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<TYPE>EX-32.1
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<FILENAME>dgse10qsbex321093004.txt
<DESCRIPTION>CERTIFICATION OF CEO UNDER SECTION 906
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Exhibit  32.1



                    Certification of Chief Executive Officer

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                 SECTIONS 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
                                (18 U.S.C. 1350)



     In  connection  with the  Quarterly  Report of DGSE  Companies,  Inc.  (the
"Company") on Form 10-QSB for the period ended  September 30, 2004 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  the
undersigned certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to his knowledge:

     1)   The Report fully  complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
     2)   The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Company.



Dated: November 12, 2004                   By  /s/ L.S. Smith
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           L.S. Smith, Chairman of the Board,
                                           Chief Executive Officer and Secretary


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