The widespread practice of selling old gold or silver jewelry is well known to most people, but your old dental work may also be worth something. There’s a possibility that any old dental bridges or crowns you have stashed away include gold or other valuable metals. If so, you should consider recycling them.
Here is a breakdown of all the information you require for selling dental gold. If you have questions, or are ready to get started, contact GNJ Pawn Big at (661) 224-1999 to learn more.
Dental alloys
Based on how much precious metal they contain, dental alloys are divided into different categories, and this classification also aids in estimating their final worth. The following categories apply to dental alloys:
- Precious (high noble)
- Semi-precious (noble)
- Non-precious (non-noble)
The most valuable dental alloy classification is precious. It indicates that the alloy contains at least 40% gold and at least 60% high-noble metal (such as gold, platinum, or palladium). Dental gold alloys contain a variety of metal types, including Gold, Silver, Palladium, Chromium, Nickel, Copper, Tin, Platinum, Mercury, Zinc, and Aluminum.
The following dental procedures could involve the use of precious metals: crowns, bridges, caps, onlays, inlays, implants, and partial dentures.
What is the value of my old dentistry work?
The most important factors in assessing the worth of your dental work will be its weight, metal content, and the current market price of the precious metals. Dental metal alloys with varying gold contents, typically ranging from roughly 10-karat to 20-karat gold, are used to create gold crowns and bridges. This indicates that the normal range for dental gold is between 40% and 80% gold.
It’s important to keep in mind that certain crowns may appear to be gold but fact contain little to no gold.
The current price for gold is higher than its every been
It’s important to notice that the price of gold is greater than it has been in years because the value of your dental gold is so heavily reliant on the gold market’s current pricing. Although gold’s worth has been continuously rising for decades, and especially over the past five years, its short-term price can be relatively erratic.
We recommend you visit GNJ Pawn Big right away if you are interested in selling your gold dental work or other scrap gold.
