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Skirnir
4th July 2010, 12:44 AM
On each of the few Credit Suisse bars I own, there is a serial number. Is there a way to verify with the refiner whether a serial number for a bar is legitimate, or are the numbers for aesthetic purposes?

Saul Mine
4th July 2010, 01:18 AM
Serial numbers are useful, but not very. It's common for one number to appear on multiple bars. For example a five digit number would be expected to reappear every ten thousand bars, but sometimes the stamping counter gets reset sooner than that. I never heard of anybody outside a warehouse giving them any attention at all.

platinumdude
4th July 2010, 07:35 AM
I rather have PMs with a tracking number. Just more freedom that way.