I've never written a Yelp review. BUT, since I do not personally know anyone selling gold and who could thus benefit from my experience with American Gold Refinery I figured this would be as good a place as any to share it. I had two gold items to unload. The first was a substantial piece, the second a relative trifle. I concur with an earlier sentiment in these reviews. It is "absurd" that AGR does not have more positive reviews than it gets here. If you are in the tri-state area and selling gold or jewelry DO NOT GO ANYWHERE ELSE but AGR. Do not waste your time or throw away your money with local jewelers. At the end of the day all those jewelers do is take your gold to AGR or other 47th Street refineries and pocket the difference between what they paid you and what AGR pays them. I shopped around two pieces at some local jewelers in Astoria. I'd rather talk in dollars than percentages so to avoid being too-too gauche I'll focus on the trifle piece I sold 4/14/2021. A 14k gold necklace, 1/2 an ounce. One local Astoria jeweler offered $215. Another offered $415. From the latter jeweler I came away thinking I could probably get $500 from AGR. I did. $500 for what one local jeweler offered less than 1/2 that amount. Local jewelers are almost always the middleman when buying gold. They buy it from you at a percentage less than the refineries would, then sell it to the refineries. American Gold Refinery, per its name, is the refinery. Some jewelers will take 15%, others in excess of 50%. AGR takes about 6-7%. Why would you sell anywhere else? The previous gold piece I sold to AGR was quite a bit more substantial. I had never sold gold before and was nervous about getting ripped off or taken advantage of. I was also just plain nervous all around letting go what could be called a family heirloom. Before settling on AGR I shopped this gold piece around to local jewelers. These encounters only stoked my anxieties. They played hard sell (hard buy?). Some of them yelled at me, increasing their buy offers only by double-digit figures every time I turned around to leave. Others chalantly offered prices I knew, from my research, were substantially less than the gold was worth. One even took my gold piece off to a place in his shop where I could not see it, a total no-no in this realm. I am so glad I chose AGR for that sale, and not solely because they paid so much more than the others offered. AGR treated me with respect, kindness, even curiosity about who I am and what I do. The transaction at AGR was conducted with 100% transparency. I believe the main person I worked with was named Arnold but AGR, if you are reading this, don't hate me if I'm wrong. Unlike that aforementioned local jeweler he made sure the gold piece was in my sight throughout the transaction. The cash was on hand for immediate payment. The local jewelers all told me I would have to come back later so they could get cash from their bank or arrange to have a check cut, or somesuch. It was enough to make me think it was some kind of setup. Paranoid, I know, but as a first-time gold seller can you blame me for being a little over-careful and anxious? Bottom line: If you are selling gold, silver, or jewelry in these parts do not go anywhere else but American Gold Refinery. I only wish I had more reason and opportunity to do business with them. Welcome to my first-ever Yelp review! Haha. read more

Great experience selling 2 of my gold chains today at AGR. Was greeted downstairs and showed up to the office. Was helped right away and walking out with cash in a few min. It was my first time selling gold jewelry and I didn't have time to stop into a bunch of places, so I went to 2 places in the diamond district with great reviews on Yelp (here and another). The other quoted me WAY lower and told me that he was giving me "pretty much 90%" when it was actually 42%. Matthew, the president of AGR, who happened to help me gave me a percentage that is considered an excellent offer. No bs, quick, straightforward service. Highly recommend. read more

Best prices in town. Anastasia is lovely. I would definitely recommend this place to sell precious metals.

This is the best place in Corona! AJs very nice person and he's very honest and pays good for gold read more

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I had a few heavy gold chains that my father had left me about 2 decades ago. They were just taking up space in my drawer and decided to convert them to cash. So I wouldn't waste time, I limited myself to three places with top reviews. The first one had more reviews than the others. I got my quote and moved on to American Gold Refinery. American Gold Refinery offered 25% more than the first 5-star place. What's more, they had the full amount of cash on hand, unlike the first place, which would have had to write a check for anything greater than $10,000. I stopped my hunt for the best price then and there, pocketed the cash and walked around the corner to deposit it in my bank. Quick. Painless. Pleasant. Rewarding. read more

Easy, fast valuation of gold jewelry with immediate payment for the gold on site.

Sold me a counterfeit gold coin. I bought one $2.50 gold coin from this site in December 2021. In April 2022 i sent this coin along with my other coins to PCGS for grading. The coin i received fron AGR Gold was identified as a counterfeit. I contacted AGR gold but did not hear back from them. Sad, i should have sent the coin for grading right after i received it but i waited to group it with my other gold coins. Do not buy from this site. read more

Don't pass up American Gold Refinery... What a terrific experience working with a trusted professional like Moti. When you're looking to get a good and fair price for your gold, first impressions matter. Moti walked me through his process, so that I would understand how he derives his price. He was easy to work with, I came away with a new contact for all my things jewelry related, and I got a great price. I would highly recommend them! read more

Had a very positive experience with Matthew and his colleagues. Traded gold coins and some miscellaneous currency. The transaction was transparent and professional. I recommend this business and would not hesitate to return. read more

I got an excellent price for my gold bars (over 95% of that day's price per gram). It was so easy. I was in and out with an envelope of cash in 30 minutes. They are great because they are also a refinery and can melt down any gold you bring them. AGR has been in business a very long time and is very honest. Matthew really knows his business. I will continue to do business with AGR and recommend them to others. read more

I was a newbie to this task but I had done my online research. And I received a quote elsewhere prior to coming to AGR. So I'm very glad that I found AGR (through Yelp as it turns out); it literally paid off. Selling a gold chain necklace here was an efficient, painless (except for parting with the piece)/pleasant, and, most importantly, extremely, remarkably, fair. There was no need to try anywhere else. I don't normally do any kind of online reviews but this had to be done! They were great. read more

Saw the good reviews here and I have to agree. Fast service. I felt safe the whole time. Items are always in your view. They pay the fair price. AGR also buys other metals such as copper. read more

This place is easy to miss if you haven't read the great reviews previous to going to the location. I had to pass by many flashy jewelry stores and pawn shops to arrive to their location, which has a small unassuming sign outside. It was a smooth and easy transaction and I was very satisfied with the amount I received for my gold jewelry. I believe this is a family business and everyone was very nice and didn't rush me in any way. I highly recommend this business! read more

I had four small pieces of 14k gold jewelry. American Gold Refinery was the fourth place that I visited, and their price was nearly $20 more than my best offer elsewhere, and met with me right away without an appointment. They were polite, and respectful of my intelligence. I did my homework and my math in advance--I knew the weight of the gold, today's price per ounce, and the current melt rate on 14k, and the amount that they gave me was roughly 94% of the melt rate. I think that that is an exceptional price, given that they have a furnace and I do not. Another place 47th street offered me as little as 57% of the melt rate. An afternoon on 47th Street can be a real adventure--most shopkeepers are well-versed in whatever mind games they need to boost their margins by making the seller feel small. Skip the on-street storefronts, and go to 31 West 47th Street, Suite 54. read more

It's absurd that this place doesn't have more reviews. If you're definitely looking to sell a piece of unsigned gold jewelry, there's no reason to go anywhere else. I say "definitely" because AGR is not gentle with your items and can damage them in the process of confirming their quality. But who cares? You're here because you have an old piece of gold that you've decided to sell for as close to scrap value as possible. You won't be disappointed. There's no haggling, no low-balling, no nonsense. read more

Walked in without an appointment, got a very fair deal on my scrap gold (high 90's almost 100% of spot price). This is the place to go to sell your gold! read more

Good Gold Buyers, They pay among the highest prices for gold on 47th st, i recommend them, the price that i sold my gold for was fair, im glad i went in to sell gold tht day because the price of gold dropped a few hundred since i sold so im glad i sold when i did. read more

I walked in with no appointment and was helped right away by Alex who was attentive, polite and took his time to explain everything to me. I was very pleased by the help I was given. I felt I was given a fair deal and I was on my way with time to spare. read more

This is the place to go if you want to melt your gold into a nice bar. I melted down my scrap gold into a nice bar, and later on will sell it. read more