What Is Gold Leaf and Can It Be Recycled?

What Is Gold Leaf and Can It Be Recycled?

In the ancient world, hammers were used to beat pure 24-karat gold into leaf. Over time, more sophisticated manufacturing processes have been developed to produce extremely thin films of gold, and those films have been used to cover even bigger surfaces. 

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How to Turn Aluminum Cans into Solid Gold

How to Turn Aluminum Cans into Solid Gold

Something amazing happened on January 15, 2017. That was the day when William Strimp, the owner of an automotive junkyard in Washobee, Kansas, accidentally turned 24 aluminum cans into more than $2,000 worth of 24 karat gold. Here’s the story, as told by Strimp to WCFT Topeka News 17 . . .

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What You Need to Know about Getting Value from Thin Layers of Gold

What You Need to Know about Getting Value from Thin Layers of Gold

All that glitters might be gold – either a lot of gold or just a little of it. There is only one way to tell. Call Specialty Metals Smelters and Refiners at 800-426-2344 and tell us what you have. We’ll explain how to send your items to our state-of-the-art labs for testing and evaluation. We can tell you just what you have, recycle it and issue you prompt payment at full current trading prices. 

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Eliminate the Middle Man and Get More $$$ for Old Gold Jewelry

Eliminate the Middle Man and Get More $$$ for Old Gold Jewelry

If you have a small quantity of old jewelry, you’re not alone. Many people have dresser drawers or old jewelry boxes that contain a jumble of chains, cufflinks, pins, rings, and even small bits and pieces like earring clasps. If you have items like that lying around, you’re probably stalling about figuring out exactly what you have. It’s all just costume jewelry, right, so why hurry? 

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How to Eliminate the Middle Man and Get the Most Money for Your Gold Scrap

How to Eliminate the Middle Man and Get the Most Money for Your Gold Scrap

When you have gold to sell, you need to be talking to a company like Specialty Metals Smelters and Refiners. And we’re not making you an empty, hard sales pitch when we say that. There are some very solid reasons why we should be the company you choose to handle all your recycling and refining needs...

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Should You Buy Gold Scrap on eBay?

Should You Buy Gold Scrap on eBay?

Did you know that people are selling gold scrap on eBay? We were surprised when we found out that you can. Just enter the term “gold scrap” in the eBay search window. A lot of items will come up that you can either bid on or buy on the spot. The items that are for sale tend to be…

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