How do you get from Lakewood to the Brick counter?
Route 88 is the simple answer. Pick it up in town as Ocean Avenue, follow it east past Ocean County Park and over the Metedeconk River into Brick, and Brick Boulevard carries you the last stretch to Cedar Bridge Avenue and number 921. Call it fifteen minutes without traffic. From the south end of the township Route 70 east lands you in the same place, and from the Route 9 side the Parkway is usually quicker at rush hour.
Brick opens Monday through Friday and is closed both Saturday and Sunday, so plan a weekday and give yourself room before closing. A call to (732) 444-2094 first will answer most questions about a piece before you drive over.
Bricksburg, Georgian Court, and a township that keeps growing
Lakewood began as an iron town. Joseph Brick ran the Bergen Iron Works here, the settlement took the name Bricksburg after him, and the same man gave his name to Brick Township, where our counter stands, so the two places have been tied together since before either was called what it is called now. The iron gave out, the lakes and the pines took over, and by the end of the nineteenth century Lakewood was a fashionable winter resort. The Gould estate is now Georgian Court University, the old Rockefeller property is Ocean County Park on Route 88, and Lake Carasaljo still sits in the middle of town carrying the run-together names of Joseph Brick's three daughters.
What stands here now is something else entirely: the largest township in Ocean County, well past 135,000 residents and among the fastest growing municipalities in New Jersey, home to Beth Medrash Govoha and one of the largest Orthodox Jewish communities in the country, and to a large and still growing Hispanic community. Gold circulates in daily life here rather than sitting in a vault. Engagement and wedding jewelry. Pieces engraved for a bar or bat mitzvah. Judaica handed down a generation at a time. Retail chains and bracelets that were never bought as an investment and are now worth more than they cost.
Why a piece gets examined before it gets weighed
Not everything that comes across the counter should be sold as metal, and that is settled before the scale is touched. A signed or branded piece, a stone worth more than the mounting around it, a coin carrying a premium over its silver: each is judged on its own first. Whatever is left is read by the XRF analyzer for exact purity, with no acid and no scratch test, and weighed on a certified scale while you watch the display. High-karat gold stays in its own group, so 22K is paid at its true 91.7% fine rather than blended down with 10k. Sterling is pulled out from plate. You hear one total, with every line in it named.
Clearing a house or settling an estate in Lakewood? The estate buyers service covers house calls and probate paperwork, and the New Jersey estate jewelry guide sets out what to look for before anything leaves the house.
What the process looked like to a first-time seller
“Great experience at Cash 4 Gold Trading Post! They were professional, honest, and explained everything clearly. The offer was fair and the process was quick and easy. I’ll definitely be back and would recommend them to anyone looking to sell gold.”
— Jayme Miller, five-star Google review of Cash 4 Gold Trading Post in Brick
Selling or trading up an engagement ring
A ring is assessed as two separate things. The diamond is examined under magnification for carat, cut, color and clarity, with a GIA or AGS report adding weight to the reading where one exists. The mounting is tested and weighed as gold or platinum. Because the two are never collapsed into a single scrap figure, a good centre stone keeps its own value when the ring is sold. Side stones, studs, loose goods and bracelets are all looked at. More on the diamond buyers page and in where to sell an engagement ring.
Which parts of Lakewood do we hear from?
Downtown around Clifton Avenue, the streets near Beth Medrash Govoha, the neighborhoods off County Line Road and New Hampshire Avenue, the Route 9 corridor, the blocks around Lake Carasaljo and Lake Shenandoah, and the newer building out toward Route 70. Neighbors in Brick, Howell, Jackson and Toms River make the same short trip.
What does a Lakewood seller usually bring in?
Gift jewelry and wedding pieces most often, and bullion more than anywhere else we serve. Pick a category to see how it is checked before you head east.
Where Route 88 ends up: the Brick store
Over the Metedeconk, onto Brick Boulevard, and Cedar Bridge Avenue is right there. Number 921, parking at the door, walk in without booking. Weekday hours are posted below.
How to sell gold from Lakewood, NJ, the same day
Walk in on a weekday with your pieces and your ID. Each item is examined, read and weighed where you can see it, grouped by purity and by type, and priced against the live market that day, with any stone or collector value stated on its own. Agree and the cash is counted out on the spot. Decline and you carry everything home again, with nothing owed and nobody following up.
Lakewood gold, a diamond you no longer wear, or bullion you want turned into cash? Fifteen minutes east on Route 88, tested free in front of you.
📞 Get a Free Appraisal: (732) 444-2094Lakewood cash for gold: frequently asked questions
How far is the Brick store from Lakewood?
Around fifteen minutes. Route 88 east past Ocean County Park and over the Metedeconk River into Brick, then Brick Boulevard to Cedar Bridge Avenue. The address is 921 Cedar Bridge Ave, Brick, NJ 08723, and the number is (732) 444-2094.
Is 22K and 21K gold tested properly, or does everything get treated as 14k?
Tested properly, and separately. The analyzer reads the actual purity of each piece, so 22K is paid at 91.7% fine and 21K at its own figure, and high-karat gold is never grouped in with lower-karat scrap on the scale.
Can I sell one gift piece rather than a collection?
Yes. A single chain, a bracelet or one bar is a normal visit. Nothing is too small, there is no testing fee, and you are free to walk out with it.
Do you buy bullion coins and bars as well as jewelry?
Yes. Bullion is verified and priced against the day's live market like any other metal, and recognised sovereign coins are checked for any premium above their metal before that.
Is the Brick store open on Friday afternoon, and is it open Sunday?
Brick is open Monday through Friday during posted hours and closed Saturday and Sunday. Check the hours on this page before a late Friday visit, and call ahead if you are cutting it fine.
What do I need to bring to sell in New Jersey?
A valid government photo ID for the record every precious-metals buyer in the state is required to keep. Nothing else is needed, though a diamond report is useful if you have one.
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