold, broken jewelry, scrap gold, gold bullion, silver bullion, gold watches, dental gold, sterling silver, platinum, palladium
How are we different
As a local company who do business locally, we have less overhead and can pass the savings on to our customers.
On average we pay out three to four times more for your Gold and Silver
We do not believe in deceptive or dishonest practices, we deal in Troy Ounces.
VGS Silver and Gold “Spot” prices are announced in Troy Ounces, meaning VGS keep to common practices when it comes to measuring your Gold and Silver. By weighing your precious metals in Troy Ounces, we can test to the highest level of purity, so you get top dollar for your Gold and Silver.
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