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Fake 1 oz Gold Bar video

Postby Market Harmony » Mon Mar 16, 2015 1:57 pm

Be careful out there:

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Re: Fake 1 oz Gold Bar video

Postby brian0918 » Mon Mar 16, 2015 2:24 pm

Thanks! Great info!
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Re: Fake 1 oz Gold Bar video

Postby Engineer » Mon Mar 16, 2015 2:51 pm

Great video and information!

The only part I'd have an issue with is weighing the bar on an inclined surface. Your balance (scale) needs to be level to provide an accurate reading.
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Re: Fake 1 oz Gold Bar video

Postby Market Harmony » Mon Mar 16, 2015 3:04 pm

Engineer wrote:Great video and information!

The only part I'd have an issue with is weighing the bar on an inclined surface. Your balance (scale) needs to be level to provide an accurate reading.


Oh, yeah, I guess I never used a scale before... :roll: :shifty:

The plane was no longer inclined when the device was used. At 3:36 in the video, you can see the angle change. 8-)
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Re: Fake 1 oz Gold Bar video

Postby silverstacker » Mon Mar 16, 2015 10:01 pm

brian0918 wrote:Thanks! Great info!


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Re: Fake 1 oz Gold Bar video

Postby rexmerdinus » Tue Mar 17, 2015 11:48 am

Great video, and good info! I didn't even think about the serial number thing, but the shoddy packaging would have sent me running if I saw it in a shop.

It might also help to calibrate the scale on camera, just for the science geek crowd. And of course, the ultimate test would be to drill or cut the bar and show what it's made of, provided you don't mind sacrificing it.

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Re: Fake 1 oz Gold Bar video

Postby natsb88 » Tue Mar 17, 2015 12:18 pm

rexmerdinus wrote:And of course, the ultimate test would be to drill or cut the bar and show what it's made of, provided you don't mind sacrificing it.

It's brass with a thin plating of gold.
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Re: Fake 1 oz Gold Bar video

Postby John Reich » Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:33 pm

Great video! Thanks for the information. I think you gave the best advice at the end. Work with a trusted dealer, like Market Harmony, if you're interested in buying Pm's!
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Re: Fake 1 oz Gold Bar video

Postby Shazbot57 » Wed Mar 18, 2015 3:18 pm

John Reich wrote:Great video! Thanks for the information. I think you gave the best advice at the end. Work with a trusted dealer, like Market Harmony, if you're interested in buying Pm's!


Ditto! Trusted sources! Trust (but verify)! :thumbup:
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