About Us

Aurum Antiques is a family-run buying service based in Crumlin, Northern Ireland, with more than 15+ years of experience across gold, silver, jewellery, watches, medals, coins, and antiques. It is built for people who would rather take their time over selling than be rushed across a shop counter.

Plenty of customers start by sending a photo or asking a question, long before they decide whether to post anything in. We are happy to work that way. Tell us what you have and we will say whether it looks suitable, what the next step would be, and roughly what to expect if you go ahead. There is never any obligation to send anything.

We work with customers locally in Northern Ireland and across the UK by post. We are especially interested in gold, silver, precious metals, coins, scrap gold, and mixed valuables, but we also handle jewellery, watches, medals, and broader antique collections. If you go ahead, it stays simple from there: we assess the items, send a clear offer, pay by bank transfer the same day where we can, and cover the cost of returning anything you decide against.

Some items are bought for collector resale, others are valued for precious-metal content, and some are simply too good to sit forgotten in a drawer. That blend of resale and recycling is a big part of what we do. We want sellers to feel they are dealing with someone who understands both the financial value and the sentimental side of what they are sending.

How We Assess Your Items

We do not treat everything like scrap. Each category is looked at in the context that actually affects value:

• Precious metals are checked for weight, purity, hallmarks, and current market value, whether they are pristine pieces or scrap.
• Jewellery is assessed for materials, maker, condition, design, and any stones or features that affect resale value.
• Watches are looked at for brand, model, condition, originality, and overall saleability rather than metal weight alone.
• Coins, medals, and collectibles are judged on age, rarity, and condition, then checked against what comparable pieces are actually selling for.