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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bacchus, post: 25245463, member: 759&quot;]Nice !<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I also have been thinking about testers.&nbsp; I made up a list, just for a starting point, of the effectiveness of gold testers.&nbsp; I omitted any tests that are destructive to the metal, but capsule holders and the like, including the cases from a mint, are fair game.</p><p><br /></p><p>My list includes individual testers and pairs of testers.&nbsp; Sometimes a tester is good for some kinds of fakes but not other kinds, and so a pair of testers will cover each other’s deficiencies.&nbsp; For example, item (2) in the list below:&nbsp; a PMV is very good but can be fooled by a very thick metal with a thick plating, so pairing it with a Weight test catches that possibility.&nbsp; (Or does it?)</p><p><br /></p><p>1. XRF</p><p>2. PMV + Weight</p><p>3. Precious Metal Verifier (e.g., Sigma PMV)</p><p>4. Specific Gravity</p><p>5. Weight</p><p>6. Magnet</p><p>7. Ping</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking for more suggestions if they exceed what I already have here, especially pairs of testers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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