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Live carat rates · fully insured

The honest way to sell gold by post.

9ct to 24ct, sovereigns, broken chains, dental gold — we test, weigh, and verify every hallmark, and pay leading published UK rates. If you don't accept our offer, your gold comes back free, fully insured.

Request a free insured pack See today's prices
  • Insured Special Delivery both ways — enhanced cover for high-value packs
  • Every hallmark verified, every gram weighed on calibrated scales
  • No pressure — decline and it comes straight back, insured
750 · 18CT HALLMARK VERIFIED
Fully insured, both waysEnhanced cover for high-value packs
750
Every hallmark verifiedAll four UK assay offices known by heart
Free return if you declineInsured, tracked, no charge
Carat-by-carat ratesPublished daily — verify us against anyone

How it works

Three steps. One working day. Fully insured.

The whole service runs through the post — no shop counters, no parking, no haggling. Your gold is insured from the moment it leaves your hands.

01

Request your free insured pack

We post you a tracked Special Delivery envelope, a hallmark guide, a declaration form, and a tamper-evident pouch. It arrives in 1–2 working days.

Really free — including the postage and the insured return if you decline.

02

Post your gold

Fill in the declaration — one line per item — and drop the pack at any Post Office. Keep your tracking receipt safe. Royal Mail Special Delivery covers up to £2,500 as standard.

Sending more than £2,500? Tell us on the form — we arrange enhanced cover before you post.

03

Get your offer, get paid

Within one working day of receipt we email your offer with photos, weights, hallmark verification, and test results. Accept, and we pay by BACS the same day — usually within 4 hours.

Decline, and your gold comes back free — fully insured, tracked.

Today's published rates

Carat by carat. Check us against anyone.

Our buy rates are computed live from the London spot price. Gold sellers compare — quite rightly. So we make our rates easy to verify before you post a single ring.

Gold buy rates · per gram

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CaratMarkingWe pay
9ctMarked 375 — most modern UK jewellery—
14ctMarked 585 — common in European and US pieces—
18ctMarked 750 — fine jewellery, older rings—
22ctMarked 916 — sovereigns, Asian gold—
24ctMarked 999 — fine gold, bars and bullion coins—
Rates refresh with the live spot price. Offers are always confirmed by test, hallmark verification, and weight on receipt — see our deductions policy below.
What "leading published UK rates" means: before you send anything, compare our carat-by-carat rates with any other published UK buyer — you'll find them easily. If someone reputable publishes a better gold rate today, use them. We'd rather you check than wonder.

Why SendMyGold

Built for people who check.

Transparent deductions

Stones, steel springs, non-gold clasps — our deductions policy is published in full, with examples, before you post anything. No surprises in the offer email.

Same-day quote on receipt

Your pack is opened on camera, tested, and weighed the day it arrives. The offer email shows photos, per-item weights, and hallmark verification — our working, shown.

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UK-based, real assay

A UK buyer with XRF testing, calibrated scales, and a published receiving address — printed at the foot of this page, so you can check exactly where your pack goes.

We read hallmarks the way you read a bank statement.

Every UK-hallmarked item carries marks from one of four assay offices. We verify each mark on every piece you send — and photograph it for your offer email. Unmarked gold isn't a problem either: it's XRF-tested on the spot, in front of the camera.

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What we buy

If it's solid gold, we'll price it.

Hallmarked or not — everything is tested and verified on arrival. Broken, odd, or out of fashion makes no difference to the scales.

375+ Rings, chains & bracelets 375+ Broken & single earrings 916 Sovereigns & half-sovereigns 916 Krugerrands & bullion coins 585+ Dental gold 375+ Gold watch cases & parts ? Unmarked pieces — we test free

The honest bit nobody prints

Gold-plated and rolled-gold items ("GP", "GF", "RG", "1/10") contain almost no recoverable gold. We don't buy them — and we return them free rather than quietly paying you pennies.

Watch movements, steel springs, and stones aren't gold, so they're weighed out of the offer. We'll show you the working, item by item, with photos.

Request a pack

Your free insured pack, in the next post.

Under a minute to fill in. The pack arrives in 1–2 working days with everything you need — and no obligation whatsoever.

  • Tracked Special Delivery envelopepre-paid, insured, addressed to us
  • Declaration form & hallmark guideone line per item — the guide helps you spot carat marks
  • Tamper-evident pouchnumbered seal, photographed on opening
  • Enhanced insurance, arranged firsttell us the value bracket and we sort cover before you post

Questions

Asked often. Answered plainly.

Is the pack really free? +
Yes — the pack, the postage to us, and the insured return postage if you decline our offer. There is no circumstance in which we send you a bill.
How is my gold insured in the post? +
Every pack travels by Royal Mail Special Delivery, insured up to £2,500 as standard. If your value bracket says you're sending more, we arrange enhanced cover before you post — you'll have it confirmed in writing.
What if I'm not happy with the offer? +
Decline it with one click. We return your gold by insured, tracked Special Delivery within one working day, at our cost. No fee, no quibble, no follow-up calls.
How long does payment take? +
We pay by BACS the same day you accept — usually within 4 hours. Depending on your bank, the money typically shows the same day.
Do you really pay leading published UK rates? +
Our carat-by-carat rates are published above and computed from the live spot price. Compare them with any other published UK buyer before you post — we actively encourage it.
Do I need to send ID? +
Gold packs reach the UK anti-money-laundering thresholds more often than silver ones. If your pack's value requires it, we'll ask you to verify ID through a secure link before payment — the same check a bank would do. It protects you as much as us.
What about stones set in my jewellery? +
Stones aren't gold, so their estimated weight is deducted — the policy, with photos and examples, is published in full. If you'd rather keep the stones, tell us on the declaration and we'll return them with your offer or remove them for a small stated fee.
What if my items turn out not to be gold? +
We test everything free. Plated, rolled-gold, or non-gold items are simply returned with your pack, at no charge — we'll tell you what they are, which is sometimes useful to know anyway.