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  <xsd:element name="SuperiorGalleriesMember" id="dgse_SuperiorGalleriesMember" nillable="true" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" />
  <xsd:element name="SuperiorMember" id="dgse_SuperiorMember" nillable="true" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" />
  <xsd:element name="SuperiorSettlementAgreementMember" id="dgse_SuperiorSettlementAgreementMember" nillable="true" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" />
  <xsd:element name="ThreeTierFairValueHierarchyDescriptionTableTextBlock" id="dgse_ThreeTierFairValueHierarchyDescriptionTableTextBlock" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" />
  <xsd:element name="TwoThousandFourStockOptionPlanMember" id="dgse_TwoThousandFourStockOptionPlanMember" nillable="true" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" />
  <xsd:element name="TwoThousandSixStockOptionPlanMember" id="dgse_TwoThousandSixStockOptionPlanMember" nillable="true" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" />
</xsd:schema>
