Bullion tester & counterfeit Bullion

[Charliechaplin]

Hey there Ladies & Gents!

 

im sure everyone's aware there's a lot of counterfeit Bullion & coins circulating, Mainly on eBay but many of you like myself could have been burnt through a coin shop dealer & both parties could not be aware the item in question is counterfeit.

 

Not all dealers have an XRF which can cost upwards of £15,000, so they use more conventional ways I.e scratch test or acid test which can ruin the item especially if it's an collectable peice.  But we all know the best pieces come from the small time coin dealers who usually charge a tiny percentage of the premium compare to the big time company's.

 

 

so I was looking through & I've found one seller in the uk with this on eBay (282643054696) I think the price is pretty decent.... I was wondering if any one on the forum has the tester or can share some inside on it?

 

Any information would be brilliant,

 

Cheers C

[morezone]

@Charliechaplin moved to discussion section.

[Charliechaplin]

7 minutes ago, morezone said:

@Charliechaplin moved to discussion section.

@morezone Apreciate it buddy, still pretty new too forums.

 

Cheers C

[reidpj]

Haven't used, nor heard of, them.

Much cheaper if you order direct from the US:

 

 

[Daniel]

It seems like an expense which is not necessary if you buy direct from a reputable supplier. 

[kimchi]

@ShadowStack said he has access to one, and if he didn't he'd buy one, over a couple of his Youtube vids.

In his Silver I Do and Don't Collect vid he said that someone had given up collecting pandas because they'd found some fakes in their date run, and he's right about the number of Panda fakes. That's got me thinking as I have a few I haven't done a specific gravity test with myself.

I suppose it's how much you have invested in silver, or plan to invest, from different sources (and not having to do the specific gravity test each time - ?)

 

[DavePanda]

20 minutes ago, kimchi said:

@ShadowStack said he has access to one, and if he didn't he'd buy one, over a couple of his Youtube vids.

In his Silver I Do and Don't Collect vid he said that someone had given up collecting pandas because they'd found some fakes in their date run, and he's right about the number of Panda fakes. That's got me thinking as I have a few I haven't done a specific gravity test with myself.

I suppose it's how much you have invested in silver, or plan to invest, from different sources (and not having to do the specific gravity test each time - ?)

 

Re Pandas (obviously!) an investment in a good book or some reading online and you can easily educate yourself to spot fake pandas, they really are not that good, much cheaper than these machines!

[kimchi]

Just now, DavePanda said:

Re Pandas (obviously!) an investment in a good book or some reading online and you can easily educate to spot fake pandas, they really are not that good, much cheaper than these machines!

Thanks, good to know! I researched the fakes thoroughly online so feel confident about the few 'loose' ones I have

[DavePanda]

I am sure they are alright, if you would like a second opinion feel free to send a PM

 

Cheers

 

[Guest]

Naive question : aren't just  a caliper and a jeweller's scales enough to make sure a coin is real?