EXHIBIT 31.1


Certifications:

I, L.S. Smith, Certify that:

     1.   I have reviewed this quarterly  report on Form 10-Q of DGSE Companies,
          Inc.;
     2.   Based on my  knowledge,  this  quarterly  report  does not contain any
          untrue  statement of a material  fact or omit to state a material fact
          necessary to make the statements  made, in light of the  circumstances
          under which such  statements were made, not misleading with respect to
          the period covered by this quarterly report;
     3.   Based on my knowledge,  the financial statements,  and other financial
          information  included in this quarterly report,  fairly present in all
          material respects the financial  condition,  results of operations and
          cash flows of the  Company as of, and for,  the periods  presented  in
          this quarterly report;
     4.   The Company's  other  certifying  officers and I are  responsible  for
          establishing  and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as
          defined in Exchange  Act Rules  13a-14 and 15d-14) for the Company and
          we have:
          a)   designed such  disclosure  controls and procedures to ensure that
               material  information  relating  to the  Company,  including  its
               consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made known to us by others within
               those  entities,  particularly  during  the  period in which this
               quarterly report is being prepared;
          b)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's  disclosure controls
               and  procedures  as of a date  within 90 days prior to the filing
               date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
          c)   Presented  in this  quarterly  report our  conclusions  about the
               effectiveness of the disclosure  controls and procedures based on
               our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5.   The Company's other certifying officers and I have disclosed,  based on our
     most recent  evaluation,  to the Company's auditors and the audit committee
     of the Company's  board of directors (or persons  performing the equivalent
     functions):
          a)   all  significant  deficiencies  in the  design  or  operation  of
               internal  controls  which could  adversely  affect the  Company's
               ability to record,  process,  summarize and report financial data
               and have  identified  for the  Company's  auditors  any  material
               weakness in internal controls; and
          b)   any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management or
               other  employees  who have a  significant  role in the  Company's
               internal controls; and
6.   The  Company's  other  certifying  officers  and I have  indicated  in this
     quarterly report whether or not there were significant  changes in internal
     controls  or in other  factors  that could  significantly  affect  internal
     controls  subsequent to the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including
     any corrective action with regard to significant  deficiencies and material
     weaknesses.


Date: August 10, 2006      /s/ L.S. Smith - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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