For the last two years Carlton Rose has been in Atlanta working with a family-owned company called Atlanta Gold & Silver to learn the process of buying and smelting gold, silver and platinum. He is now opening his own branch of the company at 7401 East Brainerd Road.
For the last two years Carlton Rose has been in Atlanta working with a family-owned company called Atlanta Gold & Silver to learn the process of buying and smelting gold, silver and platinum. He is now opening his own branch of the company at 7401 East Brainerd Road.“I’m just so glad to be home,” said Rose. “I’m excited to provide a service to a town that’s been good to me.”
Smelting is the process where precious metals are melted into molten liquid and poured into bars. No smelting will occur on-site at the East Brainerd location, but all metal purchased will be smelted by the Atlanta Gold & Silver Company.
“I’ve found that a lot of people prefer to sell broken pieces and scrap metal to people who actually smelt,” said Rose. “I wanted to bring that idea back to Chattanooga because I know a lot of people don’t want to go to the pawn shop or the jewelry store.”
According to Rose, by selling directly to a smelter sellers generally get more for their metal because the process eliminates a middleman. He said all metal rates are determined by the current market price, which can change as much as every 30 to 45 seconds.