Sell to Us · Turquoise & Silver
Sell turquoise to people who know Lone Mountain from Lander Blue.
Turquoise is a specialty, not a sideline, for us. Walk into Old 44 Vintage and you will see trays of it: cuffs, squash blossoms, concho belts, rings stamped by makers we recognize on sight. The pieces we buy from Southern California families are exactly what fills those trays.
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The market rewards knowledge here more than almost anywhere. A heavy old cuff with natural, high-grade stone can be worth many times what a generic buyer offers for it as scrap silver weight. Hallmarks, stampwork, stone provenance, and age all matter, and we read all of them.
Silver and stone we buy
Old pawn and early pieces
Pre-1950s Navajo, Zuni, and Hopi work: ingot silver, hand-pulled wire, early stamps.
Cuffs and bracelets
Row bracelets, heavy ingot cuffs, cluster work, and signed contemporary masters.
Squash blossoms and necklaces
Naja necklaces, coral and heishi strands, and complete original sets.
Concho belts and buckles
First-phase style belts, stamped conchos, and ranger sets.
Natural stone
Lone Mountain, Lander Blue, Bisbee, Morenci, Number 8: named mines bring named prices.
Do not sell it as scrap silver
The saddest thing we see in this category is a family selling a collection to a gold-and-silver counter that weighs it. Old turquoise jewelry is worth more than its melt value, sometimes astonishingly more, and once a piece is melted the history is gone for good. Before any scale gets involved, send us a photo or bring the box by the shop in San Juan Capistrano. We will tell you what you actually have.
A Recent Find
A 1940s Levi’s Type 1 jacket, sold to us by a former dealer who knew exactly what he had. We paid $12,000 in cash, the same day.
How it works
Call us.
A real conversation about what you have, no forms, no waiting.
We come to you.
We look at everything, at your pace. We know what we're seeing.
Cash offer, same visit.
A fair price on the spot, or a full estate sale run for you.
Common questions
How can I tell if turquoise is natural?
Natural stone shows depth, matrix variation, and honest wear; stabilized and block material looks uniform. It takes a trained eye, which is exactly why we look in person before anyone talks numbers.
The jewelry is unsigned. Is it still valuable?
Often, yes. Most early Native American silverwork is unsigned. Construction, stampwork, and stone tell us the age and quality; a hallmark is a bonus, not a requirement.
Do you buy single pieces or full collections?
Both. One good cuff is worth a meeting. A lifetime collection from a trading post era family is worth a very careful afternoon.