# Melting

[Gold Nuggets](/virtual-items/collectibles/gold-nuggets.md), [Gold Bars](/virtual-items/collectibles/gold-bars.md) and [Gold Coins](/virtual-items/collectibles/gold-coins.md) that have been [exported](/import-and-export.md) as [Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)](/virtual-items.md#non-fungible-token-nft) may be [melted](/paydirt-gold/melting.md) at the [Mint & Assay Office](/mint-and-assay-office.md) to recover [Paydirt Gold](/paydirt-gold.md). Melting burns the NFT and returns [Paydirt Gold](/paydirt-gold.md) to the wallet associated with the user's game account.

[Gold Dust](/gold-dust.md), [Gold Nuggets](/virtual-items/collectibles/gold-nuggets.md), and [Gold Coins](/virtual-items/collectibles/gold-coins.md) in [game item](/virtual-items.md#game-item) form may also be melted and turned into [Gold Bars](/virtual-items/collectibles/gold-bars.md) at the [Mint & Assay Office](/mint-and-assay-office.md). Melting game items destroys the game item and returns a [Gold Bar](/virtual-items/collectibles/gold-bars.md).


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