West Country Precious Metals, incorporating UK Silver Exchange, is the culmination of a lifetime working in silver and gold for co-owners Steve Mangeng and Jason Knape. Since the 1980’s both have worked in the antique silver, coin and jewellery trades and between them have a depth of understanding of and expertise in precious metals that is unrivalled.

Best Prices

Unlike, the vast majority of competitor metal traders, West Country Precious Metals  is in a unique position in the precious metals business to buy from the trade and public alike and have a direct link with a refinery to turn unwanted scrap gold and silver in to a usable commodity. There is no intermediary and our aim is to deliver the best daily prices with the utmost professional care and attention to our clients.

UKSE

Set up in 2024, West Country Precious Metals was founded following an opportunity to take up a direct working relationship with a world-leading refinery and precious metals broker and supply them with the much-in-demand raw materials. This link was provided by Gary Bottomley of Reign Beau Limited who had the enviable reputation in the trade for providing the best service and prices and whose set-up has been the basis for our guiding principles. The UK Silver Exchange is now owned by West Country Precious Metals and former clients of Reign Beau Ltd will find our service equal to that provided by them and we welcome your contact.

Expertise

Jason has worked as a dealer in jewellery and antique silver since leaving school and has attended auctions in the southwest and fairs country-wide ever since. He has run two retail jewellery shops in Plymouth for many years that specialised in antique and secondhand jewellery, watches and silver and has built up a strong and loyal local clientele.

Having been inspired by collecting coins from an early age, Steve began his working life appraising and cataloguing silver, jewellery and coin sales for a leading local auction house. He has been self-employed working as a dealer in silver, coins and jewellery since 1990 and has been a well-known face on the auction and fair circuits in the southwest and London ever since. Steve has a vast knowledge of all three disciplines.

The knowledge gained by Jason and Steve from lifetimes working in gold and silver enables us to understand the needs of all clients and advise from a position of expertise. We are able to quickly and professionally process metals that come our way and make payment whilst you wait or following receipt of any parcel.

A West Country Welcome

West Country Precious Metals Limited is based mid-way between Exeter and Plymouth and draws in trade and public business from nationwide. We welcome visits by appointment and you can be assured that a friendly greeting awaits you.