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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-16-116197
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160728
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160803
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160803

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DGSE COMPANIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000701719
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-JEWELRY STORES [5944]
		IRS NUMBER:				880097334
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11048
		FILM NUMBER:		161803773

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		15850 DALLAS PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 140
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75248
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9725874049

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		15850 DALLAS PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 140
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75248

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DALLAS GOLD & SILVER EXCHANGE INC /NV/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930114

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AMERICAN PACIFIC MINT INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CANYON STATE CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19860819
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&#9;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>CURRENT
REPORT</B></FONT></P>

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of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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event reported):<B> August 3, 2016 </B>(July 28, 2016)</P>

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COMPANIES, INC.</B></FONT></P>

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name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp; <B>15850 Dallas Parkway, Suite 140</B> <B>Dallas, Texas 75248</B></P>

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changed since last report)</P>

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Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions
(see General Instruction A.2.):</P>

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to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in; text-align: left"><B>Item 5.02.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; &#9;&#9;Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain &#9;&#9;Officers.</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On August 2, 2016,
the Board of Directors elected Bill LeRoy, age 59, as a member of the Board of Directors of DGSE Companies, Inc. (&ldquo;DGSE&rdquo;)
to be effective immediately following the resignation of Nabil J. Lopez from the Board of Directors. Mr. Lopez notified DGSE by
letter dated July 28, 2016, of his intent to resign from the Board, as well as his positions as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary,
effective as of the end of the day on August 15, 2016.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Mr. LeRoy, is currently
the Chief Executive Officer of Elemetal, LLC, the largest shareholder of DGSE. Mr. LeRoy has worked his entire professional career
in the precious metals industry including sales and management positions in the electroplating and capital equipment industries.
Prior to joining Elemetal, LLC, Mr. LeRoy served as National Sales Manager for Handy&amp;Harman and Managing Director for H&amp;H
Singapore.</P>

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or understanding pursuant to which Mr. LeRoy was selected as a director and officer of DGSE and there are no family relationships
between Mr. LeRoy and the other directors or executive officers of the Company. Since the beginning of DGSE&rsquo;s last fiscal
year, Mr. LeRoy has not had any transactions or currently proposed transactions in which Mr. LeRoy was or is to be a participant
in amounts greater than $120,000 and in which any related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest. Related
party transactions between DGSE and Elemetal, LLC and its affiliates are described in &ldquo;Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions&rdquo; of our Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 27, 2016, our Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended March 31, 2016, filed with the SEC on May 16, 2016, and our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 22, 2016, which
descriptions are incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">DGSE is currently engaged
in a search to fill the position of Chief Financial Officer.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&#9;</FONT><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Matthew M. Peakes</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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