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<p>[QUOTE="Numismat, post: 2138018, member: 15019"]Everything you say is true. Policing it doesn't seem like a feasible possibility. Training your eyes is, at least for the older coins. As far as ultra-modern NCLT and bullion, like Pandas... whole different ball game. I've seen some of them in those double sealed cases, correct weight to the third decimal point and all and still completely fake. They managed to get their alloy ratio perfected at least 4-5 years ago to match the dimensions and density of silver, possibly gold too (I can't afford to buy fake gold at genuine prices to destroy them for testing). In years past you could differentiate by the quality of the relief and details, but the lines get more and more blurred every year.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Numismat, post: 2138018, member: 15019"]Everything you say is true. Policing it doesn't seem like a feasible possibility. Training your eyes is, at least for the older coins. As far as ultra-modern NCLT and bullion, like Pandas... whole different ball game. I've seen some of them in those double sealed cases, correct weight to the third decimal point and all and still completely fake. They managed to get their alloy ratio perfected at least 4-5 years ago to match the dimensions and density of silver, possibly gold too (I can't afford to buy fake gold at genuine prices to destroy them for testing). In years past you could differentiate by the quality of the relief and details, but the lines get more and more blurred every year.[/QUOTE]
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