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where to sell gold rings as is or melted down?
Zarcon  
Posted : Wednesday, 22 July 2015 6:55:19 PM(UTC)
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where to sell gold rings,
is it better to melted down or leave as is?
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Mudwiggle  
Posted : Wednesday, 22 July 2015 7:23:10 PM(UTC)
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Melt them down, lose hallmarks, pay for re-assay
Sell as scrap, get maybe 40% gold value in the hand.

Selling as jewellery items gets a much better return.


Or just collect them and go all Gollum.
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goldfinger  
Posted : Saturday, 3 October 2015 6:19:33 AM(UTC)
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Few years ago i picked up a large gold ring at Woodpecker bay north of Greymouth with a date 1892 stamped on it. I took the ring to a local jeweler he offere me $40 for it.....he was having me on of course..melted it down and sold it for $345 to a local gold buyer.
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