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My Precious Metal Lifecycle

Scrap silver
450ozt. of sterling

1. Buy scrap silver (and gold)
2. Melt into dore bar ingots
3. Put into refiner
4. Harvest silver crystals and clean well
5. Send out sample for 3rd party purity assay
6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 as needed
7. For alloyed metals, add the proper filler
8. Make gold and silver solder as needed
9. Cast ingots, shot, or whatever is required
10. Hammer forge the ingots
11. Shape them using the rolling mill
12. Use drawplates to make wire
13. Manufacture jump rings, clasps, and other materials
14. Assemble the piece
15. Finish, polish, and hallmark
16. Document it: pictures, description, literature
17. Send it off to a new home

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