7 news report: expos on fake Australian gold

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  1. AngloSaxon

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    What I most wanted to see more of in the short Ch7 story was the showroom at the counterfeiters warehouse. They had long glass cabinets at waist height similar to a large Prouds Jeweller in the local Westfields. The journalist spotted Perth Mint and said "That one" and ignored the rest of the huge range of items the counterfeiters already copy. The journalist ordered 300 of the PM bars at a stated price of $1 each. They showed the counterfeiter explaining the base metal bars are silver plated then gold plated. The bars at the end were melted while still in China with a welding iron for that nice dramatic TV ending.

    But the range of coins and bars they can counterfeit was huge and I wished they hadn't ignored that.
     

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