@@trailblazerking4906 That expensive jewellery is only expensive when it's bought. Try and sell it and you'll get bullion value. It's just gold on the 2nd hand market.
Your videos really show how much work it is. Definitely not something you want to just play around with at home. I can tell there is so much experience and precision and heart in your work.
You and Sreetips are some of the few uploads I watch all the way through, there is something about gold aside from its value that is just amazing, great work.
Very fascinating statement. I believe the same thing. For myself I believe it’s biological. There’s a connection in our genetics and DNA that we don’t understand yet. It’s much like Catnip is to feline’s as an effect and affect.
@@TheMilwaukieDan I think you are right, it is almost ingrained in our senses this is a special material, you use to hear stories of people during the gold rush getting gold fever and it is easy to understand why.
Nice! But not sure it makes sense melting down a US double eagle which is likely worth more than melt. Trade the eagle for a cheap bar of gold and pocket the difference.
The coin was mounted in a bezel at one point. It had solder marks and such. Regardless, it had much more value to the owner than the numismatic value... it wasn't ever going to be sold.
Absolutely beautiful.. brilliant I say.. seeing someone working with gold so effortlessly and flawless is like seeing a gazelle jumping and running in the wild
Going through the aqua regia step twice to make absolutely sure you can stamp it .999 is a nice touch. I hope you eventually get an autoclave that can go to 1100C and do controlled cool-down. The pour ripples are a nice artistic touch, but a bar which is a perfect mirror shine on all sides is it's own kind of gorgeous that would also be nice to offer customers. Getting the stamping right on one of those, though, must be doubly nerve wrecking.
As a senior chemical plant technician, I deal with axactly the same chemistry for different products every day. I retire in 90 days and I want to study this. You have a very good voice for what you do. I know the work.🤙🤙
Two great sources... CM Hoke's book "Refining Precious Metals Waste" and the goldrefiningforum.com I don't encourage folks to perform these experiments. I've found far too many people don't fully comprehend the hazards. But with your experience... I trust you would learn everything needed to conduct them safely and treat the waste material, long before you did your first experiment.
Overall, the gold refining forum is far better than Hoke's book - but I still consider Hoke to be the best starting point - especially the familiarization experiments. However, some of her procedures are overly hazardous for modern times and some of the processes are outdated. @@LithicMetals The Forum shines when you want to fine tune a working process or have a problem not discussed in detail by Hoke.
Hello Jeff. Man..what a great clip you made for us. I love your passion,and the way you talk thru the prosess. This is on of the best refining i ever seen on youtube.You and Mr sreetips are...must see🌹. Folks...spred the words. This canal deserbs 100k....As a start. Thank you Jeff,and my God bless you,and your family. Arne. Norway
You mention studying for at least two years before getting to this level. I'm just curious if you have any favorite books that you read when you first started getting into this craft? Beautiful work by the way. I look forward to owning a piece of Lithic history myself. 😁
Thanks so much. I'd love to pour you a bar whenever you're ready. I started by reading CM Hoke's book "available online as pdf", plus the goldrefiningforum.com is a great resource.
I write short stories every so often for fun and recently created a character who is a jeweller/metallurgist. Hunting through Google on how such a business might work, I found your channel. I just wanted to say thank you for producing such an insightful and fascinating video! Watching you work and listening to your explanations as you go through the steps really gave me a good idea for how this works. Great stuff indeed! 😄
Not to take anything away from OP but; A jeweler won't reduce jewels (and historic coins) to bars, to other jewels perhaps, but not bars. This is scrap recycling, not jewelry making. A metallurgist is an entirely different career and field. And they definitely aren't playing with gold, it's mostly steel (the steel industry is a huge employer and are crazy obsessive when it comes to purity and alloys, etc - way out of my wheel house and quite a complicated field if you're bored and feel like reading up on it).
@@dr.lexwinter8604 Nothing taken away at all honestly, though perhaps I would say my naming conventions aren't wholly accurate. It's a fully sci-fi/fiction setting, and I borrowed the term "Jeweller" from Goldfinger. Particularly the point where during the briefing with M & Bond, and I quote "Apart from being a legitimate international bullion dealer, Mr. Goldfinger is a legitimate international jeweler. He's legally entitled to operate modest metallurgical installations.". So perhaps if anything, I need to refine my definition of what my character is. So I appreciate you pointing it out 🙂
impresionante el video! soy de argentina. el trabajo que haces es excelente. sos prolijo, tenes conocimiento y te queda el lingote espectacular. Felicitades!
Thank you for this video. I'm preparing for my first batch. I was wondering if for future reference would you be able to do a video possibly on white gold. Is it a different process to refine back into pure?
This is an amazing video. You answered so many questions. I was thinking like "hey you could toootally do this at home!" But when a person doing it starts warning about fume hoods and dangerous gasses, I'm out. Awesome video
This was an excellent video. I didn’t realize there were so many steps. New respect. This looks like such a cool job. I wish I knew about this coming out if high school. Really well done!
Wonderful, thank you for the explanation. This video really shows the complexity of being able to transform old jewelry into ingots. I have subscribed and I will follow your videos with interest. Best wishes, Victor (Luxembourg - Europe)
Damn those were some nice vintage style pieces, even if they didn’t wear them, it was still good craftsmanship and work of art in itself
They were amazing pieces. Well worn, with much history.
@@LithicMetals Great video! Thanks for the thorough explanation behind the gold refinery process. You have a new sub
@@trailblazerking4906 That expensive jewellery is only expensive when it's bought. Try and sell it and you'll get bullion value. It's just gold on the 2nd hand market.
There’s something so soothing about hearing him say ‘alright’
It's to calm you down after destroying the 100 year old gold coin
Your videos really show how much work it is. Definitely not something you want to just play around with at home. I can tell there is so much experience and precision and heart in your work.
Thanks for that wonderful feedback. I very much appreciate you watching! 😁
The only precision here is his ability to nail the weight. The rest is being done right as I speak by shoeless peasants in mud huts the world over.
@@dr.lexwinter8604 CAP
Such a beautiful process to watch from start to finish!
Thanks for watching, Chris! I'm glad you enjoyed it! 💛
Idk what’s smoother your voice or that pour so beautiful
You and Sreetips are some of the few uploads I watch all the way through, there is something about gold aside from its value that is just amazing, great work.
Very fascinating statement. I believe the same thing. For myself I believe it’s biological. There’s a connection in our genetics and DNA that we don’t understand yet. It’s much like Catnip is to feline’s as an effect and affect.
@@TheMilwaukieDan I think you are right, it is almost ingrained in our senses this is a special material, you use to hear stories of people during the gold rush getting gold fever and it is easy to understand why.
Thanks! I appreciate it!! 😁
Same here. Big respect to Lithic and Sreetips for their patience and chemistry skills, and sharing it with all of us.
That was maybe the most beautiful bit of RUclips I have ever watched and witnessed. Awesome Job.
Thank you! I appreciate you saying so 😁
I collect coins, that double eagle being melted shook me to the core
It wasn't a Saint Gauden, at least
Great video and exquisite bar thou
It was once mounted in a bezel.... but I get it lol
Same here…!
I nearly start crying…!
😢😢😢
@@LithicMetalsThat makes me feel a little better about it lmao
.... so he just helped increase the rarity and value of the remaining coins
Shook to the core, yikes you need a life.
Man dude with your voice your like the Bob Ross of the jewelry world keep it up dude!
Thanks for watching! 😁
your commitment to precision is commendable
Thanks, Sam. I appreciate it. 😁
You are super talented. This video captivated me, seeing the many processes you went through to achieve the end product. Thanks for sharing.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! I appreciate you watching!! 😁
It really hurt seeing that $20 liberty head getting melted down. Other than that, I absolutely love this video.
I didn't enjoy melting that double eagle, but it was once in a bezel. It's numismatic value wasn't much.
just becausse it was removed from jewlewry doesnt mean there isnt still numistic value @@LithicMetals
@@theseeker3771source? "I made it up"
no
@@theseeker3771not after making a video 😊
Nice! But not sure it makes sense melting down a US double eagle which is likely worth more than melt. Trade the eagle for a cheap bar of gold and pocket the difference.
The coin was mounted in a bezel at one point. It had solder marks and such. Regardless, it had much more value to the owner than the numismatic value... it wasn't ever going to be sold.
@@LithicMetalsyour a honest business man, you gave the customer what they wanted. Much respect 🫡
If it had more value, " and wouldn't be sold", then why was it melted down
@@aslanlovett4059 sentimental value
@@UcheFiasco still doesn't change the fact that it was worth more as a coin than melted down to a gold bar.
❤❤❤you and STREETIPS are incredible refiners. To the ank you LITHIC
I appreciate it, Dan! Thanks for watching!! 😁
Sreetips would want you to pay attention.
.999 Fine Video. Thanks for sharing Sir..
*Lithic Metals* Bravo well done, thank-you sir for taking the time to bring us along. GOD Bless.
I appreciate you watching! 😁
That is the best video ever on gold recovery, I've seen many others over the years and none compare for filming and instructions, Thank you very much.
I appreciate that, thank you!
Good for you man, I'm glad to see a refining on this channel
Thanks, I appreciate you watching! 😁
Absolutely beautiful.. brilliant I say.. seeing someone working with gold so effortlessly and flawless is like seeing a gazelle jumping and running in the wild
I'm glad my work speaks to you. Thank you! 😁
Lithic talks to his gold like retrosteve talks of an MRE.
Nicely done.
Let's get this out on a melt cast mold. Nice!
Going through the aqua regia step twice to make absolutely sure you can stamp it .999 is a nice touch. I hope you eventually get an autoclave that can go to 1100C and do controlled cool-down. The pour ripples are a nice artistic touch, but a bar which is a perfect mirror shine on all sides is it's own kind of gorgeous that would also be nice to offer customers. Getting the stamping right on one of those, though, must be doubly nerve wrecking.
You mint them at that point, you make a die that you stamp them with in a stamp mould :)
@@eror151 That doesn't really work for serial numbers unless he goes pretty overboard with equipment purchases.
Damn I just gained a whole new found respect for this art form. The things we look over everyday until you see the process behind its creation 💪🏾
💛... 😁
wow beautiful gold bar
Thanks so much! I appreciate you watching!! 😁
@@LithicMetals it's awesome bro, tks you for make a nice video 😁
Absolutely amazing what you do with liquid metal 🤘🤘🤘🤘
As a senior chemical plant technician, I deal with axactly the same chemistry for different products every day. I retire in 90 days and I want to study this. You have a very good voice for what you do. I know the work.🤙🤙
Two great sources... CM Hoke's book "Refining Precious Metals Waste" and the goldrefiningforum.com
I don't encourage folks to perform these experiments. I've found far too many people don't fully comprehend the hazards. But with your experience... I trust you would learn everything needed to conduct them safely and treat the waste material, long before you did your first experiment.
Overall, the gold refining forum is far better than Hoke's book - but I still consider Hoke to be the best starting point - especially the familiarization experiments.
However, some of her procedures are overly hazardous for modern times and some of the processes are outdated. @@LithicMetals
The Forum shines when you want to fine tune a working process or have a problem not discussed in detail by Hoke.
Always love watching your videos. Beautiful work!
Thanks so much, Brent! 😁
Thanks for the awesome share Jeff! I’ve missed these videos……
I'm glad you enjoyed it, Derek! I appreciate you watching!! 😁
Wow that's quite a process and precision to go through making that gold bar, looks excellent 👌
Another beauty brother! Enjoyed this one a lot!
I appreciate it, Rob! Thanks for watching! 😁
This is probably the most perfect gold pour I've ever seen.
That's great to hear! 😁
Wowww. You are every experience. And kind enough to make and share this vdo. Thank you
Great job 👌 Excellent result! 🙂👍
Appreciate it, thanks! 😁
Hi AK Gold Bear! I agree! BTW... I just subscribed to your channel! Nice! 😎
@@LegacyStacker Unexpected 🙂 Thank you 🖐
You are the best.
True Integrity in metal form.
Blessed are The Pure of Heart.
He will withhold no good thing
from those who walk uprightly.❤️
Nice and clean 10 TOZ of gold. I wish I could trade 3 of the buffalo TOZ coins for it, but that's not going to happen! LOL
I think you'd have to sweeten the pot just a bit. 😁
Gold as a solution is such a vibrant colour ❤ fascinating stuff cheers.
I agree! Thanks for watching!! 😁
Hello Jeff. Man..what a great clip you made for us. I love your passion,and the way you talk thru the prosess. This is on of the best refining i ever seen on youtube.You and Mr sreetips are...must see🌹. Folks...spred the words. This canal deserbs 100k....As a start. Thank you Jeff,and my God bless you,and your family. Arne. Norway
Thanks, Arne! I appreciate the kind words! 😁
Thanks Jeff 🌹
Oh Oh! , I get it. Thanks, it was a great video.
You mention studying for at least two years before getting to this level. I'm just curious if you have any favorite books that you read when you first started getting into this craft? Beautiful work by the way. I look forward to owning a piece of Lithic history myself. 😁
Thanks so much. I'd love to pour you a bar whenever you're ready. I started by reading CM Hoke's book "available online as pdf", plus the goldrefiningforum.com is a great resource.
@@LithicMetals👍❤️
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That shot going into the water is such a gorgeous sound!
It really is! It's music to my ears. Thanks for watching! 😁
Some of the most inspiring and beautifully entertaining videos on all of RUclips no lie 💛
I worked in a Gold foundry/refinery for 5 & 1/2yrs,melting gold,silver & presious metals also making our own gold exactly like this
What do you do with the leftover gold? Return it to the customer?
My fee comes out of it, and any remaining gold can be created into another piece, or I can send it back as fine grain. 😁
@@LithicMetals👍
You have a great voice you could easily narrate documentaries and the like .
I hope to one day own one of these. Awesome work!
💛
I write short stories every so often for fun and recently created a character who is a jeweller/metallurgist. Hunting through Google on how such a business might work, I found your channel. I just wanted to say thank you for producing such an insightful and fascinating video! Watching you work and listening to your explanations as you go through the steps really gave me a good idea for how this works. Great stuff indeed! 😄
I enjoy writing short stories as well. So this is really great to hear! Thanks, Jim!! 😁
Not to take anything away from OP but; A jeweler won't reduce jewels (and historic coins) to bars, to other jewels perhaps, but not bars. This is scrap recycling, not jewelry making. A metallurgist is an entirely different career and field. And they definitely aren't playing with gold, it's mostly steel (the steel industry is a huge employer and are crazy obsessive when it comes to purity and alloys, etc - way out of my wheel house and quite a complicated field if you're bored and feel like reading up on it).
@@dr.lexwinter8604 Nothing taken away at all honestly, though perhaps I would say my naming conventions aren't wholly accurate. It's a fully sci-fi/fiction setting, and I borrowed the term "Jeweller" from Goldfinger. Particularly the point where during the briefing with M & Bond, and I quote "Apart from being a legitimate international bullion dealer, Mr. Goldfinger is a legitimate international jeweler. He's legally entitled to operate modest metallurgical installations.". So perhaps if anything, I need to refine my definition of what my character is. So I appreciate you pointing it out 🙂
Amazing procedure
A lot of knowledge and skills go into this process. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure. Thanks for watching! 😁
This might give streetips a run for his money
I don't think Sreetips has anything to worry about. 😁
Sreetips is one of my favorite channels, he’s the perfect mix between amateur and pro and explains it like my grandpa would…love him 🙏🏻
Beautiful and love the way , your way, your style
I absolutely love your process! Thank you for sharing.
I envy your pouring skills
I appreciate the props 😁
You can tell how much he loves his work by how he talks 😂 man’s in love with his job
Excellent videos and you have a voice of an angel. Most of my career I’ve worked with professional speakers and you truly have a wonderful voice
Your shot always looks amazing. Never too big off clumps.
impresionante el video! soy de argentina. el trabajo que haces es excelente. sos prolijo, tenes conocimiento y te queda el lingote espectacular. Felicitades!
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Adding this video to my watch list.
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Hi JewelryWerx by Robert Coleman! I just subscribed to your channel! 😎Nice!
Thank you for this video. I'm preparing for my first batch. I was wondering if for future reference would you be able to do a video possibly on white gold. Is it a different process to refine back into pure?
I think with your voice and tone you are the Bob Ross of gold refining!
Lol thanks, Mike! 😁
This is an amazing video. You answered so many questions. I was thinking like "hey you could toootally do this at home!" But when a person doing it starts warning about fume hoods and dangerous gasses, I'm out. Awesome video
Smart call! Too many folks don't fully consider the hazards. Thanks for watching! 😁
Beautiful!!! Nobody does it better! Would you mind sharping what you used to hold the bar vertical when stamping the edge?
That’s gorgeous!! Great process
😁
this is so awesome, more uploads please! 🙏👑
One of the best videos. You have perfected your craft!
Thanks so much! 💛
Pretty cool
😁
This was an excellent video. I didn’t realize there were so many steps. New respect. This looks like such a cool job. I wish I knew about this coming out if high school. Really well done!
I wish I knew coming out of HS, too!
Thanks for watching!! 😁
Badass! Beautiful work
First time watching bro. This was an awesome melt, keep em’ coming! … From KiwiKoNZ in New Zealand 🇳🇿👈😎👍✨
I appreciate it! Thanks for watching!! 😁
Awesome video and very educational, thank you for the detailed explanation as you took each step.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! I appreciate you watching!! 😁
good stuff!
Thank you!
awesome !
Thanks, Kevin!
Thanks for the exciting video. You have a beautiful voice.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!! 😁
Gold is a wonderlust
This content is pure gold!
💛.... 😁
so beautiful to watch. i wish I would get into this industry
That was such a great video and it was done with such precision that I’m gonna watch it again! You sir are a craftsmen and an artist
Thanks, David! I'm glad you enjoyed it!! Thanks for watching!!! 😁
Amazing!😮
Its amazing how you describe and your voice is so lit, the sensation it’s like a movie thing, lit!
The best.
💛.... 😁
Outstanding art, effort, and narrative.
Appreciate that. Thanks for watching! 😁
Wonderful, thank you for the explanation. This video really shows the complexity of being able to transform old jewelry into ingots. I have subscribed and I will follow your videos with interest. Best wishes, Victor (Luxembourg - Europe)
I appreciate it, Victor! 😁
This video made me a subscriber, wonderful seeing you work your alchemy
That was mesmerising 😳
This was a pleasure to watch
I appreciate hearing that, thank you! 😁
Gorgeous work, Jeff.
Thanks, Preston! 😁
@@LithicMetals I finally built my homemade fume hood. Now I need to start getting glassware and collecting material to refine.
Sweet bar buddy!!
Thanks! Glad you liked it! 😁
beautiful🎉Good job
Very nice 👍🙂
You have the coolest custom stamp I've seen
Nice job, that is a pretty bar. Just wondered how much all that weighed before the initial melt?👍
Thanks! It was It started at 487.4g at apx 18k.
This is very satisfying video 😊
Great to hear! Thanks for watching!! 😁
Ottima spiegazione, parola di orafi italiani
Awesome footage a true craftsman 🙏✨️🇺🇸
Beautiful work
Thanks, Sean! Appreciate it!! 😁
I am going to do this with zero study besides youtube and wikihow, thanks lithic metals! Lol good video seriously, satisfying.
Loved this video.. really amazing stuff
💛..... 😁
He's like the Bob Ross of Metal refining!
Absolutely love this !
💛... thanks for watching! 😁
Excellent work and excellent information thank you!
I appreciate you watching! 😁
Most beautiful ripple effect I've ever seen
Great to hear. Thank you!
Beautiful
Gosh that was relaxing to watch.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!! 😁