Class rings, broken chains, and a jar of silver coins from a parent’s dresser. Spot is a reference. The buyer’s bid is the offer.
Most Des Moines precious-metal leads are not bullion desks. They are estate boxes in Urbandale, a wedding set someone stopped wearing in Clive, or wheat cents and worn silver coins that surfaced while a Beaverdale house was being cleared. A photo of the pile and a guess at weight is enough to start.
Spot prices move every day and they are not a local offer. Karat, coins versus flatware, and whether anything is plated all change the bid. A partner buyer sets that number. Bring a government photo ID when you complete a sale.
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Local prices vary by yard. Send a photo for a quote. The figures above are live market spot prices from gold-api, for reference only — not a local scale ticket.
