Hello all!
I am a small antique dealer that has a primary focus on jewelry, so I get a lot of gold and gold filled. I have been piling up all my gold filled watch cases for the past year, and now I think it is time to actually have them refined. I currently have about 3 pounds total (all of what you see in the pictures). I actually started collecting them to try and refine them myself, and although I was successful with refining silver for the first time, I would rather start small with some random jewelry scrap than try to go big with all these watch cases! So, that leads me to my question....can anyone recommend a reliable refining service that is well known in the community and very trustworthy? I only saved 25 year and 20 year cases, along with some 1/10th random jewelry scrap, so anything that had less gold content I just sold on ebay. I've heard many stories of people getting well over $2.00 per gram of pocket watch cases, and would love to find a reliable refiner that could help me get the most for my money without having to give up a giant percentage. Now, I have used Aquilla Refining in the past, and I know he's a solid member on this forum, and he was always awesome to work with and deal with, but I'm wondering what else is out there as well. Thank you all for your replies!
I am a small antique dealer that has a primary focus on jewelry, so I get a lot of gold and gold filled. I have been piling up all my gold filled watch cases for the past year, and now I think it is time to actually have them refined. I currently have about 3 pounds total (all of what you see in the pictures). I actually started collecting them to try and refine them myself, and although I was successful with refining silver for the first time, I would rather start small with some random jewelry scrap than try to go big with all these watch cases! So, that leads me to my question....can anyone recommend a reliable refining service that is well known in the community and very trustworthy? I only saved 25 year and 20 year cases, along with some 1/10th random jewelry scrap, so anything that had less gold content I just sold on ebay. I've heard many stories of people getting well over $2.00 per gram of pocket watch cases, and would love to find a reliable refiner that could help me get the most for my money without having to give up a giant percentage. Now, I have used Aquilla Refining in the past, and I know he's a solid member on this forum, and he was always awesome to work with and deal with, but I'm wondering what else is out there as well. Thank you all for your replies!