What to do with Gold teeth?

[H&F909ORO]

HI all, I have picked up some gold teeth awhile ago and just found it again today. The teeth part it still on it, ya I know gross, but I was trying to figure how to 1. Seperate to just get the gold 2. Melt it 3. Sell it. I don't need it anymore so I want the money for it . Anyone have any idea on how to answer these questions?

Thanks

 

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[coinshooter]

I found 6 in one place and sent them all to the refiner. Got a nice check.

 

[kazcoro]

That def is gross. Maybe try hydrochloric acid? Then, melt?

 

[H&F909ORO]

I looked up some refinerys to see if they will take em. I also looked at hydrochloride acid and got mixed results of it will dissolve gold and it won't.

 

[rocme44]

There are threads on this site that talk in depth on this topic. My son (on this site) does it well. There are some that would be willing to talk about doing this with/for you.
Good find!

 

[H&F909ORO]

I found 6 in one place and sent them all to the refiner. Got a nice check.

What refiner's are trusted? Any suggestions would be great. Whats your opinion?

 

[fowledup]

If it won't give you the hee bee geebees, wrap them up in a towel or something and beat the 'll out of them until the teeth are broken away. Won't hurt the gold, ain like your wrecking a nugget specimen! Sick little puppies!

 

[Jimmydolittle]

What refiner's are trusted? Any suggestions would be great. Whats your opinion?

Here is the refiner I used when I was doing electronic scrap refining, family owned, and honest. Precious metals buyers, smelters, refiners of gold, platinum, silver scrap metals, dental gold scrap, platinum thermocouple wire, crucibles, silver scrap. Gold refiners, platinum scrap buyers, recyclers karat gold jewelry. Sell gold, platinum and sil
If they are old, they could be as much as 22 carat, newer ones are only about 12.

 

[KevinInColorado]

I had one of my own gold caps replaced recently and I made the dentist give the old cap to me (otherwise I am suspicious the money goes in the office party fund!). I found that it was 14k and got $38 for it. I didn't keep it since I didn't capture it from the wild :-D

 

[B H Prospector]

I'll take them! I'm missing a few. Gettin tough to eat.

 

[H&F909ORO]

If you all are curious take a look at the gold teeth

 

[KevinInColorado]

They look nice and clean. If you assume 14k then 60% of the weight is the gold value. So what do they weigh? I think this is the sort of gold I would melt to make a little bar out of it or similar "coin" or pendant. You could smelt it to purify but as pointed out elsewhere, that doesn't really add to e market value.

 

[H&F909ORO]

Sadly I'm not able to figure out the weight, the scale I bought from a guy here on the website, it ended up to have a broken screen. Planning on buying a scale soon.

 

[Peyton Manning]

ok do we even want to ask how you got them?

 

[H&F909ORO]

I actually got them from my grandfather a few years ago, apparently they were his teeth.

 

[fish1on]

I just had a tooth pulled yesterday, funny seeing this post. It was a 25 year old filling and gold so I told the dentist I wanted it. Not sure what I was thinking, stinking laughing gas and Novocain! Now....I am thinking smash it, cash in the gold to help offset my co-pay??

BTW, having teeth pulled is not fun, especially when it breaks into pieces and takes 3 hours.

TAKE CARE OF YOUR TEETH! Wish I did!

 

[Peyton Manning]

eeewwwwww

 

[fish1on]

Not eeewww, more oooowwwwwww and a few cuss words.

 

[KevinInColorado]

Sadly I'm not able to figure out the weight, the scale I bought from a guy here on the website, it ended up to have a broken screen. Planning on buying a scale soon.

Just go get one at the local head shop! That's where I paid $20 for mine!

 

[H&F909ORO]

Nah, I will get one on ebay, the ones that I can find around here in my town are 80 or so dollars. Looking for something cheaper like 20 dollars.