I wonder how much of this stuff is coming from funeral homes? Or Iraq?

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.local6.com/news/15975882/detail.html

Piles Of Teeth, Fillings Hit Pawn Shops In Dental Gold Rush

Gold Crowns Sell For $50 Each; Heavy Dental Work Prices Reach Hundreds Of Dollars

POSTED: 6:32 am EDT April 24, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A dental gold rush is being reported at pawn shops in Florida and elsewhere as people sell piles of gold teeth, dental caps, fillings and even bridgework to cash in on the metal's high prices.

Local 6 reported that people are getting as much as $50 for each gold crown they turn in to pawnshops.

He said he used to see only a few customers a month selling gold teeth but now gets that many each week. "People are digging up the gold and starting to sell it," he said.

Taber said heavier pieces of dental gold can command prices of several hundred dollars.


Edit: My dentist said he had a patient who wanted everything gold and after he kicked his wife called the dentist to request he make "house call" to the funeral home to yank out all the gold. I asked him if he did it and he said no he declined. I said to him someone did. He looked at me with a puzzled look on his face.

Don

[aikoaiko]

1. reduce, recycle, reuse

:applause:

[panader0]

2. First you have to be able to afford gold fillings

Or even any fillings. I have had a bad tooth for months now and soon will be able to go across the line into Mexico for the dentist.