FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   NTR METALS, LLC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/25/2010 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DGSE COMPANIES INC [DGSE] (Last) (First) (Middle) 10720 COMPOSITE DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) DALLAS, TX 75220 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 3,000,000 (1) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option Contract	05/25/2010	05/25/2014	Common Stock	1,000,000 (2)	$ (3)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
NTR METALS, LLC 10720 COMPOSITE DRIVE DALLAS, TX 75220	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Carl D. Gum, III		06/02/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock owned by the Reporting Person were acquired by the Reporting Person pursuant to (a) the Partial Assignment Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2010, by and between the Reporting Person and the Issuer and (b) the Closing Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2010, by and among the Reporting Person, the Issuer and Dr. L.S. Smith ("Dr. Smith").
(2)	The Reporting Person entered into an Option Contract (the "Option Contract"), dated as of May 25, 2010, with Dr. Smith. Pursuant to the Option Contract, Dr. Smith granted the Reporting Person an option to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock owned by Dr. Smith.
(3)	Pursuant to the Option Contract, for the first two years following May 25, 2010, the exercise price will be (a) $6.00 per share of Common Stock and (b) the release of Dr. Smith's guaranty of the Issuer's $1,500,000 line of credit with Texas Capital Bank, N.A. For the third and fourth years following May 25, 2010, the exercise price will be (a) $10.00 per share of Common Stock and (b) the release of Dr. Smith's guaranty of the Issuer's $1,500,000 line of credit with Texas Capital Bank, N.A. The option granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Option Contract expires on May 25, 2014 if the option is not exercised by such date.

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