Ireland. County Cavan.
Sell gold, silver and jewellery in Cavan
From Cavan town, Bailieborough and Virginia or anywhere in County Cavan: request a free insured Bosca Óir, post it back from your local post office and be paid at the same published prices as our Dublin counter, off the live London market.
One price list for the whole island. What we pay per gram in Cavan is exactly what we pay in Dublin: priced off the live London market and refreshed through the day.
Gold: what we pay per gram
Indicative. Opening spring 2027.
| Gold purity | Hallmark | We pay per gram |
|---|---|---|
| 9ct gold | 375 | €34.93$39.66£29.85 |
| 14ct gold | 585 | €56.57$64.24£48.35 |
| 18ct gold | 750 | €75.18$85.37£64.25 |
| 22ct gold | 916 | €91.81$104.25£78.46 |
| 24ct gold | 999 | €100.13$113.70£85.57 |
| Gold bullion / sovereigns | 999 | €100.13$113.70£85.57 |
Updated 30 Sept, 23:22, Dublin time
Shown in USD for reference at €1 = $1.1355 (ECB reference rate, 30 Sep 2026, 15:00). We pay in euro by bank transfer.
Shown in GBP for reference at €1 = £0.8546 (ECB reference rate, 30 Sep 2026, 15:00). We pay in euro by bank transfer.
Every figure tracks the live London price and the fineness of the alloy. The full table for all metals, with a calculator, is on the prices page.
Silver: what we pay per gram
Indicative. Opening spring 2027.
| Silver standard | Hallmark | We pay per gram |
|---|---|---|
| Sterling silver (925) | 925 | €1.03$1.17£0.88 |
| Britannia silver (958) | 958 | €1.06$1.20£0.91 |
| Fine silver (999) | 999 | €1.19$1.35£1.02 |
| Other silver (800 to 900) | 800 | €0.89$1.01£0.76 |
| Sterling-handled knives (925) | 925 | €0.51$0.58£0.44 |
| Other silver-handled knives (800 to 900) | 800 | €0.44$0.50£0.38 |
Updated 30 Sept, 23:22, Dublin time
Shown in USD for reference at €1 = $1.1355 (ECB reference rate, 30 Sep 2026, 15:00). We pay in euro by bank transfer.
Shown in GBP for reference at €1 = £0.8546 (ECB reference rate, 30 Sep 2026, 15:00). We pay in euro by bank transfer.
Every figure tracks the live London price and the fineness of the alloy. The full table for all metals, with a calculator, is on the prices page.
Jewellery is priced on the metal in it, stones in, and the metal price is your floor. See sell jewellery for how set pieces, watches and signed pieces are handled.
How it works from Cavan
Step 1
Request the box
Fill in the form below with your address in County Cavan. An Post delivers the Bosca Óir to your door, usually the next working day.
Step 2
Fill it and seal it
Wrap the items so they do not knock together, add any box, certificate or receipt that goes with them, seal the box and stick on the prepaid label from inside.
Step 3
Post it from Cavan town
Hand it in at any An Post office, in Cavan town and Bailieborough or wherever suits, and keep the receipt. From the moment it is scanned it travels at our risk, up to €2,000.
Step 4
Opened on camera in Dublin, then paid
We open it on camera in Dublin, weigh and XRF test every piece, and send you the video with an itemised offer. Accept and you are paid by bank transfer; decline and everything comes back to Cavan, return post free.
Selling from Cavan
Rather hand it over in person? County Cavan to our Dublin office is about an hour and a half by road. Appointments open spring 2027; until then the Bosca Óir is the way to sell from Cavan.
Selling gold from Cavan
9ct, 14ct, 18ct and 22ct jewellery, sovereigns and scrap, bought at the gold prices above by carat and weight. Hallmarked or not: everything is XRF tested on camera when the box is opened.
Sell goldSelling silver from Cavan
Sterling canteens, tea sets, coin silver and jewellery, priced by the gram. A full canteen is heavy, so tell us in the form and we send a bigger box to Cavan. Silver plate has no melt value; our guide shows how to tell.
Sell silverSelling jewellery from Cavan
Whole pieces, stones in: rings, chains, watches and brooches. Send the box, certificate or receipt if you have them. If a piece is worth more as a piece than as metal, we tell you before you decide.
Sell jewelleryAn Bosca Óir
What is a Bosca Óir?
Bosca Óir is Irish for “gold box”. It is our free, insured postal pack: a box we post to your door with a prepaid return label already inside, so you can sell gold, silver and jewellery from anywhere in Ireland without leaving the house. Nothing to pay, nothing to arrange, and no obligation to sell.
The box, in short
- What arrives
- A sturdy box with a prepaid, tracked An Post return label already inside. Put your items in, seal it and drop it at any post office. The box is yours to keep.
- What it costs
- Nothing. The box is free, the return post is prepaid, and if you decline our price your items come back to you free as well. There are no deductions from your payment.
- Who carries the risk
- We do. From the moment the post office scans your parcel it travels at our risk, up to €2,000 of items per box. Worth more than that? Message us first and we arrange collection or a visit.
- Where we post
- Anywhere in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Over a kilo of silver, tell us in the form and we send a bigger box.
- Follow it
- Every box has its own number and its own tracking page, so you can see exactly where it is at every stage, from the day we post it to the day you are paid.
How it works
- 01
Request
Fill in the short form on this page and we post your Bosca Óir to your door.
- 02
Fill and seal
Put your items in the box, wrapped so they do not knock together. Seal it and stick on the prepaid label from inside. Send any box, certificate, receipt or valuation in with the piece. They travel with it and come back with it if you decline.
- 03
Post it
Drop it at any post office and keep your proof of postage. From the first scan it travels at our risk.
- 04
Opened on camera
We open, weigh and XRF test everything on camera. The video is yours within 24 hours.
- 05
Your price
You get an itemised offer at the prices published on this site, fixed at the moment you accept.
- 06
Paid or returned
Accept and you are paid by bank transfer. Decline and everything comes back to you, return post free.
Wrong Weight Guarantee. If our weight or carat reading is ever wrong, we pay you double the difference. The plain-English terms, and the postal selling terms.
Request your free postal pack (Bosca Óir) in Cavan
Fill in your County Cavan address and we post the box to you. It arrives with a prepaid, insured return label already inside.
Selling from Cavan, question by question
Do I have to travel to Dublin to sell gold or silver from Cavan?
No. The Bosca Óir is posted to you in County Cavan, you post it back from any post office, and the weighing, testing and offer all happen on camera. Rather hand it over in person? County Cavan to our Dublin office is about an hour and a half by road. Appointments open spring 2027; until then the Bosca Óir is the way to sell from Cavan.
How long does it take from Cavan?
An Post usually delivers the box to you the next working day and brings it back to us as quickly. We open it on camera within 24 hours of arrival and your offer follows the same day.
Is my parcel insured on the way from Cavan?
Yes. Once the parcel is scanned in with our prepaid label it travels at our risk, up to €2,000 per parcel under our postal terms. Message us first about anything worth more than that and we agree a safer way to send it.
Is the price the same in Cavan as in Dublin?
Yes. There is one published price list for all 32 counties, priced per gram off the live London market and refreshed through the day. There is no testing fee and no handling charge, wherever the box comes from.
Can I sell jewellery with the stones still in from Cavan?
Yes. Send whole pieces as they are. We weigh and test the metal, stones are weighed out where practical, and if a piece looks worth more than its metal we tell you before you decide. Send any box, certificate, receipt or valuation in with the piece. They travel with it and come back with it if you decline.