How long is the drive from Lacey to the Brick counter?
Lacey Road is the spine of the township, running from the lagoons and the marina west across Route 9 to Garden State Parkway exit 74. Take the Parkway north from there and come off at Brick for Cedar Bridge Avenue, or keep to Route 9 through Bayville and Toms River when the Parkway is heavy. Reckon on about thirty minutes. From Lanoka Harbor you are a few minutes closer to us than from Forked River.
Brick trades on weekdays only and is closed Saturday and Sunday, so this is a trip to make Monday through Friday. It is far enough that a phone call first is worth it: (732) 444-2094 will settle most questions before you burn the fuel.
Bog iron, boat slips and the Oyster Creek years
The township was created in 1871 and takes its name from John Lacey, the Revolutionary War general who ran the bog-iron works at Ferrago, around which the village of Forked River grew. The iron trade went and the water stayed. Lacey today is lagoons and boat slips off the Forked River and Barnegat Bay on one side, and Double Trouble State Park and the Pine Barrens at its back on the other. For close to fifty years the steadiest paycheck in the township came from the Oyster Creek nuclear plant, the oldest commercial reactor still operating in the country on the day it shut down in 2018, now being taken apart.
Those were long careers with service anniversaries and a pension at the end of them, and that is what comes across the counter here. A retirement watch. Twenty-fifth anniversary rings. Silver halves and dollars bought by the roll and never opened. A sterling set that only came out at Thanksgiving. Shore-town households collect that way, quietly, over decades.
Coins get read before anything gets weighed
A rolled coin is the item that most often deserves a second look, so it goes first. Dates, mint marks and condition are checked before metal value is even raised, because a scarce coin sold by weight is money handed away. Only the genuinely common pieces end up on the scale as silver. The jewelry then goes under the XRF analyzer, which reads the exact karat with no acid and no scratch, and onto a certified scale you are watching. Karats stay in separate piles so 14k is never paid at the 10k rate, sterling is lifted away from plate, and any stone is graded on its own terms.
Emptying a house in Forked River or Lanoka Harbor? The estate buyers service handles house calls and executor paperwork, the coin page sets out what gets checked first, and the New Jersey estate jewelry guide explains what to keep aside.
What a coin seller said about the difference
“Sold Denis some gold coins. He was very knowledgeable, fair priced, and respectful. I have been treated rudely at other local shops before. I’m so happy he is now in town. This will be the only coin shop I come to for now on. Thank you!”
— Russell Renaud, five-star Google review of Cash 4 Gold Trading Post in Brick
An anniversary ring is valued twice over
The stone is taken on its own merits under magnification, for carat, cut, color and clarity, and a GIA or AGS report strengthens that reading without being necessary to it. The band is tested and weighed as metal. Holding the two apart is what stops a good stone disappearing into a scrap figure when a ring is sold. Loose stones, studs and bracelets are handled the same way. See the diamond buyers page, or where to sell an engagement ring.
Which parts of Lacey do we hear from?
Forked River and Lanoka Harbor both, the lagoon streets running down to the water, the developments west of Route 9 out toward Bamber Lake and the pines, and the Lacey Road corridor tying it all together. Neighbors in Barnegat, Berkeley Township, Manchester and Waretown take the same road north.
What does a Lacey seller usually bring in?
Often a coin tin and a watch before any jewelry at all. Pick a category to see how it is checked before you make the run north.
Where the run north ends: the Brick store
Off the Parkway at Brick, Cedar Bridge Avenue is minutes away. Number 921, parking outside the door, no appointment taken. Weekday hours are below.
How to sell gold from Lacey, NJ, the same day
Come in any weekday with your items and your ID. Everything is read and weighed where you can see it, split by karat and by type, and priced against that day's live spot market, with collector value or a stone listed separately. Say yes and the cash is counted out before you leave. Say no and every piece goes back in the bag, at no cost, with nobody chasing you afterwards.
Coin rolls, a retirement watch, or a Forked River jewelry box nobody opens? Drive it north and watch it tested, free.
📞 Get a Free Appraisal: (732) 444-2094Lacey cash for gold: frequently asked questions
How far is your nearest store from Forked River or Lanoka Harbor?
About half an hour. Take Lacey Road out to Parkway exit 74 and run north to Brick, or stay on Route 9 through Bayville and Toms River. The store is 921 Cedar Bridge Ave, Brick, NJ 08723, on (732) 444-2094.
I have rolls of silver halves and dollars put away years ago. Do you look at them or just weigh them?
They are looked at first. Date, mint mark and condition decide whether a coin is worth more than its silver, and only the genuinely common ones go on the scale as metal. Nothing is melted in front of you or priced before you agree.
Do you buy a retirement watch?
Yes, and gold and platinum cases are worth checking even when the movement no longer runs. A watch is judged both as a piece and as metal, and whichever is higher is what you are paid on.
Is the Brick store open on a weekend?
No. Brick is a weekday store, Monday through Friday, and is closed Saturday and Sunday. Walk-ins are welcome during those weekday hours without an appointment.
Will you make an offer on one ring, or do I need a whole collection?
One ring is fine and common. There is no minimum, no fee for testing, and no obligation to sell once you have heard the number.
What identification does New Jersey require to sell gold?
A valid government photo ID, such as a driver's licence or a passport. Every precious-metals buyer in the state has to record one for every purchase.
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