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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;myownprivy, post: 3318072, member: 84588&quot;]Right. But Tungsten is not ridiculously cheap, or anything. So it is improbable it would be used to make fake 9999 1 oz coins. A large bar, yes. Now, maybe a Tungsten alloy would be used to lower the cost of the metal to make a fake .90 gold coin and to adjust the color a bit prior to gold plating to make it look even more real. But, Again, look at the Alibaba counterfeit. The coin will be made of a tungsten or tungsten alloy. </p><p><br /></p><p>Plus, back to what we discussed about the radial lines and privy mark. Those ADDED security features make it even more difficult to counterfeit.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, anything can be counterfeited, but certain things are far harder to counterfeit than others. I posit that a 9999 pure gold coin that has security features present is harder to counterfeit than an alloyed gold coin with no security features outside of its normal minting specs.&nbsp; Don&#039;t you agree?</p><p><br /></p><p>Those who disagree with me may attempt to make my whole argument fall by attacking a single leg of it at a time, but that is poor form on your part. There are multiple legs to my argument: the purity of the coin is hard to counterfeit, the security features of the coin make it harder to counterfeit, and the DNA authentication adds a third layer of security.</p><p><br /></p><p>You may also attempt to say I am arguing something that I am not. I never said &quot;gold maple leafs cannot be counterfeited. </p><p><br /></p><p>But if you address my true argument which is: gold Maple Leafs are the most secure gold coin and the least likely to be counterfeited successfully due to their combination of 9999 purity and present security features, there is no refutation you may offer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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