Accounting Policies and Nature of Operations (Details 1) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenues	$ 113,922,015	$ 82,024,497
Gross Profit	$ 23,068,963	$ 16,255,842
Margin	20.20%	19.80%
DGSE | Recycled
Revenues	$ 79,790,419	$ 7,431,749
Gross Profit	$ 9,215,494	$ 1,157,459
Margin	11.50%	15.60%
DGSE | Resale
Revenues	$ 5,870,972	$ 60,088,405
Gross Profit	$ 1,154,376	$ 7,760,365
Margin	19.70%	12.90%
DGSE | Subtotal
Revenues	$ 85,661,391	$ 67,520,154
Gross Profit	$ 10,369,870	$ 8,917,824
Margin	12.10%	13.20%
ECHG
Revenues	$ 28,260,624
Gross Profit	12,699,093
ECHG | Recycled
Revenues	8,864,790	$ 5,782,062
Gross Profit	$ 3,194,486	$ 2,645,904
Margin	36.00%	45.80%
ECHG | Resale
Revenues	$ 19,395,834	$ 8,722,281
Gross Profit	$ 9,504,607	$ 4,692,114
Margin	49.00%	53.80%
ECHG | Subtotal
Revenues	$ 28,260,624	$ 14,504,343
Gross Profit	$ 12,699,093	$ 7,338,018
Margin	44.90%	50.60%