About Gold King
Hickory's Gold Buyer Since 2007
MARTY The Gold King
The Gold King
Buying gold, silver, coins, and estates long before a storefront sign went up on Startown Road. The shop itself opened in 2007. The buying career behind it is 60 years.
Those two numbers answer different questions. 2007 is when local families got a dedicated place to walk in. Sixty years is why a coffee can of coins does not get priced like a single scrap chain. Dates, mint marks, designer jewelry, and watches that are not melt — that knowledge is the job.
Gold King is family-run. Reviews mention Marty by name, and they mention the room: straightforward, unhurried, no theatrics. That is deliberate. Heirlooms and estate lots are not a carnival. They are someone’s parent, someone’s downsize, someone’s first time selling gold.
60 Years of Experience
Plain language
Karat, weight, and extras explained in sentences you can repeat later — not a fog of “market conditions.”
Respect for the lot
A jewelry box from a parent’s house is treated as a collection, not a nuisance. Unsorted is expected.
Local on purpose
One Hickory shop. No franchise script. If the offer is wrong for you, you still live in this town — and so do we.
Buyers, not lenders
We purchase gold and estates outright. If you want a loan against jewelry, that is a different kind of business. We are not it.
About The Gold King
Who is The Gold King?
Marty McDaniel. He is the buyer behind Gold King in Hickory — a family-run shop on Startown Road, not a regional pawn chain.
How long has Gold King been in Hickory?
The shop opened in 2007. Marty has 60 years of buying experience in gold, coins, jewelry, and estates.
Is Gold King a chain or a pawn shop?
Neither. It is a locally operated specialist buyer. We purchase items outright. We do not make loans.
Meet Marty in Hickory
Walk in at 1750 Startown Road, Monday–Saturday, 9AM–6PM.