Fake gold and silver all over the place

[chucklenut]

I can test most coins if you want to bring them to my shop. I have the https://www.thefisch.com/
and Sigma Precious metals tester. I will be glad to test anything for you. I have seen so many fake coins that it is mind-blowing.

Thats an awesome offer dude

Those devices are expensive as **** but work great for density testing

 

[Zeake]

 

[timbgtm]

Locally, a guy bought a collection from a lady on facebook. 10k in cash gone and every coin he got was a fake.

There's lots of offers on Facebook selling gold coins and silver.

 

[BigMike]

This may seem a dumb question, but short of acid testing one, how can one be sure they are buying a genuine piece? I fool with silver and have a scale, but so far, I stick to dealers so I know Im not buying a fake.

 

[Zeake]

I have multiple ways to test. The fisch system, the sigma precious metals verifier, acid and the magnet test. I don't have a specific gravity test. Those are all the ways that I know of testing them. File a big mark or drill a hole in them. That does work although it damages the coins. I only do that if I feel the customer is an actual scammer and I want to see his/her reaction and I have already verified its a fake.

 

[500mag]

Locally, a guy bought a collection from a lady on facebook. 10k in cash gone and every coin he got was a fake.

That's why they call it Fakebook...

 

[BigMike]

I have multiple ways to test. The fisch system, the sigma precious metals verifier, acid and the magnet test. I don't have a specific gravity test. Those are all the ways that I know of testing them. File a big mark or drill a hole in them. That does work although it damages the coins. I only do that if I feel the customer is an actual scammer and I want to see his/her reaction and I have already verified its a fake.

Is the magnet test as strait forward as it sounds? See if a magnet will stick to it?

 

[Zeake]

Is the magnet test as strait forward as it sounds? See if a magnet will stick to it?

No. Watch the magnet slide video above for how it works. Fakes slide differently. It helps to have a good coin and a fake to see the difference.

 

[Zeake]

The fakes are not magnetic in most cases.

 

[BigMike]

Looks like its just a little magnetic, just like high nickel stainless and pure nickel. Do you happen to have a fake a fella could buy for testing purposes?