pawnbroker

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You can always head to your local pawnbroker or a merchant who specializes in coins or precious metals.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

Vestiges of Reseda’s small-town beginning still survive in block after block of single-story businesses like the Traders pawnbroker and jewelry store at the intersection of Reseda Boulevard and Sherman Way.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

As Birmingham asks, “Why not peer over Raskolnikov’s shoulder while he’s face-to-face with the stupid, deaf, sick, greedy pawnbroker, waiting for his moment?”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2021

Ms. Marquez of BlockFi called the sheriff’s office in San Francisco about a pawnbroker license, only to be redirected again.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2021

Then the pawnbroker looked at the four rugs, carefully inspecting the designs and weaving.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young