Items We Refine

• Gold
  • Gold Bars
  • Gold Coins
  • Gold Jewelry
  • Gold Teeth
  • Dental Scrap
• Silver
  • Silver Bars
  • Silver Coins
  • Silver Flatware
  • Silver Jewelry
  • Silver Oxide Batteries
  • Photographic Film
  • X-Ray Film
• Platinum
  • Palladium & Platinum Wire
  • Catalytic Converters
  • EP Catheters

Scrap Gold

Customers sell scrap gold to Arch Enterprises from many different applications and in many different forms. We process old and unwanted scrap jewelry, coins, dental gold, sweeps and castings.

For gold jewelry, coins, bars and other items that are marked with a hallmark indicating its karat value, we can issue payment promptly upon receipt of the items. Typical values follow:

24-karat gold – This is 100 percent pure gold.  Unfortunately, it is so soft that it is rarely used for jewelry or much else.  Some international jewelry makers will use versions like 22-karat gold, but it is still very rare in forms other than bars and some coins.

18 karat gold – Used extensively in the design of rings and thicker jewelry, this is 75 percent gold mixed with copper or silver.

14 karat gold – One of the most common forms in the US market, 14 karat gold is actually a very durable alloy made up of about 58 percent gold combined other metals like copper, tin, and silver.  It often exhibits a slight reddish hue derived from copper alloys.

10 karat gold  - At approximately 42 percent gold, this is the least valuable form of gold.  In fact, anything less than 10-karat gold can't legally be sold as gold in the United States.

For gold scrap that is not marked with a hallmark, it often takes a little extra time to determine the value as the actual gold content of the material will need to be determined. For instance, we have recycled some dental gold that has been as high as 85% gold, while other “gold” has been as low as 15%.  Regardless of the composition, we work with our customers to determine the value of their scrap gold and provide estimates up front. If you have questions on the content of gold in your scrap, you can contact us and we may be able to test the material free of charge.

Selling scrap gold electronics can be very challenging. We do handle electronics that were made before 1990 but for contemporary electronic scrap we have a limit of 1000 lbs. The gold is plated so thinly on modern day electronics that their value can be very deceiving. If you are looking to sell gold, we have experts on staff that can help you understand the value.

If you have an item that you believe is gold and would like to sell and recycle it, we will be happy to answer any questions and estimate its value.