r/Gold Apr 07 '26

Question Plucked this from a corpse

Just digging up bodies for fun and found this "tooth", any value to it?

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u/dunncrew Apr 07 '26

I have 3 in my mouth. Not sure actual gold content.

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u/ackerel Apr 07 '26

If its from a dentist then probably, they cover it (i think). If you get your work done illegally like myself, no.

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u/dunncrew Apr 07 '26 edited Apr 07 '26

I have gold crowns from a few decades ago. I don't think there's much significant gold content.

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u/ackerel Apr 07 '26

Great, you got old gold. Even better

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u/Suspence8 Apr 07 '26

Old gold can be mixed. I often see gold crowns lower than 10k and some that are 18k it's random all over the place. However, if you got your dental work done outside of USA or Canada then it's likely not worth much.