While dumping some halves the bags became full and needed to be changed. Before the teller was able to close the Cummins counter I snagged the debris cup and dumped it on the counter...among the bent US coin, CA coin and a Buc-ee's token was someone's gold molar crown!
In the gold scrap bag it goes....what purity are those crowns?
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found Gold
by fasteddy » Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:15 am
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Re: found Gold
by Doctor Steuss » Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:48 am
Wow, very cool!
FWIW, I asked my wife (she used to work in dental), and she said there isn't really a standard purity -- it varies.
One dental scrap company she used to send stuff to would supposedly weigh/verify each piece of gold, and pay based on that. The other companies would just pay out as 12K (which I guess might be where the various purities quasi average out... maybe).
FWIW, I asked my wife (she used to work in dental), and she said there isn't really a standard purity -- it varies.
One dental scrap company she used to send stuff to would supposedly weigh/verify each piece of gold, and pay based on that. The other companies would just pay out as 12K (which I guess might be where the various purities quasi average out... maybe).
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Re: found Gold
by IdahoCopper » Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:22 am
If it looks like the color of a nugget it could be over 70% Au.
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Re: found Gold
by Saabman » Thu Mar 16, 2017 12:38 pm
Sweet snag!!!
Cerca Trova!!!
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Re: found Gold
by Tourney64 » Thu Mar 16, 2017 1:18 pm
It will have to be pretty low purity, you wouldn't want it changing shape. Our Realcent Dentist Dr. Rodebaugh my have a range of the purity.
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Re: found Gold
by Rodebaugh » Thu Mar 16, 2017 7:20 pm
Tourney64 wrote:It will have to be pretty low purity, you wouldn't want it changing shape. Our Realcent Dentist Dr. Rodebaugh my have a range of the purity.
3-22%
Most fall in the 10-12%. I use an alloy close to 60% palladium 10% platinum, gold, silver. copper. Darn strong with a good wear coefficient close to enamel.
Market Harmony supplies some of it.
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Re: found Gold
by Rodebaugh » Thu Mar 16, 2017 7:22 pm
Mail you a circ morgan for it eddy. 
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Re: found Gold
by baggerman » Sat Mar 18, 2017 1:38 pm
The crown I recently picked up for a couple bucks at a yard sale tested at 22K with an acid test and weighs 2.3 grams. 
The lady selling it said she could not imagine whay anybody would want someone elses crown. 
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