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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;1970 Silver Art, post: 1454245, member: 18828&quot;]That is exactly the problem that I have with this and that is what will get an ebay buyer in a bad situation if that buyer buys it from an ebay seller who does not mention that it is plated.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is another silver-plated bar that is stamped &quot;one ounce .999 fine silver&quot;:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;_trksid=p4340.l2557&amp;hash=item1c271c5ad0&amp;item=120915253968&amp;nma=true&amp;pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;rt=nc&amp;si=ta%252FHL3fI%252FDkq499dqDGy5BCSYp8%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;_trksid=p4340.l2557&amp;hash=item1c271c5ad0&amp;item=120915253968&amp;nma=true&amp;pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;rt=nc&amp;si=ta%252FHL3fI%252FDkq499dqDGy5BCSYp8%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;_trksid=p4340.l2557&amp;hash=item1c271c5ad0&amp;item=120915253968&amp;nma=true&amp;pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;rt=nc&amp;si=ta%2FHL3fI%2FDkq499dqDGy5BCSYp8%3D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc</a></p><p><br /></p><p>That above ebay link is the same kind of deception that the OP was talking about.</p><p><br /></p><p>EDIT:&nbsp; The real &quot;U.S. Flag&quot; silver art bar was minted by Silvertowne and the real one looks like this:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;_trksid=p4340.l2557&amp;hash=item1e6e3bb53c&amp;item=130698425660&amp;nma=true&amp;pt=Bullion_US&amp;rt=nc&amp;si=ta%252FHL3fI%252FDkq499dqDGy5BCSYp8%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;_trksid=p4340.l2557&amp;hash=item1e6e3bb53c&amp;item=130698425660&amp;nma=true&amp;pt=Bullion_US&amp;rt=nc&amp;si=ta%252FHL3fI%252FDkq499dqDGy5BCSYp8%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;_trksid=p4340.l2557&amp;hash=item1e6e3bb53c&amp;item=130698425660&amp;nma=true&amp;pt=Bullion_US&amp;rt=nc&amp;si=ta%2FHL3fI%2FDkq499dqDGy5BCSYp8%3D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The front side of the silver-plated &quot;U.S. Flag&quot; bar has a proof-like mirror image while the front side of the real Silvertowne &quot;U.S. Flag&quot; silver art bar has a &quot;frosted&quot; look to it.&nbsp; That is the only way that I can tell the real one from the fake one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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