Perth Mint 1oz bar back stamp

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  1. leo25

    leo25 Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Hey all, a family friend got this bar from AEJ the other day and i noticed it doesn't have the 9999 stamp on the back unlike every other one iv seen.
    on the Perth Mint site it shows there is a 9960 & a 9999 bar. how do we know what this is? does anyone else have a bar with no 9999 stamp on it?

    bar with no 9999 bar with 9999 as shown on the Perth Mint web site
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    leo25, Mar 7, 2011
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    Its a fake.

    Send it to me & I will take care of its disposal.

    Otherwise it is an An Enigma Shrouded in Mystery & worth $$$$$$$$$

    Hope Sherlock Holmes & Watson can work this one out.

    Good luck.
     
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  3. leo25

    leo25 Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    i don't think its a fake as iv looked at the front logo stamp under a magnifying glass and the design is flawless.

    Also if it was fake it would be crazy to think someone went to great efforts to copy the main logo then forget to ad 9999 on the back :p

    Iv sent an email to Perth Mint and hope they can shed some light on this.
     
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    leo25 Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    bump...

    Surely someone must have seen one of these before to give some info on it?
     
    leo25, Mar 8, 2011
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  6. Captain Kookaburra

    Captain Kookaburra Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    I have one of these ... i don't think they are uncommon.

    Anyone want it?
     
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    leo25 Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    do you have the one without the 9999? If so is it 99.6% or 99.99% pure?
     
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    Captain Kookaburra Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    I'll check it out next time I'm near an XRF.
     
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    Trust AEJ to have some obscure piece of bullion that no one else has ever heard about/seen before!
     
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    leo25 Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Ok so i got an email back from Perth Mint and this is what they wrote:

    "The bar appears to be 9960 purity, as bars of 9999 purity will have it stamped on them."

    So looks like AEJ are selling 99.6% bars and claiming them as 99.99%
     
    leo25, Mar 9, 2011
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    Should be a $5 discount. Fortunately the difference is that small.
     
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  12. leo25

    leo25 Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    we went into AEJ today to tell them about this and they Swapped it over for one with the 9999 on it, so all is good.
     
    leo25, Mar 10, 2011
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