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    Fake gold challenges bullion testers

    https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-...esters-heating

    The mass or size to weight ratio is the tell.
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    Re: Fake gold challenges bullion testers

    Here's the graphic in the link:

    https://zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b...testing-01.png

    Even amateur gold bugs would know something is wrong just by looking at it. When a bullion round or bar is either twice as voluminous or half as heavy, it's easy to tell it's fishy.
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    Re: Fake gold challenges bullion testers

    Quote Originally Posted by madfranks View Post
    Here's the graphic in the link:

    https://zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b...testing-01.png

    Even amateur gold bugs would know something is wrong just by looking at it. When a bullion round or bar is either twice as voluminous or half as heavy, it's easy to tell it's fishy.
    I was thinking the same thing. If someone even knows of an ECM tester or how to use it, you'd think they'd notice a bar twice the size of a real gold bar.
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    Re: Fake gold challenges bullion testers

    In the world there is only one metal, which is ideal for fake gold. This is wolfram. According to its properties, wolfram is a refractory and heavy metal of light gray color. The density of wolfram is almost the same as that of gold.

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    Re: Fake gold challenges bullion testers

    Quote Originally Posted by Andrew136 View Post
    In the world there is only one metal, which is ideal for fake gold. This is wolfram. According to its properties, wolfram is a refractory and heavy metal of light gray color. The density of wolfram is almost the same as that of gold.
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    Re: Fake gold challenges bullion testers

    Quote Originally Posted by Andrew136 View Post
    In the world there is only one metal, which is ideal for fake gold. This is wolfram. According to its properties, wolfram is a refractory and heavy metal of light gray color. The density of wolfram is almost the same as that of gold.

    Very interesting, I learned a new name for tungsten.

    Tungsten - Wikipedia

    http://gold-silver.us/assets/icons/f...kipedia.2x.pnghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tungsten

    Tungsten, or wolfram, is a chemical element with symbol W and atomic number 74. The name tungsten comes from the former Swedish name for the tungstate mineral scheelite, tung sten or "heavy stone". Tungsten is a rare metal found naturally on Earth almost exclusively combined with other elements in chemical compounds rather than alone. It was ...

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    Re: Fake gold challenges bullion testers

    I read that article year ago, Old news

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    Re: Fake gold challenges bullion testers

    Quote Originally Posted by Tape";964908]I read that [URL="https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-03-02/arms-race-between-gold-counterfeiters-and-bullion-testers-heating
    article[/URL] year ago, Old news
    You trying to be funny? I posted it a year ago.
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