Experiences with Rand Refinery gold bars?

[TreasureHunter]

Hi,

Have you ever bought/seen up close any Rand Refinery gold bars?

They're South African (of course...) and not very popular in the rest of the World.

Here's how one looks like:
https://static.bullionstar.com/files/auto/1845

The sealed package is a bit similar to Perth Mint's Certicard (which is so often flawed/parts not aligning well etc.).

If you had any experiences with this bar/manufacturer (regardless of bar size/weight) - please share your thoughts, feelings Thank you!

 

[bubblebobble2]

Hi,

Have you ever bought/seen up close any Rand Refinery gold bars?

They're South African (of course...) and not very popular in the rest of the World.

Here's how one looks like:
https://static.bullionstar.com/files/auto/1845

The sealed package is a bit similar to Perth Mint's Certicard (which is so often flawed/parts not aligning well etc.).

If you had any experiences with this bar/manufacturer (regardless of bar size/weight) - please share your thoughts, feelings Thank you!

I stay away unless you have a solid seller that you can trust... there's alot of fakes on these, especially thick ones, where they've done 'em exactly as the real ones...

 

[Gullintanni]

I am sure this is not helpful but in my mind is kind of related.
I personally do not buy anything that comes in security packs as they are to hard to test with no XRF in close proximity.
I can pretty much tell gold from the feel and to have plastic and card around it makes that impossible for me.
I know lots of places have "security features" but they are just a selling point with limited validity.
I mean we are talking about cardboard and plastic here and that is easy to fake given the right tools.

 

[Big A.D.]

Anything in a Certicard or capsule will test fine using a PMV.

I've seen the Rand gold bars (cast and minted) and I think they've changed to a black card recently. They're nice, but I can't see a reason to buy these over more well known brands. I'd buy a 5g for interest's sake, but I wouldn't be building a stack on them.

 

[TreasureHunter]

As far as I know, this company is the one making Krugerrands!

http://www.randrefinery.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rand_Refinery

I think the bars look quite good. Although, not as smooth as Perth Mint bars, but the certificate capsule/plastic cover looks quite good. I wonder of they're better aligned than Perth Mint's (you know how those are often so unaligned...)