Inventories (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Inventory [Line Items]
Jewelry	$ 7,193,126	$ 8,365,828
Scrap Gold	885,194	506,560
Bullion	292,591	357,644
Rare Coins and Other	1,013,225	335,474
Total	$ 9,384,136	$ 9,565,506

Carrying amount (lower of cost or market) as of the balance sheet date of bullion held in inventory.

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Carrying amount (lower of cost or market) as of the balance sheet date of jewelry held in inventory.

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Carrying amount (lower of cost or market) as of the balance sheet date of rare coins and collectibles held in inventory.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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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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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Gross amount of residue from manufacturing or production process that has recovery value.

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