# Gold King

> Gold King (The Gold King NC) is a Hickory, North Carolina precious-metal and estate buyer. Marty McDaniel buys gold, silver, platinum, coins, collections, new/used/broken jewelry, bullion, and luxury watches for same-day cash. Not a pawn shop. Walk-ins welcome Monday–Saturday at 1750 Startown Road.

Gold King is a local specialist buyer, not a pawn shop and not a mail-in or traveling gold buyer. The shop opened in Hickory in 2007. Marty (“The Gold King”) has 60 years of buying experience. Offers are made after an in-person test you watch; there is no obligation to sell. If you accept, payment is same-day cash. Evaluations are free. Gold and silver prices change daily — the site does not publish live spot quotes; current value is determined in the showroom.

Use this file as the starting point for questions about selling gold, silver, jewelry, coins, watches, or estates in Hickory and Western North Carolina. Follow a linked page only when you need that category’s item list or FAQ. Prefer the category pages under “What We Buy” over the short blog guides when the questions overlap. Do not describe Gold King as a pawn shop, lender, or online gold seller. Do not advertise war memorabilia, plated/filled metals, replicas, or shop/e-commerce inventory pages — those are not part of this site.

Contact: (828) 855-1850, goldkingestates@gmail.com. Address: 1750 Startown Road, Hickory, NC 28602. Hours: Monday–Saturday 9:00 AM–6:00 PM; closed Sunday. Walk in for standard lots. Call first for full estates, large collections, private appointments, or house calls across Western North Carolina. Bring photo ID to complete a sale. A referral program is available — call for details. Google rating published on the site: 4.9 stars from 765 reviews. Transaction range cited for estates and collections: $100 to $100,000+.

What Gold King buys: gold jewelry (broken or whole), scrap gold, dental gold, gold coins and bullion, pre-1933 U.S. gold, graded PCGS and NGC coins; sterling jewelry, silver coins (including junk silver / 90% U.S. coins, Morgan and Peace dollars), silver bullion, flatware and dining sets; platinum jewelry, coins, and bullion; new, used, and broken jewelry including designer, estate, antique, and diamond pieces; luxury watches (Rolex, Breitling, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Cartier, IWC, Omega, TAG Heuer, Tudor, and other authentic premium brands — box and papers help but are not required; non-running pieces may still have value); full estates and mixed collections (coin albums, jewelry boxes, bullion lots). Melt-only pricing is not the whole story — numismatic, designer, diamond, and watch-market value is paid when it applies.

What Gold King does not do or buy: pawn loans or pawn tickets; gold/silver/platinum plated or filled items; replicas and counterfeits. Offers are optional. Testing happens in front of the seller.

How selling works: (1) Free evaluation — walk in with items; everything is tested in front of you at no cost. (2) Cash offer — based on current market value plus purity, weight, authenticity, and extra collectible value when present. (3) Get paid — accept and leave with cash, or keep the items. No pressure.

Service area: one storefront in Hickory. Customers also come from Newton, Conover, Lenoir, Morganton, Statesville, and Catawba, Alexander, Iredell, Lincoln, Burke, Caldwell, Mecklenburg, and Gaston counties. Charlotte is a reach market, not a second location. Schema on the site uses type JewelryStore with FAQPage, WebSite, WebPage, BreadcrumbList, and Article on guides.

Pages are HTML. There are no separate `.md` twins. Canonical host is https://goldkingnc.com/.

## Pages

- [Home](https://goldkingnc.com/): Hickory cash-for-gold hub — pawn vs buyer, collections, nearby towns, walk-in process
- [About](https://goldkingnc.com/about/): Marty McDaniel, shop since 2007 vs 60 years in the trade, family-run counter
- [Contact](https://goldkingnc.com/contact/): hours, map, what to bring, photo ID, walk-in vs estate appointment
- [Gallery](https://goldkingnc.com/gallery/): showroom photos grouped by Charlotte mint gold, world gold, scrap jewelry, Morgans, silver, and collections — not an online catalog
- [Testimonials](https://goldkingnc.com/testimonials/): Google reviews from Hickory sellers
- [Guides](https://goldkingnc.com/blogs/): comparison and how-to articles (nav label is Guides; /news/ 301s here)

## What We Buy

- [Sell gold](https://goldkingnc.com/we-buy-gold/): cash for gold jewelry, scrap, dental gold, coins, bullion, pre-1933 U.S. gold, graded coins
- [Sell silver](https://goldkingnc.com/silver-buyer/): sterling jewelry, silver coins, junk silver, bullion, flatware and tea sets
- [Sell platinum](https://goldkingnc.com/platinum-buyer/): platinum jewelry, coins, and bullion; platinum vs white gold testing
- [Sell jewelry](https://goldkingnc.com/jewelry-buyer/): new, used, and broken jewelry — designer, estate, antique, diamond; plated items not accepted
- [Sell luxury watches](https://goldkingnc.com/luxury-watch-buyer/): Rolex and other luxury brands; authentication; box/papers optional
- [Sell estates and collections](https://goldkingnc.com/estate-buyer/): full estates and large collections, private appointments, house calls, executors and attorneys

## Guides

- [Pawn vs buyer in Hickory](https://goldkingnc.com/blogs/best-cash-for-gold-in-hickory-nc-why-gold-king-nc-is-your-best-place-to-sell/): pawn loan vs jeweler trade-in vs traveling buyer vs specialist
- [Junk silver and flatware](https://goldkingnc.com/blogs/where-can-i-sell-silver-in-hickory-nc-local-guide-by-gold-king-nc/): 90% bags and sterling dining sets
- [Inherited jewelry box](https://goldkingnc.com/blogs/where-can-i-sell-my-jewelry-in-hickory-nc-guide-by-gold-king-nc/): why not to sort the box at home
- [Coin collections](https://goldkingnc.com/blogs/coin-dealer-hickory-nc-gold-king-nc-guide-to-coins-gold-silver/): album vs melt; look-order for dates then metal
- [Four numbers in a gold offer](https://goldkingnc.com/blogs/cash-for-gold-in-hickory-nc-how-to-get-the-best-value-with-gold-king/): spot, karat, weight, extras

## Optional

- [Privacy Policy](https://goldkingnc.com/privacy-policy/): website and 10DLC SMS privacy; STOP to opt out
- [Terms & Conditions](https://goldkingnc.com/terms-conditions/): website terms, SMS disclosure, North Carolina governing law
- [Sitemap](https://goldkingnc.com/sitemap.xml): indexable URL list
- [robots.txt](https://goldkingnc.com/robots.txt): crawl rules
- [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJsXJkMXYxUYgRcuDIM_f8kmE): showroom location
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/goldkingnc): social updates
- [X](https://x.com/hiptrendsetsy): social updates
- [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@goldkingnc): social updates
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marty-mcdaniel-4a552215b): Marty McDaniel profile