[–] shittersfull 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
They also mentioned this on CBC, so unless the Canadians are trying to hurt their own gold market then it doesn't make sense.
[–] gabara 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
Canadafag here. This is a legit story in the Canadian press right now. RBC is a hated bank here and are known to rip people off and break the law, so there's a lot of vitriol for them in Canada over this. It's telling the RBC wouldn't take it back since it should be a like for like exchange (money for gold of the same value). They know it's fake. And the Mint is pissed because they tried to make it look like it came from there.
[–] webrustler 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
You can test your gold with kits like these.
[–] webrustler ago (edited ago)
You're correct, especially when you're talking about the fat bars you see in a "Fort Knox" (I know, a cliché, there's probably not much gold left there) type scenario.
Most bars owned by normal folks will be the thin type that look more like rectangular coins. I guess it would be harder to hide tungsten in those.
The acid test has worked for the faked Canadian bars.
Article is worth reading. Sample:
Last November, 35-year-old Leston Lawrence was found guilty of smuggling $190,000 worth of gold pucks, each the size of a small muffin, in his rectum over several months.
Maybe they should shape these "pucks" like shuriken?
[–] super_jackoff_style 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
Sell your gold now. Buy up "sporting equipment" and make yourself useful.
[–] super_jackoff_style 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Sporting equipment=guns an ammo for those guns.
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[–] Anson 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
https://voat.co/v/news/2218845/10933253
[–] yewotm8 ago
This story was first broken by the CBC.