Scotsdale Silver ingots 1 ounce

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  1. banjo

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    by front and back i meant the same as the genuine item
     
    banjo, Jan 4, 2012
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    the police are not interested they say take it to ebay all that the do is take them off
     
    banjo, Jan 4, 2012
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    Makes me glad i'm sticking to to PM coins... doubt if the police would yawn at counterfeiting the Australian Dollar
     
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    O.
     
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    Big A.D. Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    How else can you test besides using acid, any other way that won't mark the bar?
     
    No1joey, Jan 4, 2012
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    spannermonkey Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    XRF machine ,weigh them ,copy's never weigh properly
     
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    Yes but the only difference that I can pick is that the s work or as I call it chain is slightly offset to the right from top to bottom
     
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    In terms of $ and time, how much is it costing you to verify these oz of silver?

    eg. if one buys 5 oz of silver at $40 each, and then spends 15 hrs trying to verify their authenticity. And if this person's job pays him $50 per hour, then this guy has spent 15 x $50 = $750, trying to verify if $200 of silver is real.
     
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    I did say earlier that i had a weight difference but only slight and I put it down to my scales. So I may get a second test done but my feeling is that they are fake.
     
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    spannermonkey Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    You put it down to experience ,it takes me about 1 hour to get an XRF result
     
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    its a good hobby and what you learn by doing the work stands you in good stead
     
    banjo, Jan 4, 2012
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    You are doing it in the right spirit, so that's cool. You have obviously got this one under control. :)
     
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    My scottsdale I bought off eBay.
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    It feels lighter than my other ounces or I'm just now paranoid
     
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    Thank you All for your input, I think by the end of this week I will be a wiser man when it comes to Scottsdale Silver.
     
    banjo, Jan 4, 2012
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    So if I weigh this if it's anything but 31.1 g it's fake? do you need a scale that is .01 accurate or will .1 do?
     
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    This is the back of the ingot
     
    banjo, Jan 4, 2012
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    .1 will do ,if it's under 31gm it's a fake ,generally bars are point over rather than under
    An old worn bar could be a point under if it shows lots signs of where
    Should be 31.12gm
    31.1 is close enough
    The fakes are never the same size ,a couple of mm thicker/thinner ,wider
     
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    also yours in sealed in the standard scottsdale packing.. where as banjo's aren't
     
    skipau, Jan 4, 2012
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    sorry fu hope this helps
     
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