Old crowns and bridges are usually 14ct gold, now and then 18ct. They rarely look like much, but they often weigh more than you would expect. We test and weigh the metal first. The teeth come out only after you accept, and they are not paid for.
At the counter, tested in front of you
A tracked, signed-for pack to post it, whatever the amount
Signed-for delivery, by Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1pm
How long the offer stands
Dental gold comes with teeth and other material attached. We test it by XRF, a quick test that reads the metal without marking it, weigh it, and make the offer on that. Only after you accept do we take out everything that is not metal, and that part is not paid for.
If it tests at 14ct, it is paid at the 14ct rate; if it tests at 18ct, at the 18ct rate. The offer shows the weight, the carat and the rate, and it stands for 24 hours.
Accept an offer by 3pm (UK time) on a working day and we send the payment that day by instant bank transfer. Accept later, or on a Saturday, Sunday or bank holiday, and we send it the next working day. Or, from 20g of gold, keep it as gold and swap it into fine gold bars at a flat 8%, with no bar fee, except 1% more on a 5g bar and 3% more on a 2.5g bar. Say no to the offer and your gold comes back to you, free.
Post it: open an account and do the one-off ID check, and we send you a free pack, whatever the amount. Put your gold in, seal it and take it to a post office counter. It goes on our prepaid Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1pm label, addressed to our returns address: BE, Suite 53, 101 Clerkenwell Road, London, EC1R 5BX. Keep your proof of posting. It is tracked and signed for. Please don’t post anything to our Hatton Garden office. When your parcel arrives, we weigh and test every piece by XRF, and the offer shows the weight, the carat and the rate. We send the XRF photo only when the reading differs from what you told us, either way. The offer takes off a rough estimate for stones, watch movements and dental teeth, so if you say no, your pieces come back as they were. Nothing is melted or altered before you accept. A visit is by arrangement at 34–35 Hatton Garden, London EC1N 8DX. Call 020 4569 2010 first, and bring photo ID.