Many people sell old rings, broken chains, coins, or scrap gold. Some sell items that are broken or no longer in style. Others sell gold because they need quick cash or want to clear out old jewelry boxes. But they often ask one important question: what happens next? After you sell your gold, it does not just sit on a shelf or get thrown away. It begins a detailed process at a professional gold refinery. The gold is carefully tested for purity, weighed for accuracy, melted at