Melting gold ?

[Kevin]

I was at the dentist yesterday. An old crown needed replaced. It was gold. I had a non gold crown crack once and now only get gold crowns. Yes they cost a bit more but they won’t crack.

Anyway, I now have two gold crowns in the safe. I believe the weight is around 6 grams. There is a bit of tooth still stuck in one of them. But according to Google most rings are 2 to seven grams.

Do you think these are worth it or junk?

 

[xTopGun]

Here - now send me a check for $100 since I saved you an extrat $150 . . .

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[Neon Vernon]

Take them to real jeweler, not a retailer - one that actually makes things. They'll likely purchase those from you.

Most actual jewelers have recovery tanks or boxes mounted under the buffers and grinders that collect the debris from the polishing wheels. The recovered polishing goo and trace metals periodically get melted down and the precious metals are separated out.

 

[Kevin]

Here - now send me a check for $100 since I saved you an extrat $150 . . .

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looks good. I'm just wondering if it will really work or work twice I suppose.

Taking them to a real jeweler sounds good too. But I don't know exactly how much they weigh (I do have an accurate scales...it's the bit of tooth left in one crown.) And would have to find a reputable place.

 

[xTopGun]

looks good. I'm just wondering if it will really work or work twice I suppose.

Taking them to a real jeweler sounds good too. But I don't know exactly how much they weigh (I do have an accurate scales...it's the bit of tooth left in one crown.) And would have to find a reputable place.

I'd call around to the local Gold & Silver coin shops and see who's really paying spot price for metals and go from there, if they aren't paying within 4% move on . . . . .

 

[s4s4u]

If you are looking to sell them, I doubt a buyer will care much about the small piece of tooth.

 

[Joe Chartreuse]

I was at the dentist yesterday. An old crown needed replaced. It was gold. I had a non gold crown crack once and now only get gold crowns. Yes they cost a bit more but they won’t crack.

Anyway, I now have two gold crowns in the safe. I believe the weight is around 6 grams. There is a bit of tooth still stuck in one of them. But according to Google most rings are 2 to seven grams.

Do you think these are worth it or junk?


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If your fillings were 24K they would be worth around $900 today. However, dental gold is an alloy to increase strength, probably 10-16K, so you are around $500-$600 at best for value. I don't think a kiln is worth it unless you are planning or doing something similar. A buyer would probably just put the pieces on a scale and test purity anyway.

 

[Armybrat]

One of my grandsons got a little kiln kit for his birthday several years ago.
I gave him several pieces of scrap sterling silver flatware to play with.
The first thing he made was this cross pendant for Grandma.
She treasures it.

 

[contender]

I would not invest in a gold kiln unless I had a fair amount of gold to process,,, AND a good reason to do so.

Gold buyers will basically ignore a small piece of tooth in a filling/cap.

As noted,, the value depends upon Karat,, AND the weight. Gold buyers can test the Karat,, and then give you the weight.
I'd pre-weigh the pieces,, to know if their scales are "true."

 

[jimbo1096]

My mom had gold that came from her uncle’s teeth when he passed. It was quite a bit and she was able to make two pendants for my sister and my wife. I don’t know how much the actual value in gold it was, but I think the karat weight was only 10 karat.
When my wife passed I gave hers to my granddaughter, and when my sister passed, I gave that one to my granddaughter as well. Most gold has been mixed with another alloy like
nickel to make it harder.
Unless you’ve got quite a bit, I don’t think it would be worth buying a smelter just for that. I would do like my mom did & take it to a jeweler and have them give you a quote. Shouldn’t cost you anything for that

 

[mirglip]

Whatever you do, DON"T melt it. That would only cause uncertainty about it's origin and YOU would be the one to pay for the assay when you attempt to sell it and the delay would be on you. Most buyers would not be interested in melted mystery metal.
If you have an itch to melt metals and pour your own bars, do it with lead.

 

[Baxter6551]

I had a gold cap replaced about 6 months ago. It was thick gold. Dentist had to cut it to remove it. I took it to the jewelry store and got $400 for it. Don’t recall the weight. Told my wife to take a ball peen hammer to the funeral home and get the rest. Morbid but imagine what the crematories recover.

 

[Threespears]

My Dad bought a few gold teeth back from WW2

 

[jimbo1096]

I hate to think of the process your dad went through to get those teeth

 

[Threespears]

I hate to think of the process your dad went through to get those teeth

Yea, the other guys were through using them. They didn’t need them anymore

 

[Chief 101]

The last time I smelted gold I used a small clay pot made for the purpose and MAPP gas. The Mapp gas was in a canister similar to a small propane canister and similar nozzle...eazy-peazy...

 

[Johnnu2]

You can have some fun with those crowns; just go to a dozen "we buy gold" places, pawn shops and jewelers. Then keep a tally of the various prices they are willing to pay.... the fun comes with the unbelievable differences in "value". Often, your "regular" jeweler will screw you the most. I sent a VERY HEAVY gold ID bracelet (never worn) to a place in Manhattan got a price; then went to our "regular" jeweler got a price (surprisingly) it was HALF of what the NYC guy offered. Went back to the NYC guy and he offered a $100 less than his first offer "just because". He was still higher than our "regular guy" (who was always happy to help us for years). p.s. IMHO, Don't waste a lot of time on this Kevin; the interest from your bank account is MUCH more than you can make on this project :-).

J.

 

[mirglip]

People who buy and eat hot dogs don't give a damn what mystery meat is inside them.
Companies that buy precious metals are not like hot dog buyers. The more uncertainty, the lower the price. Melting adds uncertainty.

 

[David Lee Valdina]

Contact Doral Refining. 800-645-2794. 533 Atlantic Ave., Freeport, NY 11520. They buy anything with gold, silver, platinum or palladium. [email protected].

 

[Byron Bay]

View attachment 103127My Dad bought a few gold teeth back from WW2

Jap ?

 

[Threespears]

Sons of tojo