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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Niveth, post: 3304606, member: 100617&quot;]My first-ever order of gold came in on Friday. I ordered two of Valcambi&#039;s combibars (on both, the plastic was either chipped or broken, but still not &#039;open&#039;), a freestanding 1g valcambi bar and a 20g PERTH bar in the assay card.</p><p><br /></p><p>I sent an email to them and am waiting to hear back so I can explain my order. Ultimately, I am thinking of exchanging the two combibars for undamaged ones. I trust the authenticity.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, there were a few alarms that went off for the PERTH bar. The issues that make me question its authenticity are detailed in the attached pictures as well as explained below:</p><ol> <li>The bar itself is somewhat loose inside the assay card. If you move the card, you can feel/hear the bar rattle in the space. It&#039;s not significantly loose within, but there&#039;s evident space allowing the bar to move freely within.</li> <li>Where the card seals in the bar, you can see there is an evident bevel. I find it surprising a world-leading minter such as PERTH would have such shoddy craftsmanship.</li> <li>The Bar Code. I read if the zero in the code has just two dots on the bottom line it&#039;s a fake, and that the genuine bars have three dots on the bottom of each zero.</li> </ol><p>I think I am going to play it safe and ask to exchange the two combibars for undamaged ones and ask for a refund for the 20g perth bar. I am not looking forward to paying return shipping/insurance though... </p><p><br /></p><p>Thoughts? Or am I just paranoid?</p><p><br /></p><p>*edited for grammar[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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