kurtak
Well-known member
So - I have a 21 gram gold button of some placer gold I got from weekend panning this summer (did not refine it just melted it into a button)
with gold & silver on a bit of an up tick lately I decided to call around to some "we buy gold & silver" shops within driving distance of where I live to see if any of them have an XRF to check my button with (I suspect it has a high silver content - like plus/minus 20%)
the first shop I called said they did not have an XRF but while on the phone thought I would ask what they are paying for gold & silver so my first question was -------------
What are you paying for sterling ?
Reply - we are paying $7 per ozt sterling
at first I thought "maybe" he meant $17 so I asked
Did you say $7 per ozt. ?
Reply - yes $7 per ozt. is what we pay for sterling
My reply - thank you very much - that's all I needed to know & I hung up (didn't bother to asking what they pay for gold)
Not sure what year (or world for that matter) they are living in - but it sure as heck isn't 2022
Anyway the second shop said yes they have an XRF - would be happy to shoot my button & that they pay 90% spot on silver & 92% spot on gold
I also told them my refining history & my years of membership on GRF & about some of my LARGER silver crystals from my silver cell to which they said we definitely would like to meet you & may be interested in buying your silver crystals for a price above spot
Kurt
with gold & silver on a bit of an up tick lately I decided to call around to some "we buy gold & silver" shops within driving distance of where I live to see if any of them have an XRF to check my button with (I suspect it has a high silver content - like plus/minus 20%)
the first shop I called said they did not have an XRF but while on the phone thought I would ask what they are paying for gold & silver so my first question was -------------
What are you paying for sterling ?
Reply - we are paying $7 per ozt sterling
at first I thought "maybe" he meant $17 so I asked
Did you say $7 per ozt. ?
Reply - yes $7 per ozt. is what we pay for sterling
My reply - thank you very much - that's all I needed to know & I hung up (didn't bother to asking what they pay for gold)
Not sure what year (or world for that matter) they are living in - but it sure as heck isn't 2022
Anyway the second shop said yes they have an XRF - would be happy to shoot my button & that they pay 90% spot on silver & 92% spot on gold
I also told them my refining history & my years of membership on GRF & about some of my LARGER silver crystals from my silver cell to which they said we definitely would like to meet you & may be interested in buying your silver crystals for a price above spot
Kurt