Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	May 20, 2019
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	DGSE COMPANIES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000701719
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2019
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business Flag	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		26,924,381
Trading Symbol	DGSE
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019