Exhibit 99.1



                    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 quarterly  period ended  September 30, 2002 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 14, 2002                By  /s/ L.S. Smith                     .
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                                           L.S. Smith, Chairman of the Board,
                                           Chief Executive Officer and Secretary