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[–] Caliope 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I'll have to ask around about a small kiln to melt the gold teeth, I'll have to soak them all in acid first to remove the actual teeth. Couple of jawbones in there too, I think. My dentist at the VA told me one time that "old" teeth were usually filled with what she called a "gold foil inlay" which was 24 carat gold foil tamped down into the tooth then molded by some kind of tool. Said it was very time consuming and painful. Told me that cast gold teeth were usually 14 or 16 carat gold. Modern Methods use a porcelain casting with a very thin layer of gold. I didn't tell her why I was asking, of course. Anyway, if I can melt that gold into a thin layer or an ingot, that can be sold to a commercial gold dealer. Have to study up etc etc etc. OTH, I kinda like having an old WW2 gas mask bag full of jap teeth in the basement.

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[–] lorlipone ago 

I didn't know that about modern gold teeth being porcelain - I feel ripped off now.