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What Is The Best Way To Go About Melting Junk Silver?

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 Posted 01/23/2026  5:48 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add oriole to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Most refiners will not deal directly with J. Q. Public. They want to establish relationships with larger scale dealers who are predictable from a business point of view. Refining runs probably need a minimum amount as well. However, at least one of our members recently described visiting a facility to dispose of sterling silver flatware, but I think that was in a large city.
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 Posted 01/23/2026  6:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mysilveryears to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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You think smelting is as safe as cooking meat?


I think anyone who is going to try high temp metallurgy is going to
do enough solid research so they do not inadvertently set their house on fire.

The same cannot be said for the all too common kitchen fire, which has unfortunately torched many a domicile to the ground before the FD could arrive.
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I think anyone who is going to try high temp metallurgy is going to do enough solid research so they do not inadvertently set their house on fire.
Emphasis is mine, to make my point. Most idiots people are going to watch a couple of videos and call it a day.


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The same cannot be said for the all too common kitchen fire, which has unfortunately torched many a domicile to the ground before the FD could arrive
The all to common kitchen fire supports my claim that most idiots people should leave this to the pros. And by pro, I am including those that do the research and hopefully that included some one-on-one with a more veteran pro.

DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!

If you think this applies to you, then it does. A pro already does it (at home) and would not be asking on a coin forum what is the best way to do it.
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This is obviously a 'heated' topic for jbuck, and I sure hope he does not get a hankering for
liquid metal experimentation, since he fails miserably at correcting his own posting typos.
If he does, he may not have a home.


DO NOT TRY THIS A HOME!
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Warnings are necessary. We do not want to be responsible for someone getting hurt or worse.

Typo corrected.
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I have a Devil Forge that I use for turning scrap copper into ingots and coins but I would not waste my time using it for silver

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