tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post7649565666104195838..comments2024-02-11T01:14:21.904-08:00Comments on SURVIVING IN ARGENTINA: Reply: "Five Reasons for Gold & Silver after SHTF"FerFALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-10908988999314223112014-05-16T17:54:24.982-07:002014-05-16T17:54:24.982-07:00@Anon
1) I can see how a tungsten disc itself wou...@Anon<br /><br />1) I can see how a tungsten disc itself would resist impression , but what about a tungsten disc coated with a layer of gold , with the gold taking the impression? That apparently has been done with gold bars made to look like the Credit Suisse bars:<br /> http://www.pandacollector.com/rogue.html<br /><br />2) Have you taken a look at these?<br /><br />http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/22k-24k-gold-plated-tungsten-coin_1314834665.html<br /><br />( I have not -- I am still checking into US law re such coins. I would never sell such but think samples would be helpful to evaluate against genuine coins.)<br /><br />I think the US Secret Service would go after anyone selling copies of US coins -- not sure what they would do about fake Chinese panda coins like these:<br /><br />http://www.pandacollector.com/rogue.html<br />Don Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-62198864928905440022014-05-15T16:06:54.036-07:002014-05-15T16:06:54.036-07:00Hand-held ultrasonic testers are inexpensive off e...Hand-held ultrasonic testers are inexpensive off ebay if you are buying large bars (e.g kilo bars) of gold.<br /><br />Coins - tungsten cannot handle the pressures used in coin making, so nothing more than a 'gold coin balance' is needed to test common 1 ounce bullion coins:<br /><br />http://www.goldcoinbalance.com/http:/www.goldcoinbalance.com/tungsten-gold-coinsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-46424982448493190082014-05-15T12:16:59.036-07:002014-05-15T12:16:59.036-07:00John Sinclair states he always carries gold coins ...John Sinclair states he always carries gold coins with time when he travels worldwide. He does not mention ever having them confiscated, even in such diverse places like Tanzania, Republic of South Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada and the US.<br /><br />So he must be carrying small denominations such as the 1/10 oz. coins and up. British Sovereigns and 2 Rand coins from RSA are .2354 oz. and quite common so that it would be easy to carry $3000 in 10 small coins on your person.<br /><br />Jim also states it is foolish to transport large amounts of gold over borders and frontiers. Like I said, he recommends getting a bullion vault account and transfer it outside your country in a safe jurisdiction that respects precious metals.TampaMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15149751088277081912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-30355807430642806712014-05-15T12:11:36.307-07:002014-05-15T12:11:36.307-07:00Here is a notice from the US Mint warning about Ch...Here is a notice from the US Mint warning about Chinese copies of pre-1950 US silver coins.<br /><br />http://www.usmint.gov/consumer/?action=hotitems#bmImitation1950Don Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-31365875644374483752014-05-15T11:26:53.990-07:002014-05-15T11:26:53.990-07:001) Rare coins have been counterfeited for decades ...1) Rare coins have been counterfeited for decades and you are correct that sharpness of engraving, tooling characteristics,etc is one of the things appraisers have always looked at to see if a coin is genuine.<br /><br />2) However, a group that specializes in fighting counterfeiting of branded goods -- Global Piracy and Counterfeiting Consultants -- has put out a press release warning of the high quality of some Chinese counterfeits. Their recommendation --to only buy from a brick and mortar store with 5 years of good reputation -- may help but the store could have been fooled as well.<br /><br />http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/12/prweb10188273.htm <br /><br />3) Global Piracy and Counterfeiting Consultants was formed by a US consumer protection group called Americas Watchdog. Yeah, I know --it's somewhat of a ridiculous name but they do fight against counterfeiting of brand name goods. And while that is their business, I don't see where coin appraising is part of it or where they would have a conflict of interest.<br /><br />4) Even if one's gold coins are genuine, counterfeiting on a significant scale in the future could hurt their value by causing a significant percentage of buyers to lose faith in gold, thereby making its spot price decline.Don Williamsnoreply@blogger.com