Remember gold is gold and it is worth money, if you are having any dental work removed that contains gold do not leave it in your dentists office unless he/she is compensating you properly for the gold you’re leaving with him. You’ve paid for it when you had the work done originally and you may as well re-cooperate some of your money back.

Here are some typical questions from our clients:

Question: I have 2 gold teeth both with enamel attached. Would like to get a valuation for selling these gold teeth Please advise. Thank you

Answer: The price your gold teeth would fetch depends greatly on their weight less the enamel and/or tooth matter.  Two teeth could weigh anywhere from 4 to 15 grams and we are currently paying $21.85 per gram for yellow dental gold.

To get an idea on their weight I can tell you a quarter weighs 5 grams, hold the gold teeth in one hand and the corresponding amount of quarters in the other until they feel about even. Many clients have been surprisingly accurate using this method.

Removing Enamel and Tooth Matter From Gold Teeth:

If you care to try to remove the enamel yourself to get a better idea of the actual gold weight you could get a hammer and a thick piece of plastic or cardboard.  Set the teeth on a hard surface like a basement concrete floor. Place the plastic or cardboard over the teeth and hit them with the hammer, the enamel should disintegrate into a powder, this will leave you with mostly dental gold.
Note: Always use the proper safety equipment such as safety glasses when doing this.

What Is Dental Gold?

Well, dental gold has been used for centuries in dental restoration in the form or gold teeth, gold fillings, crowns, bridges and dentures.  For various hygiene and medical oral reasons people need to have this dental work removed.  The best kind of dental from a buyers perspective is a deep rich yellow color that is untarnished and feels heavy in your hand.

How To Sell Dental Gold

Selling your dental gold is the same process as selling any other kind of scrap gold, not all gold buyers purchase dental gold but most do, the problem is most will try to low ball people selling their scrap dental gold.  There are dental gold buyers that specialize in buying strictly dental gold alloys and amalgams but they usually deal strictly with dental offices, denturists and the like.

The key is to do some comparison shopping, any company that states that they purchase dental gold should list their current scrap dental gold prices on their websites or you should be able to give them a call and ask what they are currently paying per gram for yellow dental gold.  Deal with a company that will answer your questions, sounds reliable and pays a decent rate, if they do not want to give you pricing per gram ahead of time I would avoid them all together.  Also, when dealing with dental gold scrap stay away from pawn shops and they will likely be some of the lowest paying.

Dental Gold Purity

Dental gold karat can vary, it used to be that only yellow dental gold was used in the past but for astetic reasons different alloys have been used in more modern types so the ‘rich yellow’ color of gold doesn’t stand out as much.  That being said yellow dental gold can range from 30% actual gold content to 100% gold content, that being 7k all the way to 24k but the most common karat of yellow dental gold is right in the range of 16k or 66.5% dental gold purity, that is what I base my prices on when buying yellow dental gold.

Conclusion

The business of dental gold recycling has become big business over the last couple years with the price of gold heading higher it will only increase. As a result more and more companies will start buying dental gold.  Click here if you’re interested in learning more about dental gold alloys and how to buy and sell them.

Below are some typical questions I get on a regular basis and I will provide you with some straight forward information on selling your platinum  jewelry below.

Q:  I have a ring that I have  had for a while that my ex gave it to me it is hallmarked pt950 I do believe it is platinum it weighs about the size of a quarter and has one small diamond in it my question is is it worth selling ?

A: Yes, from the information you’ve provided you ring is platinum,  Pt 950 is one of several platinum jewelry hallmarks, the ’950′ portion of the hallmark means that your ring is 950/1000 pure platinum or 95% platinum.  We purchase platinum jewelry and today (July 12th, 2011) we are currently paying $33.55 per gram for 950 platinum jewelry.  If your ring weighs the same as a quarter which would be 5 grams we would pay $167.75 for your ring.  As for the diamond, typically if it is a very small diamond it has little value unless the stone happens to be of excellent quality, meaning at least VS grade.

Q: Hello, I have a $2500 platinum engagement band. How much would you give me for it?

A: Hello Cory, the price your band would fetch would depend greatly on it’s weight, typically platinum bands weigh anywhere from 5 to 20 grams, we are currently paying $32.55 per gram for platinum jewelry so it would be anywhere from $162.75 to $651.00.To get a rough idea on what you band weighs, I can tell you a quarter weighs 5 grams so if you put the band in one hand and a quarter or quarters in the other until they feel about the same you will get a rough idea on it’s weight.  Unfortunately the retails price of jewelry is marked up 10-20 the value of the actual precious metal.

Selling A Platinum Ring

When it comes to selling platinum jewelry I find that people have different reactions, if the item is something like a platinum wedding ring or band both men and women are just happy to sell it as scrap and receive whatever value it is at the time, this is likely because they wish to rid themselves of the memory assoicated with the item.  Other may have significantly more valuable items, for instance I recently purchase a heavy platinum chain for a younger fellow who have come into some legal problems, it weighed just over 125 grams and I was able to offer him just under $4500.00 for the chain. Now lets look at the different options available and where to sell a platinum ring.

1. Cash For Gold Companies: When you’re selling jewelry you have a few options, you are likely aware of the may Cash For Gold businesses around these days, literally 100′s seemed to have popped up when the economy went south, some of them are good legitimate businesses offering a valuable service and some are fly by nighters looking to make a quick buck.   Any decent company will be happy to provide you with a quote ahead of time and if they have a website they will list their prices in plain view without any confusing terms.  The majority of these businesses are in the scrap metal business and will either be melting the item down themselves to sell to a larger refinery or they purchase used jewelry and resell the jewelry itself to larger refineries to be melted down.  Compare what different companies are paying and phone  at least three that look the best to you,  if they don’t have a phone number where you can speak to someone in person I would pass on them.

2. Pawn Shops: Pawn shops used to be one of the only options around until about 10-15 years ago if you were looking to sell your old jewelry, this is the worst place you could go to sell your platinum ring or band, as an example I am currently paying $24.55 for 14k gold jewelry, the local pawn shops in the area I do business are paying $12-$15 per gram, they realize that most people coming to them tend to be either desperate or have not taken the time to educate themselves on how to get the most cash for their jewelry and in turn try to pay as little as possible.

3. Jewelers: It used to be that most jewelers didn’t buy used jewelry but more and more you’ll see jewelers with signs in their windows saying ‘We Buy Gold Jewelry For Cash’ or something similar.  Most jewelers are in between, what I mean is they pay mediocre prices but some do pay decently you just need to get a quote from them and compare.

4. Selling Privately: Likely the most you will get when selling platinum ring is selling it privately, unfortunately this can prove to be difficult particularly if it is a platinum diamond rings.  The reason being that a lot of people have a stigma about buying used jewelry for a loved one and many are looking for a particular size and style, so you really have to find the right person to match your item.  I’m not saying it is impossible but it may prove difficult, I know this because I purchase a lot of used jewelry and when people have tried to sell their items privately many of them come to me after they have given up.

Understanding How Scrap Platinum Jewelry Prices Work

First of all platinum scrap prices are fairly easy to work out and are greatly determined by the price of platinum per ounce on any given day.  The second thing you need to realize is that platinum jewelry is not usually 100% pure platinum, there are a few different hallmarks you should be aware of that determine the amount of platinum in your item namely: Pt 850 (85% platinum), Pt 900 (90% platinum), Pt 950 (95% platinum), you will also see other hallmarks for platinum such as 850, 900, 950 etc.

So let’s say the platinum spot price per ounce is $1,500.00 and you have a platinum ring that weighs 10 grams.  There is 31.1 grams in one troy ounce of platinum so 10 divided by 31.1 = .32 of an ounce.  Now let’s say  your jewelry is 90% platinum, you  would times .32 of an ounce  x .90 = .28 of an ounce of actual platinum.  Now you need to remember that the average consumer will not be able to deal directly with a major refinery to sell a small amount of jewelry so you will likely be going through a cash for gold company, any company needs to make a profit, you objective is to find the company that will pay you most, myself, I pay 80% of the actual spot price, so you have .28 of an ounce of platinum at today’s rate of $1,500.00 per ounce, 1500 x .28  = $420.00 on the spot market, I would pay you 80% of that which would be $336.00.  So the platinum price per gram that your item would fetch would be $33.60

Conclusion

When you sell platinum jewelry reselling your item privately will likely fetch you the most money but will be difficult, time consuming and may take a long period of time to complete the sale. If you want to sell your ring quickly and easily find a precious metal buyer that lists their prices and is transparent in their dealings, avoid pawn shops and ‘gimmicky’ advertisers on television.  I hope this information gives you a good overview of your options on how to sell a platinum ring, band or any jewelry and how prices are determined when dealing with a fair company.

If you have questions on precious metals or jewelry or are interested in a quote on your items please use our contact form and I will get back you in a timely manner.

I have listed some of the more common questions below, if you an inquiry about your items, be it silver, gold or platinum feel free to use our contact form and I’ll try to give you some advice if I can.

Silverware:

Q: I have 52 piece set of 1847 Rogers “Eternally Your’s silverware that I am looking to sell, is this something you would purchase?  If yes would you be able to provide an approximate purchase price. Thank you.

A: We purchase sterling silverware, unfortunately 99.9% of the Rogers Bros flatware is silver plated, unless is it stamped/hallmarked with one of the following:  925, Ster, Sterling, Sterling Silver or Stg
… it is not something we would purchase.  Rogers Bros flatware is copper or brass with a silver plate.  Good luck with your items.

Q:   I have most of a 12 serving sterling flatware service, as well as several sterling personal grooming items (mirror, brush, nail file, comb) and some silver rings that I am interested in selling. Are these items that your firm would likely be interested in purchasing?

Understanding that you can’t possibly know the weight/value of my items, what might be a typical payment for, say, a sterling silver dinner fork or knife?

A: The weight/value of sterling silverware varies greatly from maker to maker.  I purchased 2 sets yesterday from a lady and paid her just over $1,700.00.  They were fairly heavy sets totaling over 5000 grams. Most sets are not that heavy.

Having said that a fork can be anywhere from 25 to 45 grams, larger spoons the same, smaller spoon around 20 grams.  Knives are different and are usually ‘loaded’ with resin or stainless steel with only the cover of the handle being sterling silver at approximately 15 grams.

A sterling silverware set can fetch anywhere from $200.00 to $1,200.00 depending on the number of items and weight.  Hope that helps, yes we would purchase your items if you’re looking to sell.

Q: How do we find out what you would pay for sterling 950 tea pots and a large platter?

A: We do purchase sterling and higher grade silver, price is determined by weight so it’s difficult to give you a price without knowing the items weight and if it is loaded with another material.  We are currently paying .33 cents per gram for 950 silver.  You need to be certain that it is 950 silver and not silver plated as we do not purchase silver plated items.

Silver Bullion:

Q: Do you buy silver bullion at market value?

A: We purchase all bullion and pay 93.5% of spot price.

Under paying their clients. This is a pretty straight forward thing to explain, your unwanted gold jewelry is worth money, the gold buyer determines how much they want to pay, we pay a fair rate which is 80% of the actual gold value, I believe this is fair as we have associated costs such as rental costs, employee costs, operating expenses such as gas, power, property taxes, supplies etc.  Many companies pay far less, many companies try to rip off the public by paying as little as they can even as low as 25% or lower, this is terrible but you can avoid these companies simply by doing some comparative pricing, if a company won’t tell what they pay per gram, move on, they are likely going to rip you off.

Under weighing your items.  Hard to believe but it’s true, many companies will weigh the items but mis quote you on the real weight, always make sure they tare out the scales and show you the weight, don’t take their word for it.  If  you’re using a mail in service you must know the weight before you send it, you should also know the karat of your items so you can get a rough quote ahead of time.

Misrepresenting their pricing. Another common trick these days are companies who list their pricing in pennyweight or dwt instead of grams, this makes  their prices look much higher if you don’t know what a pennyweight is, a pennyweight of dwt is actually 1.55 grams, again if they are trying to mislead you this way I’d steer clear as they will likely try to low ball you.

For the most part companies that run national television campaigns are paying some of the lowest prices around, they have large advertising expenses and thus have to make up the difference somewhere and that is by paying you a low price for your unwanted gold jewelry.

Email Scams

This is another area that I get inquiries from on a daily basis, in a nutshell it goes a little like this, scam artists from Africa, Nigeria, Ghana and many other countries send me emails like this:

Quote:

“Hello Sir,

We are small scale Gold miners here on the sub-region of West Africa . We have 600 kg of alluvial Gold Dust for sale at a considerable price per kilo which is below world market price. If you are interested, do not hesitate to get back to us as soon as possible for us to give you our full co-operate offer (FCO).

We look forward in doing a long lasting business transaction with you.

Attah Anthony”

End Quote

Now out of curiosity I did reply to a couple of these inquiries, here is the next of their emails to me:

Quote:

Dear Mr.john

How are you? I write to inform you that I have acknowledged the receipt of your mail and we are ready  and willing to transact gold business with you.

we are small scale Gold miners here on the sub-region of West Africa  and we have 600 kg of alluvial Gold  which is being deposited with Zpower Gold Ghana ltd a private gold license dealers and I want to let you know that we use to deposit all our produce to Zpower gold Ghana ltd because they are authorized to export and import gold and therefore I will appreciate if you can send your financial director to come down to Ghana so that we can see face to face and discuss how we can commence the shipment of the 600 kg we deposited with Zpower gold Ghana ltd.

Below are the offers of Zpower gold Ghana ltd to their customers.

1, Zpower gold Ghana ltd will prepare letter of invitation that will enable you to obtain an entry visa to Ghana.

2, Zpower gold Ghana ltd is responsible for your accommodation during the period of the transaction.

3, ZPower gold Ghana ltd will also provide their company car and a driver that will take you around during the period of the transaction.

4,Z POWER GOLD LTD

32 KOFI ANAN ST.,NORTH LEGON,ACCRA,GHANA

P.O. Box 1801, Teshie Nungua, Accra, Ghana

Tel. (+233)(0) 21-500-565  or (+233)(0) 242-005-244/543/203-469

Facsimile (+233)(0) 21-500-566 or (+1) 602-532-7517
FULL CORPORATE OFFER (FCO) FOR THE SUPPLY OF AU GOLD DUST
Our Ref: ZPGGL/2010……..                                                          Your Ref…………
From: ZPower Gold Ghana Ltd.
COMMODITY  : AU (GOLD)
FORM   : Alluvial DUST or Bars.
TOTAL QUANTITY :           750 kgs
PURITY   : 22 Carats  (916.5) minimum  :
ORIGIN   : GHANA / WEST AFRICA
PRICE   : US$20,000 per kg.
PAYMENT   :      CASH  OR SWIFT WIRE TRANSFER
PROCEDURE:
1. Seller sends Buyer Full Corporate Offer (FCO)
2. Buyer signs and returns FCO in their own chosen format
3. Seller and Buyer sign Contract after the final report to the buyer’s Refinery buyer to

wire by TT. Telegraphic transfer, to seller’s account.
4. Seller\s accounts within 96 hours, less the shipment cost, And other Government taxes.
DOCUMENTS:
A. Commercial Invoice
B. Certificate of Origin and Ownership
C. Airway Bill marked ‘freight prepaid’
D.  Assay Certificate or Report from GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT.

SELLER

Signed:

Bankers: United bank for Africa, Intercontinental bank ltd, Standard chartered bank plc

Further information will be given to you when I hear from you.

Kind Regards.

End Quote

The next email they always get around to asking me to send them funds so they can ship the gold to me,  hmmm, not something I would do but evidently someone does as I get these on a daily basis.  Others will also try to convince you to travel to them to inspect the gold.  Now I’m not the only one to receive these emails as I get calls daily from the general public who have received the same email and they call me looking for quotes on the ‘supposed’ gold for sale, I sincerely hope no one actually gives these thieves any money.

Many of these same con artists also contact me on the phone, I can predict when they’re calling as they are always using Skype to make their calls.

Another little scam that seems to be gaining some head way are people that are phoning refining companies or gold buyers such as myself stating that they have established mines and require funds to extract the gold.  Their proposal is that they would like me to advance them funds so they can get their extracting process started, in turn they will sell me the gold at a discount within 6 to 9 months.  I must say the gentleman I spoke to sounded quite professional but honestly, who would send someone funds ahead of time for a process like this unless you are an expert geologist?

Here’s another email I get quite frequently, again another gold scam from Ghana, from a prince no less :

Quote:

 DEAR SIR,
INTRODUCTION AND OFFER OF GOLD AND DIAMOND
WE PRESENT TO YOU OUR OFFER AS FOLLOWS.

COMMODITY     -------   ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST
QUANTITY            -------   150KGS
QUALITY               -------   23 CARAT PLUS (92.5) PURITY
PRICE                    -------    $2200 (Two thousand, two hundred dollars)
CONDITIONS AND TERMS.

THE BUYER IS OBLIGED TO COME TO GHANA TO MEET THE SELLER TO NEGOTIATE AND
ASSIST IN THE SHIPMENT OF THE MERCHANDISE TO BUYERS DESTINATION. THE BUYER IS
OBLIGED TO CONDUCT AN INTIAL ASSAY TEST ON THE MERCHANISE, YOUR CONSENT AND
APPROVAL ON THIS OFFER IS NEEDED TO ENABLE US TO PREPARE A CONTRACT AGREEMENT,
AS OTHER RELEVANT DETAILS SHALL BE SENT TO YOU ON REQUEST. PLEASE CONTACT ME
VIA PHONE NUMBER OR EMAIL:

AWAITING YOUR PROMPT AND POSITIVE RESPONSE
YOURS FAITHFULLY
PRINCE MALUNZE.
MALUNZE & SONS CO.

End Quote

Your Input:

I’ll keep you posted as I come across more cash for gold schemes, if you have any you’d like to report for me to post please see our contact page for details on how to send your experiences.

Please note that not all companies are dishonest, I have recently been contacted by the owner of ZPower Corporation who states: “I own the US Trademark for the name ZPower. I also own ZPower Gold Ltd in Ghana, and in the UK and in Nevada.  The individuals you refer to in your email are simply Nigerian scam artists. I had them arrested earlier this year in Ghana (I can send legal evidence of this). ”

The persons I am referring to earlier in this post have nothing to do with the law abiding business previously mentioned, it’s good to see that someone is taking action against these con artists.

Here is another example that a reader sent to me, fortunately he didn’t make the final payment or he would have been out a lot of money:

“I suspect that I have been dealing with a scammer in my attempt to
acquire some gold bars. His email is johnsongold@gmail.com.

I already sent him a 500 dollar fee for him to pay some taxes. I was
about to send him another $50,000 for the gold shipment when I was
warned about him being a fraud.”

Please note: The long and short of it is, do not send anyone, any money, for any reason, if you get solicited by these scam artists via email, phone or any other means ignore them, the only reason they continue operate is that they are getting money from someone.

In the meantime I’ll continue to keep you up to date with any new cash for gold schemes, if you’d like to add your experience please use our contact form to send me your input.

Bullion:

Q: I have 2 JM 10 oz Silver bars, 8 JM 1 gram silver bars and a Credit Suisse 5 gram gold bar.  Do you buy these and what would you pay for each?

A:  Yes, we do purchase those items, I’ve listed prices below:

10 oz Silver Bars: $158.00 each  5 gram Fine gold bar: $166.50 each  I’m not too sure about the ’8 JM 1g silver bars ‘, I’ve never seen 1 gram silver bars, are you sure they’re not gold?

Q: I would like to sell 5 – one ounce Canadian Mint gold bars. Please let me
know what your current rates are as well as what is the process for getting
these to you.

A: We are currently paying $1076.70 per ounce.  You can find our downloadable shipping/payment on our website.

Q:  I will explain what I have for sale .It consist of 2 silver bar of one kilo each from Johnson Matthey with serial number D027215 and D030284 at 999+ wich is the purity of the silver.I also have coins of 20.00 of gold 1967 ,let me have appointement if you want to see them .I also have a Baume Mercier watch paid 12 tousand dollar in 1970 .

A:  I have listed pricing below:

1 kilo Silver bars: $506.00 CAD per bar.
1967 $20 Gold coins (Canadian)): $441.72 per coin (assuming they weigh 18.2 grams each)
Regarding the watch,  I would need to see it to provide you with pricing, we purchase karat gold watches with gold bezels and bands based on gold content.  Let me know if I can be of further assistance.

Q: I have a 1 oz 1985 Canadian maple, what is your best offer on it?

A: We would pay $1,046.25 for your gold Maple. March 10th, 2010.

Q: I have a one kilo bar of silver i’ve had for a long time as well as some sterling silverware that i might be interested in selling.

A: We would pay $488.80 for your 1 kilo silver bar. Do you happen to have a rough idea on how much your sterling silverware weighs.

Gold Jewelry:

Q: There is however, a stamp on the bail which is very hard to make out, but appears to show the letters “CAL”.  Is this not real gold because of the missing kt stamp? The jewellery dealer says it is truly 10k but I could not get a straight answer about the “CAL” stamp?  Thank you in advance, for any information that might help shed some light on this confusion for me.

A:   Thank you for your enquiry,  sometimes the gold hallmarks are hard to find and to read.  I am always surprised that a lot of jewellers don’t seem to know a lot about hallmarks and makers marks.  Anyways if he tested your item and found it to be 10k it likely is, he can easily perform an acid test to determine this and sounds like he must have.  Without seeing it, it sounds to me like the CAL is the makers or manufacturers mark which is quite common on most jewelry, the karat mark should be located close to the makers mark.

Q: I would like to sell a 22 carat gold bangle weight of 31.1 grams. I would also
like to sell a .74 carat diamond solitare ring. Cut: proportioning: medium -
62% table; normal crown angle, slightly deep pavilion, good shape; cutlet is
high.

A:  Thank you for your enquiry, we would pay $732.40 for your bangle, unfortunately we no longer purchase gemstones just the metals gold, silver and platinum.  Let me know if I can be of further assistance.

Q: I have 2- 14 carat gold rings was curious what i would receive for them?

A: The price your rings would fetch would depend on their weight, I can tell you we are currently paying $14.65 per gram for 14k gold jewelry.  For example a quarter weighs 5 grams, if you hold a quarter or quarters in one hand and your rings in the other you should get a rough idea on their weight.

Q: Just looking on a price for white and yellow gold mens chain at 48 grams of 18 karat gold. Please don’t ask me to come in to see it. Just want a price, thanks.

A: We would pay $906.25 for your chain, let me know if I can be of further assistance. We are currently paying $18.88 per gram for 18k gold so you simply mulitply $18.88 by 48 grams to get your payment price.

Gold Hallmarks:

Q: I have found a bracelet and would like to know if it is worth anything.  It has a 14K stamp on it as well as another stamp that I cannot see really well.  It may be “IDI” or just a “D”.  How do I find out what this means.

A: The 14k stands for 14 karat gold.  The letters after the 14k are the makers or manufacturers initials. For our purposes the value of the bracelet would depend on it’s weight.

Gold Nuggets:

Q: Hi,  I was wondering if you purchase small gold nuggets.If you do how much per gram do you pay for small gold nuggets.

A: Yes we do purchase gold nuggets, the price varies depending on their actual gold content, we have received nuggets that contain anywhere from 10% to 95% actual gold content, the only way to know for sure is to melt them into a button and assay them. We pay 85% of the actual gold content.

Silverware:

Q: I have a set of silverware from the 50`s in wooden box. A set of eight silverplate with serving untensils…Name is Bridal Vail by Tudor Plate. Also have a charm bracelet with charms form the 70`s… sterling silver. Wondering if you would buy those items and an idea of what you would pay for them..rought idea. Going to TO at the end of the month and would bring them in if your interested. Annette

A: Thank you for your enquiry, we do purchase sterling silverware, price is determined by weight, as an example we’ve paid anywhere from $200.oo to $1,200.00 for various sets, it’s difficult to give you a rough estimate without knowing the weight.  The silverware we purchase needs to have one of the following silver hallmarks: Ster, Sterling, Sterling Silver, Stg, 925 or 958.  It would be best to check your set before bringing it in, if it doesn’t have one of the hallmarks above it is likely silver plated and not something we would purchase.  The same applies to the charm bracelet.

Q: I have a bunch of silverware id like to send in, but before sending it in i would like to know if there’s any form of test i can do to check as to whether or not it is silver or plated silver, to save myself the shipping expense and you guys the time!

A: Thank you for your enquiry, any silverware we purchase needs to be sterling silver or 800 silver and should have one of the following hallmarks: Ster, Sterling, Sterling Silver, Stg, 925, 958 or 800 followed by makers initals.  If your items are not hallmarked they are likely silver plated.  Hope that helps.

Q: I have many silver items, including serving spoons, silver flatware and teas service, Is this something you are interested in?  I have pictures for your perusal if interested.

A: Yes, we do purchase sterling silver, are you items hallmarked with one of the following marks: Ster, Sterling, Sterling Silver, Stg, 925 or 800 followed by 3 letters.

Gold Parties:

Q: I will be hosting an Silpada Sterling silver jewellery party on March 19/10 and thought perhaps hosting a gold party at the same time may compliment each other.  People can purchase new jewellery with the money they make from their old jewellery.  Can you please give me more information about hosting a gold party.  Thank you.

A: Yes, Gold Parties do work well with other theme parties for the reason you’ve mentioned, unfortunately we are not currently hosting parties in Alberta.   Our experience has been that once we give cash for gold to your party guests they are more than happy to go and spend their new found cash purchasing items at or from your other party vendors, it’s a great way to double end parties!

Dental Gold:

Q: How can I separate gold from ceramics in dental bridgework prior to submitting  for sale?

A: We use a specialty machine that pulverizes the dental scrap before melting.  It is best to remove as much tooth matter, porcelain and ceramics beforehand, the best way you can do this is to use a hammer (regular or 3 pound), put the material on top of a hard surface, say a concrete floor, then place either cardboard or a thick plastic or both over the scrap dental material, you then hit it with a hammer, this will disintegrate the majority of the tooth matter, porcelain and ceramics which will speed up the pricing process.  Doesn’t sound pretty I know but it works well.