Hi All, I recently purchased a 1oz platinum bar last year when the price of platinum dipped from a Perth Mint listed bullion dealer in Australia. I was initially after a Perth mint coin, but opted with Suisse bar as the dealer only had those in stock. All the PAMP Suisse Platinum bars I have seen have the lady Fortuna on one side and the PAMP logo on the other side with the serial number. But the bar I received has SUISSE written diagonally several time across the face of the bar instead of Lady Fortuna. I tried to search online but could not find this version of a bar (Photos attached). Has anyone seen this bar before? I bought it from a big Australian retailer and I haven't received any reply from them when I queried the version and model of this bar. Thanks.
Never seen any like that. Perhaps you can try to verify it? http://www.pamp.com/veriscan/iphone/support
https://www.apmex.com/product/84698/1-oz-gold-bar-pamp-suisse-new-design-in-assay This is the New PAMP design looks fine
Same as this one at a Sydney Bullion Dealers. https://www.kjc-gold-silver-bullion.com.au/PD/1oz-credit-suisse-minted-platinum-bullion-bar/1460
Thanks Jim4silver. I think the Veriscan is only available for new products. My bar assay card does not have a QR code on it
Thanks Silverling. Is credit Suisse and PAMP Suisse the same company? I have seen this design for credit suisse but not for PAMP Suisse
Are you in Perth. I can test it for you. If not just go to a bullion company or good jewllers and they will test it for you (usually for free) by XRF
Unfortunately I am in Melbourne. Thanks for offering to test it for me. I will check if one on the local dealers can do it for me
nothing to suggest they are not real from the pictures, they look good if you buy from a dealer, most likely they are good serial number looks authentically printed its not a Fortuna bar, PAMP has many design if you compared to a similar silver bar from PAMP, it should be a bit smaller / thinner
Goldstackers have tested anything that I bring in for free, then again I do buy from them. They seem to be nice people.
completely off-topic, but wow that has to be one of the ugliest design patterns I have seen for a minted bar.