Have any of you ever actually melted precious metals?

For example junk silver coins or other silver stuff; or generic gold coins or other gold stuff.
If so, tell us about the process from start to finish and tell us what the reason was for melting the stuff and changing it from one for to another [i.e. coins/jewlery changed into bars or rounds].
If so, tell us about the process from start to finish and tell us what the reason was for melting the stuff and changing it from one for to another [i.e. coins/jewlery changed into bars or rounds].
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