Archived Canadian certified gold bar exposed as fake: how many more are out there? (rt.com)
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Archived Canadian certified gold bar exposed as fake: how many more are out there? (rt.com)
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[–] webrustler 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
You can test your gold with kits like these.
[–] Frankeh 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
that dosn't help when they drill out the gold bars and insert tungsten rods. Undetectable in density tests and acid tests the only way to know is cut them in half
[–] gabara ago
It's not a bar in the story, it's a wafer.
[–] 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:
Maybe they should shape these "pucks" like shuriken?