Saturday , 9 November 2024

The Real Deal: How to Detect Fake Gold & Silver (+2K Views)

In recent years, the production of fake silver and gold bullion products has been on the rise and the following post will show you how to detect such products and avoid the major financial loss that would occur in doing so.

The above introductory comments are edited excerpts from an  infographic by Silver.com originally entitled How To Test For Fake Gold & Silver.

Editor’s Note: The author’s views and conclusions in the above article are unaltered and no personal comments have been included to maintain the integrity of the original post. Furthermore, the views, conclusions and any recommendations offered in this article are not to be construed as an endorsement of such by the editor.

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2 comments

  1. This is a really good article worth saving to your disc drive “just in case”!