Fake 100 Oz Silver Bar
If nothing happens or the melting occurs very slowly you have purchased a fake.
Fake 100 oz silver bar. 100 oz silver bars for sale. We will ship from our diverse mix of high quality manufacturers such as sunshine minting u s. We had some fake mcm silver bars come in to our store. Apparently at some point in the 1980s it was discovered that some 100 ounce silver bars were drilled and filled with lead.
You are guaranteed to receive at least 999 fine silver. They are reported to weigh the same as real bars and to be virtually indistinguishable from real bars. Pass a magnet over the bar and see if there is any attraction between the bar and magnet. Assay geiger bison bullion engelhard apmex johnson matthey and others.
First try the magnet test. Chinese manufacturer have produced counterfeit silver bars from a number of mints including johnson matthey engelhard sunshine nwt pan american. Last edited 07 51 13 am kennethsq. It s easy to put a significant investment in 999 fine silver bars and because 100 oz silver bars weigh less than seven pounds they are easy to transport and store no matter what the situation.
Shopping for 100 oz silver bars apmex offers a magnificent selection of 100 oz silver bars. If your bullion is genuine silver the ice should start melting immediately due to the stored heat of the silver. This is an extremely common fake. Start by purchasing the silver acid test kit.
We show you what to look for how they test and the things that really show why they are fake. Below are a few ways to identify counterfeit silver bars. Silver bar from china oct 10 2013 2 25 25 am. I bought a fake 100 ounce silver bar made of lead and notified ebay they did nothing to stop this guy from listing and selling more of these one is listed right now ive been refuned through pay pal counterfeit.
This is a more realistic fake than the one above although this one weighed 21 2g. With 100 ounce silver bars a large amount of wealth can be stored in. This test identifies both genuine and counterfeit bullion through a small chemical reaction. 100 ounce silver bars see our page on lead filled 100 ounce silver bars for the full details and pictures.
1984 1oz silver prospector.