Golden ChipMunk said:
Another Fakes sighted ,
Perth Mint 10 g certi cards.... Sequence in numbers.....
You poo poo'd my prior post here which was 100% good advice. It is much easier to make real looking fake gold bars than gold coins (especially when the gold bar is in plastic). It is very difficult to make fakes of gov made bullion GOLD coins that weigh right and are the right dimensions. I would opine that such don't even exist. The best counterfeits of rare coins are where said counterfeits are made with real gold and in the right percentage, such as fakes of old pre 33 US gold coins, where such a rare coin might be worth $10K or more so it's worth it to make the fakes out of real gold to try and pass on to someone.
If we are talking about fake Krugs, Maples, Eagles, etc, the fakes are EASY to spot if you have any coin experience. I have seen fake Maples and Krugs over the years and none of them looked good to me, maybe to a newbie.
If someone tries to fake a gold coin with tungsten it is difficult because tungsten is brittle and would be near impossible to get the same detail on the coin vs. a real gov bullion coin. Gold coins also have a particular "ring" to them sort of like silver. Anyone who buys gold bars and gets fakes because they wanted to save a few bucks on premiums vs. gold gov coins gets what they deserve, after reading my post herein.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P1h6uXDACY
Just my opinion.
Jim