[Jewelry making - Article 00174] - Re: [Orchid] Converting pure gold into cash?

[john]

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>         Send it to Hoover and Strong. They are very trust worthy and
>     will assay and pay in money. I have been using H & S for many
>     years, they sponsored SNAG a couple years ago, they are worth the
>     loyalty. 

    If anyone does send gold "scrap" of any kind in for refining,  melt
    the entire batch in a crucible, mix it well while melted, pour it
    all into an ingot mold, let it chill, then drill a couple of "sample
    holes" out of the into in a couple of areas and keep these samples
    in a marked envelope. Check the ingot with a testing kit to find out
    the "expected" gold content and mark this on the envelope. Then send
    in the ingot(s) (each should be "sampled" and the samples stored in
    marked envelopes and if if more than one ingot, each ingot should be
    numbered with a number stamp or at the very least with a electric
    marking pencil and that number put on the appropriate envelope) to
    the refiner. With the samples and other information, the total gold
    weight of the entire batch can be determined, and if you get back
    the incorrect amount of refined gold, you have some proof as to what
    you went the refinery. The "sample holes" also let the refiner know
    that you have thins information and helps keep them on their toes.
    this is only needed for questionable operations or in cast there is a
    mix-up on the refiners part. 

    Just a suggestion. And the refiners do not take offence of this
    practice. The refiner we use told us to do this. 

John Dach

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