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Article: Metal's bull market turns old teeth into treasures.(Front)
- Article from:
- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- April 24, 2008
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Byline: STEVENSON JACOBS
By Stevenson Jacobs
The Associated Press
NEW YORK
Dazzled by the bull market in gold, people are digging through drawers for old dental caps, fillings and bridgework they saved years ago and selling them at prices that would make the tooth fairy blush.
Instead of hanging on to the pieces as souvenirs, many are turning them over to pawnbrokers, coin shops and specialized firms that buy "dental gold," hoping to take a bite out of the metal's historic run to $1,000 an ounce.
"People are really cashing in. If a dentist passes away, their kids come in with a big pile of gold teeth," said Scott ...
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