Alcoa, Tennessee — Near McGhee Tyson Airport
Alcoa sits at the crossroads of Blount County and South Knoxville — a working community with deep industrial roots and families who've lived here for generations. If you've got gold, silver, or coins you're ready to sell, we make the process fast and fair.
Get a Free Quote →Alcoa has always been a working town — built around the aluminum plant, shaped by the families who made their lives here and raised kids who stayed. It's the kind of community where jewelry gets passed down, where coin collections accumulate quietly in drawers, and where people know the value of a dollar.
East Tennessee Gold Buyers serves Alcoa and the surrounding area — including Maryville, Seymour, Rockford, Louisville, and the South Knoxville corridor along the McGhee Tyson Airport route. We're a dedicated gold buying operation, not a pawn shop with a back corner full of electronics. Gold is what we do.
That focus lets us pay more, work faster, and explain every dollar we offer. We price off live spot, show you the math, and put cash in your hand the same day. No appointment required for most transactions — walk in, get your offer, decide.
Three steps. No surprises. Walk-ins welcome for most transactions.
Gather your gold, silver, coins, or other precious metals. Don't worry about condition — broken chains, tangled necklaces, loose stones, dental gold — all fair game. We buy the metal, not the presentation.
We test purity and weigh each piece in front of you. We pull the live spot price and run the calculation: spot × purity × weight = melt value. We offer a strong percentage of that. You see every step. No mystery, no pressure.
Accept the offer, leave with cash. Decline, leave with your items. No fee for the evaluation, no hard sell. Most visits are done in under 20 minutes.
Four things determine how much your gold is worth. Walk in knowing these and you'll know exactly what to expect.
24K = 99.9% pure gold. 18K = 75%. 14K = 58.5%. 10K = 41.7%. The karat stamp on your piece is the most important number in the equation.
Every gram counts. We weigh your items precisely on calibrated scales. Gold is priced per troy ounce (31.1g), so we convert from grams automatically.
Gold spot moves every minute. We use the live price at the moment of your transaction. A rising market means more for you — and we pass that on directly.
Most jewelry is bought at melt value. Recognized coins often carry premiums. We evaluate both and always pay whichever results in a higher offer for you.
Whether you're near the airport, in the Seymour or Rockford areas, or anywhere along the Maryville–Knoxville corridor:
Contact us for our current location — we serve the entire Alcoa-Maryville-South Knoxville corridor. Call (865) 486-2284 or submit a quote request and we'll work out logistics that make sense for your location.
Yes — European and Middle Eastern jewelry is often marked differently. You might see 585 (14K), 750 (18K), 375 (9K), or 916 (22K). We recognize all international purity marks and test anything we're unsure about. Bring it in — we've seen it all.
Absolutely. Scrap gold is the core of what we buy. Broken, tangled, single earrings, bent rings — all of it has real value at current gold prices. A small bag of scrap 14K jewelry can be worth hundreds of dollars. Don't throw it away.
For significant estate lots or large collections, we may be able to arrange a local meeting. Give us a call at (865) 486-2284 and describe what you have — we'll figure out the best way to handle it.
Get a free, no-obligation quote from East Tennessee's trusted gold buyers. Submit your info and we'll respond fast — usually the same day.
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