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Inventories (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Inventories [Abstract]
Jewelry	$ 9,931,897dgse_Jewelry	$ 9,755,580dgse_Jewelry
Scrap gold	611,045us-gaap_OtherInventoryScrap	536,181us-gaap_OtherInventoryScrap
Bullion	502,641dgse_Bullion	493,368dgse_Bullion
Rare coins and Other	397,075dgse_RareCoinsAndCollectibles	359,028dgse_RareCoinsAndCollectibles
Total	$ 11,442,658us-gaap_InventoryNet	$ 11,144,157us-gaap_InventoryNet

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Amount after valuation and LIFO reserves of inventory expected to be sold, or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer.

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Gross amount of residue from manufacturing or production process that has recovery value.

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