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Silver Hunter New Member United States 36 Posts Posted 05/08/2014 10:29 am Posted 05/08/2014 10:29 am



A few other things I noticed is the fake ones have sharper lettering and have a mirror/proof







like finish.



Also if you drop the fake bar on the counter it does not give off the right sound. Got 5 1oz APMEX silver bars from a Chicago suburban coin shop. I weighed them they are 1-2 grams under weight. So I took some acid and noticed that they are copper. I took them back to the coin shop and the owner gave me my money back. He said he bought 250 of them last week and sold about 50-75 of them. The Real APMEX bars has recessed wording/lettering below APMEX on the front of the bar. The Fake ones has raised wording/lettering in the same location.A few other things I noticed is the fake ones have sharper lettering and have a mirror/prooflike finish.Also if you drop the fake bar on the counter it does not give off the right sound. Report this Post to the Staff

barryg Pillar of the Community United States 4773 Posts Posted 05/08/2014 3:07 pm Posted 05/08/2014 3:07 pm



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Hi, how are u, this is tanglu from SXD ARTWARE INDUSTRY LTD. I am glad that you have seen our products on Alibaba.



We have been replica of gold coins and bars for many years, the replica coins and bars we made are unique and perfect, no other manufacture can take place, the material we use is tungsten inside and fine gold plating, as you know the density of tungsten is almost the same as original, and we use electroplating technology to plate the fine gold on it, so the dimension is the same as original.



The replica Hi, how are u, this is tanglu from SXD ARTWARE INDUSTRY LTD. I am glad that you have seen our products on Alibaba.We have been replica of gold coins and bars for many years, the replica coins and bars we made are unique and perfect, no other manufacture can take place, the material we use is tungsten inside and fine gold plating, as you know the density of tungsten is almost the same as original, and we use electroplating technology to plate the fine gold on it, so the dimension is the same as original.The replica APMEX gold 1oz bar in assay is sealed perfectly, and it is really easy to resell. That alibaba site is downright scary! Did you see the fake APMEX gold bars including a fake Assay? The seller even brags about it:

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Fusion555 Valued Member United States 269 Posts Posted 05/08/2014 3:19 pm Posted 05/08/2014 3:19 pm

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That alibaba site is downright scary! Did you see the fake That alibaba site is downright scary! Did you see the fake APMEX gold bars including a fake Assay? The seller even brags about it:



Yep lol, thing is you can search just about any silver,gold,coin ect and you will find it on that site.



Going back to the original post, the guy who has that coin store either trusted the person who sold to him or he is not very security minded, my LCS wont take anything that still has the plastic on it, if you dont agree with him removing it so it can be tested he wont buy it. Good for him I say. I do feel safe buying there. Yep lol, thing is you can search just about any silver,gold,coin ect and you will find it on that site.Going back to the original post, the guy who has that coin store either trusted the person who sold to him or he is not very security minded, my LCS wont take anything that still has the plastic on it, if you dont agree with him removing it so it can be tested he wont buy it. Good for him I say. I do feel safe buying there. Report this Post to the Staff

Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts Posted 08/27/2014 6:06 pm Posted 08/27/2014 6:06 pm

All fakes. Called the seller. Got a prompt refund.

Seller had no clue about them. She was very nice and felt bad.

I even got to keep them. Nice teaching aid anyway.

Weights varied from 30.1 grams up to 30.6

Just a light scratch on the test stone took the plating right off.

Copper underneath. Talk about cheap on the plating :) I just got 10 ea. APMEX 1 oz. silver bars today in the mail from eBay.All fakes. Called the seller. Got a prompt refund.Seller had no clue about them. She was very nice and felt bad.I even got to keep them. Nice teaching aid anyway.Weights varied from 30.1 grams up to 30.6Just a light scratch on the test stone took the plating right off.Copper underneath. Talk about cheap on the plating :) Report this Post to the Staff