Ireland. County Laois. Gold, silver and jewellery, by post or in person.
Sell gold in Laois
Today we pay €33.18 per gram for 9ct gold, €71.40 for 18ct and €87.21 for 22ct, live as of 15 Nov, 10:52 Dublin time: the same published price in County Laois as everywhere else in Ireland, with no testing or handling fees.
To sell gold or silver from Laois, request the free insured Bosca Óir below and post it back from any An Post office in Portlaoise, Portarlington and Mountmellick or anywhere in County Laois; it travels at our risk, whatever the value, once scanned. 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, send an itemised offer the same day at the published price per gram, and pay by bank transfer the same day you accept; decline and it comes back free. Lots worth more than €1,000 can come to Dublin (about an hour and a quarter by road) by appointment instead.
Gold and silver prices in Laois today
One price list for the whole island. What we pay per gram in Laois is exactly what we pay in Dublin: priced off the live London market and refreshed through the day.
Gold: what we pay per gram
| Gold purity | Hallmark | We pay per gram |
|---|---|---|
| 9ct gold | 375 | €33.18$36.67£27.72 |
| 14ct gold | 585 | €53.73$59.38£44.90 |
| 18ct gold | 750 | €71.40$78.91£59.66 |
| 22ct gold | 916 | €87.21$96.38£72.87 |
| 24ct gold | 999 | €95.11$105.12£79.47 |
| Gold bullion / sovereigns | 999 | €95.11$105.12£79.47 |
Prices updated Dublin time
Shown in USD for reference at €1 = $1.1052 (ECB reference rate, 13 Nov 2026, 15:00). We pay in euro by bank transfer.
Shown in GBP for reference at €1 = £0.8356 (ECB reference rate, 13 Nov 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
| Silver standard | Hallmark | We pay per gram |
|---|---|---|
| Sterling silver (925) | 925 | €0.83$0.92£0.69 |
| Britannia silver (958) | 958 | €0.86$0.95£0.72 |
| Fine silver (999) | 999 | €0.97$1.07£0.81 |
| Other silver (800 to 900) | 800 | €0.72$0.80£0.60 |
| 835 silver | 835 | €0.75$0.83£0.63 |
| Sterling-handled knives (925) | 925 | €0.20$0.22£0.17 |
| Other silver-handled knives (800 to 900) | 800 | €0.18$0.20£0.15 |
Prices updated Dublin time
Shown in USD for reference at €1 = $1.1052 (ECB reference rate, 13 Nov 2026, 15:00). We pay in euro by bank transfer.
Shown in GBP for reference at €1 = £0.8356 (ECB reference rate, 13 Nov 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. The full list, every grade we buy and the calculator are on today's prices; the carat guides explain the figures for 9ct, 18ct and 22ct.
Selling from Laois at a glance
- Prices
- One published price list for all 32 counties, net per gram, off the live London market. The figure on the board is the figure paid; no testing or handling fees. Today's prices
- Selling from County Laois
- Free insured Bosca Óir postal pack or prepaid label to any address in County Laois; post it back from any post office.
- Insurance in transit
- At our risk, whatever the value, once An Post tracking shows the parcel accepted with our label. Keep the proof of postage.
- Testing
- Every piece weighed on a calibrated scale and XRF tested on camera in Dublin; you get the video within 24 hours of arrival. How XRF testing works
- The offer
- Itemised: each piece, its grade, its weight and the published rate applied. Open for 48 hours.
- If you decline
- Everything returned to Laois free by tracked post. Nothing to pay.
- If you accept
- Paid by bank transfer the same day, less 12 euro return postage at cost, waived when the parcel's melt value is over 500 euro. Photo ID checked before payment.
- In person
- Lots worth more than 1,000 euro can come to Dublin by appointment (about an hour and a quarter from County Laois by road); the price and the testing are the same as by post.
Request your free postal pack (Bosca Óir) in Laois
Your name, WhatsApp number and postal address in County Laois is all it takes; we post the box to you with a prepaid, insured return label already inside.
How it works from Laois
Step 1
Request the box
Fill in the form above with your address in County Laois. 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 Portlaoise
Hand it in at any An Post office, in Portlaoise and Portarlington or wherever suits, and keep the receipt. From the moment it is scanned it travels at our risk, whatever the value.
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 the same day; decline and everything comes back to Laois, return post free.
Selling from Laois
Rather hand it over in person? County Laois to our Dublin office is about an hour and a quarter by road. You are welcome to book an appointment, but nothing about the price or the testing changes by post.
Selling gold from Laois
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 Laois
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 Laois. Silver plate has no melt value; our guide shows how to tell.
Sell silverSelling jewellery from Laois
Rings, chains, bracelets, odd earrings and gold or silver watches, any condition, priced on the metal at the published rate per gram. Stones are assessed separately and quoted for or returned. Branded watches are bought by quote only.
Sell jewelleryAn Bosca Óir, our free postal pack
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, whatever the value. For an unusually valuable lot you can message us first and we arrange collection or a visit, but the post takes any size.
- Where we post
- Anywhere in the Republic of Ireland. Over a kilo of silver, tell us in the form and we send a bigger box. From Northern Ireland or the rest of the EU there is no pack: WhatsApp us for a quote and post to Dublin yourself, insured.
- 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 certificate or valuation for the stones in with the piece. It travels with it and comes 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 reading is ever wrong, we pay you double the difference. The plain-English terms, and the postal selling terms.
Selling from Laois, question by question
Do I have to travel to Dublin to sell gold or silver from Laois?
No. The Bosca Óir is posted to you in County Laois, 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 Laois to our Dublin office is about an hour and a quarter by road. You are welcome to book an appointment, but nothing about the price or the testing changes by post.
Is there a Liffey Metals shop in Laois?
No. We do not operate a public counter anywhere. Gold and silver from County Laois is opened and tested in Dublin, after you post it with the free insured pack, or by appointment if the lot is worth more than €1,000. The price per gram is the same either way.
What is the price of gold per gram in Laois today?
The figure on this page and on liffeymetals.com/prices, refreshed through the day off the live London market. Today: 9ct €33.18, 18ct €71.40 and 22ct €87.21 per gram, net, live as of 15 Nov, 10:52 Dublin time. One published price list covers all 32 counties, so it is the same figure in Laois as in Dublin. The price on your offer is fixed when you accept it after XRF testing.
How long does it take from Laois?
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 Laois?
Yes. Once the parcel is scanned in with our prepaid label it travels at our risk, whatever the value, under our postal terms. For an unusually valuable lot you can message us first and we arrange collection or a visit instead.
Is the price the same in Laois 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 Laois?
Yes. Send the piece as it is. We weigh and test the metal with the stones excluded and pay the published per-gram rate for it. Stones are assessed separately: we quote for them or return them to you. Send any certificate or valuation for the stones in with the piece. It travels with it and comes back with it if you decline.
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Other counties
The same Bosca Óir, the same prices and the same camera, from every county in Ireland; from Northern Ireland, post to our Dublin PO box. Or go straight to gold, silver or jewellery. Living elsewhere in the EU? You can post to us from any member state.