Full story at: ausbullion.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/tungsten-filled-gold-bars.html
Attached are photographs of a legitimate Metalor 1000gm Au bar that has been drilled out and filled with Tungsten (W).
This bar was purchased by staff of a scrap dealer in xxxxx, UK yesterday. The bar appeared to be perfect other than the fact that it was 2gms underweight. It was checked by hand-held xrf and showed 99.98% Au. Being Tungsten, it would not be ferro-magnetic. The bar was supplied with the original certificate.
The owner of the business that purchased the bar only became suspicious when he realized the weight discrepancy and had the bar cropped. He estimates between 30-40% of the weight of the bar to be Tungsten.
This is very worrying and reinforces the lengths that people are willing to go to profit from the current high metal prices. Please be careful.
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| 1000g Gold bar cut showing inserted tungsten rods The two halves of the cut bar |
My comment..
What a pity i was going to buy some Gold Bars but this has put me right off Gold.
HOW CAN YOU TELL THAT THE GOLD IS GENUINE...any comments ACC members..i think get it examined by a Gemmologist who you can trust
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