REVENUE RECOGNITION (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Revenues	$ 45,197,686	$ 37,680,769	$ 135,252,502	$ 96,895,216
Gross Profit	$ 11,855,657	$ 8,110,116	$ 33,044,691	$ 21,542,270
Margin	26.20%	21.50%	24.40%	22.20%
DGSE [Member]
Revenues	$ 30,427,254	$ 25,482,379	$ 96,549,253	$ 67,409,204
Gross Profit	$ 3,749,363	$ 3,059,498	$ 12,161,409	$ 8,964,129
Margin	12.30%	12.00%	12.60%	13.30%
DGSE [Member] | Resale
Revenues	$ 28,172,732	$ 23,407,095	$ 90,014,891	$ 61,621,574
Gross Profit	$ 3,251,153	$ 2,645,445	$ 10,713,959	$ 7,781,229
Margin	11.50%	11.30%	11.90%	12.60%
DGSE [Member] | Recycled
Revenues	$ 2,254,522	$ 2,075,284	$ 6,534,362	$ 5,787,630
Gross Profit	$ 498,210	$ 414,053	$ 1,447,450	$ 1,182,900
Margin	22.10%	20.00%	22.20%	20.40%
ECHG [Member]
Revenues	$ 14,770,432	$ 12,198,390	$ 38,703,249	$ 29,486,012
Gross Profit	$ 8,106,294	$ 5,050,618	$ 20,883,282	$ 12,578,141
Margin	54.90%	41.40%	54.00%	42.70%
ECHG [Member] | Resale
Revenues	$ 11,518,168	$ 8,288,951	$ 30,200,026	$ 21,625,853
Gross Profit	$ 6,465,386	$ 3,450,652	$ 16,606,161	$ 9,082,521
Margin	56.10%	41.60%	55.00%	42.00%
ECHG [Member] | Recycled
Revenues	$ 3,252,264	$ 3,909,439	$ 8,503,223	$ 7,860,159
Gross Profit	$ 1,640,908	$ 1,599,966	$ 4,277,121	$ 3,495,620
Margin	50.50%	40.90%	50.30%	44.50%