**EXHIBIT          31.1**

|   | 1. | I                    have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of DGSE Companies,                    Inc.; |
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|   | 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; |
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|   | 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; |
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|   | 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: |
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|   | 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; |
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|   | 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 |
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|   | 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; |
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|   | 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): |
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|   | 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 |
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|   | 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 |
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|  | 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. |
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