Arch is Now Officially Accepting Industrial Chemical Catalysts for PGM Refiningposted on Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at 2:15 pm While we have always refined platinum group metals (PGM’s), we are now officially accepting industrial chemical catalysts for PGM refining. We have talked to several customers that have worked with unresponsive PGM refiners in the past, waiting up to 23 weeks for their return. Many small businesses cannot wait that long for a return. Our PGM refining services are ideal for customers that have at least 10 ounces or more of PGMs. Check out the full release about our chemical catalyst refining services. |
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What is the Metal Under Silver Plated Flatware?posted on Monday, January 30th, 2012 at 3:16 pm Question: Is all silver plated flatware brass underneath? From Estella in Grand Rapids, MI Hi Estella, Thanks for your question. Not all silver plated flatware is brass underneath. Silver plated flatware will usually be copper based (like brass) or nickel based. Usually flatware is not a pure copper base, as copper is too weak. Brass is actually an alloy of copper and zinc. Most often scrap metal yards will purchase brass plated flatware for the copper.
Flatware made with nickel is worth more than flatware made with copper. Pure nickel under silver plate is an older plating method and rarely used anymore. If you have pure nickel plated flatware, we would guess that you have older flatware that may be worth more as antiques than for the scrap nickel value. Nickel is magnetic, whereas sterling silver, copper brass and cupronickel (below) are not. There is also cupronickel which is an alloy of copper and nickel. There are different grades or alloys of cupronickel. If you have a high percentage of nickel compared to the copper, try to sell to a scrap dealer for the nickel value. Some may just give you the brass price. Scrap Metal Junkie is a website that we found that comments about scrap metal like we do about precious metals. If you think that your items could be sterling silver (not plated), then a precious metal refiner could be the right fit for you. *Images displayed are only a representation of the items described in this blog post and may not be true images of the items in question. |
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Sell Dental Gold to Dental Refinersposted on Friday, December 30th, 2011 at 11:24 am I have .52576 oz Yellow Dental Gold And .73968 oz of Hi Noble Dental Gold. How much can I receive for this material? –From a dentist in Chicago, Illinois.
With the amount of dental gold you have, we would estimate that we could offer about 85% of the gold value back to you. As the price of gold changes daily, we use the price of the day that your shipment arrives at our facility. Find all of our blog postings about selling dental gold on our dental refining category. *Images displayed are only a representation of the items described in this blog post and may not be true images of the items in question. —- EVERYONE HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! We will see you in 2012 and be here answering more questions about your precious metal items. Don’t hesitate to ask us about your gold and silver and request an estimate! |
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Where to Sell & Refine Dental X-Ray Filmposted on Thursday, December 8th, 2011 at 10:35 am Do you know of a place to sell silver from dental x-rays? From Denny in Panama City, Florida Hi Denny! You have come to the right place! We have the capabilities to handle large shipments of x-ray film here at our refining facility in Mexico, Missouri including those from dental offices. Here are the bullet point things to keep in mind. And we have also included some of our past blog articles about selling x-ray film:
We currently work with eight of the top 100 hospital groups in the country and are able to process large amounts of film with quick turnaround time. Please inquire further either by phone or on our contact forms as to the amount of x-rays you have and needed services dealing with selling dental x-ray film. Check out these blog articles: How Much Is Silver In X-Ray Film Worth? |
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Sell Gold Jewelry Scrap & Sterling Silverposted on Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 at 3:28 pm I have about 12 ounces of jewelry scrap from about 60 years ago. I think it might be gold but have not gotten a definitive answer yet. Can I send you some samples? I also have 5 to 10 pounds of old sterling silver and would like to know its value (buckles, money clips, pins, etc.) Can you also let me know if you would be interested in buying it? Thanks. From Mary in Rochester, New York
Thank you for your question. Sounds like you are doing some cleaning which could result in some extra cash for you, which is always a plus. Since you are unsure about the purity of your gold items, we would test your pieces, refine gold that is9 karat purity (37.44% gold) or more and then either send back what is not able to refine or we could recycle it for you. If you have specific instructions for us, please indicate those on our packaging slip. 5-10 pounds of sterling silver is a large range. If your pieces are pure sterling silver, 92.5% silver, at a $35 silver price, 5 pounds of sterling silver could be worth over $2,000 silver value. Arch would be able to pay 75% of the silver value back to you on your pieces. However, if not all of your pieces are sterling, we would recommend sorting the items you know are sterling and then check to see if your other pieces are sterling or not. It may be better to send all of your pieces together, but would help if you kept the gold separated from the silver in different bags. Hope that helps! Let us know if you have any more questions. Or you can upload an image to show up on our Contact Form. *Images displayed are only a representation of the items described in this blog post and may not be true images of the items in question. |
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