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My Precious Metal Lifecycle
Scrap silver
450ozt. of sterling
Buy scrap silver and gold
Melt into dore bar ingots
Put into refiner
Harvest pure silver or gold crystals
Send out sample for 3rd party purity assay
Repeat steps 2 through 5 as needed
For alloyed metals, precisely add the proper filler metal(s)
Make gold and silver solder as needed
Cast ingots, shot, or whatever is required
Hammer forge the ingots
Shape them using the rolling mill
Use drawplates to make wire
Manufacture jump rings, clasps, and other materials
Assemble the piece
Finish, polish, and hallmark
Document it: pictures, description, literature
Send it off to a new home
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