EXHIBIT 31.1


Certifications:

I, L.S. Smith, Certify that:

1.       I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB 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 6,2004      /s/ L.S. Smith  -  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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