You are in Hollywood with gold you are ready to turn into money — a Cuban link that has not left the drawer since the beach house was sold, a broken 14K bracelet, a parent's wedding band from Hollywood Lakes, a handful of coins from a Hallandale estate. Hollywood has no shortage of "we buy gold" signs between Young Circle and State Road 7, and most of them promise top dollar without ever showing you a number. Here is how to know what your gold is actually worth before you sell it to anyone, and the two honest ways to sell it to us from Hollywood — a 25-minute drive up I-95, or a free insured box that never requires you to leave the house.

1. Hollywood Has Plenty of Gold Buyers. Very Few Show the Math.

You can sell gold within a mile of downtown Hollywood today. What is hard to find is a buyer who weighs your piece in grams where you can see the scale, tests it in front of you, and writes the formula down so you can check it. When a buyer will not show the math, the offer can be whatever they want it to be that afternoon.

We do it differently. We are DD Pawn Loans, a licensed Florida pawnbroker in Pompano Beach with a 4.9-star rating across 500+ Google reviews, and we publish the formula so you can check our offer before you get in the car or tape up a box.

2. The Melt Math — Run It Yourself First

Every honest gold offer starts from melt value: what the pure gold in your item is worth at today's price.

Melt value = weight × purity × live spot price.

10K (stamped 417) = 41.7% pure gold
14K (stamped 585) = 58.3% pure gold
18K (stamped 750) = 75% pure gold

Spot is quoted per troy ounce, which is 31.1 grams, not 28. We weigh in grams, out loud, and the offer is built from that number and that number only. Want it done for you? Our free gold estimator runs the same math in seconds, so you know roughly what a fair offer looks like before you talk to anyone in Hollywood or anywhere else.

3. Everything Is Tested on Camera, in Front of You

We test your gold on camera, with you watching, every time — the weighing, the Sigma electronic test, the acid confirmation, the math, the offer. 445,000+ people follow @ddpawnloans across TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, where these appraisals are posted. Nothing happens to your gold out of your sight, and the appraisal is free and no-obligation: if you do not like the number you walk out with your gold. See exactly how we test gold.

4. Two Honest Ways to Sell From Hollywood

We are not around the corner from Hollywood Boulevard. We are in Pompano Beach, about 20 miles north — roughly 25 to 35 minutes up I-95 North to Atlantic Boulevard (Exit 36), then a few minutes west. From Emerald Hills or Hollywood Hills you are on I-95 in minutes; from Hollywood Beach or Hallandale Beach take Hallandale Beach Boulevard or Sheridan Street west to the highway. So here are the two paths that actually make sense, depending on what you are selling.

Path 1: Drive up I-95 for a large lot

If you are selling a heavy Cuban link, a jewelry box of 14K and 18K pieces, or an estate lot where a few percentage points is real money, the drive pays for itself. Walk in during store hours — Mon–Thu 10am–7pm, Fri 9am–8pm, Sat 10am–7pm (closed Sunday) — with your gold and a valid government photo ID. Free parking, no appointment, and the appraisal takes about ten minutes. Coming from closer in? We also serve sellers through our Fort Lauderdale and Miami gold pages.

Path 2: Free insured mail-in for everything else

For a single chain, a broken bracelet, or anything that does not justify the trip, use our mail-in gold program. Hollywood is close enough that a package dropped at any staffed FedEx location in Hollywood, Hallandale Beach or Dania Beach usually reaches our vault the next morning:

Free FedEx label, insured up to $50,000 — both directions, always
Your package is opened and tested on camera, same as in person
Offer within 24 hours of arrival, with the math shown
Accept and get a same-day wire or mailed check
Decline and we ship everything back — free, insured

The full step-by-step is at how mail-in gold works, and the common questions are in the mail-in gold FAQ. Same math, same cameras, zero driving.

5. We Buy Hollywood Gold as Jewelry, Not Just as Scrap

A lot of buyers treat every piece as melt. We run a retail showcase, so we do not have to. The Cuban link chains South Florida is known for, religious pendants, estate rings and bracelets from the Hollywood Beach condos, gold coins from a safe-deposit box — these are things we buy, keep and sell. A buyer who only melts prices everything at scrap. A buyer with a case full of gold chains can recognize when your piece is worth handling as jewelry, and price it accordingly.

6. Not Sure You Want to Sell? Borrow Against It Instead

A buy-only gold storefront cannot offer this — a licensed pawnbroker can: we can lend against your gold instead of buying it, $200 minimum up to $100,000, so the family piece stays yours. There is no credit check, nothing is reported to credit bureaus, and the loan is non-recourse: if you cannot repay, the item settles the debt with no collections and no credit damage. The finance charge and maturity date are disclosed in writing on your pawn ticket, as required by Florida's Pawnbroking Act, and Florida law requires a valid government photo ID for every pawn transaction. Loans are made in person at the Pompano Beach store. Details at collateral loans.

7. Hollywood Gold Sellers Ask Us

Is it worth driving from Hollywood to Pompano Beach to sell gold?

For a large or high-value lot, usually yes: run your pieces through the gold estimator first, and if the melt value is substantial, a transparent on-camera offer is worth half an hour on I-95. For a small lot, skip the drive and use the free insured mail-in — from Hollywood it is typically at our counter the next morning. Either way the appraisal is free and you are never obligated to sell.

Do I need an appointment?

No. Walk in during store hours with your gold and a government-issued photo ID. If you would like a ballpark first, call or text (561) 774-9292 and we will give you one over the phone.

What happens if I mail my gold in and do not like the offer?

We ship everything back to you with a free, insured return label. The label is free both directions, the offer comes within 24 hours of arrival, and declining costs you nothing.

More questions? See our FAQs or contact us.

8. Get Your Number Today — In Person or by Mail

You now know the formula: weight × purity × live spot, tested on camera with the math on the table and no obligation. Call or text (561) 774-9292 with any questions, then choose your path: drive up I-95, or request your free insured mail-in label.

DD Pawn Loans
2751 W Atlantic Blvd #101, Pompano Beach, FL 33069
Call or text: (561) 774-9292