The fastest way to make an easy buck
It’s 10PM. Do you know if your gold is real?
If you’re feeling unethical/criminal these days, I’ve got some good news. It’s never been easier to quickly make dishonest money. Pull up the proverbial log and stay a while, because I’ll be explaining the simple step-by-step process of how to commit a nearly-undetectable form of fraud. Of course, what I’m saying shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone - this fraud has been widespread for the past few years. You may have even been an unwitting victim.
Our journey starts with a quick search on your favorite Chinese retailer. I recommend using the terms “gold eagle tungsten coin.” You’ll get a number of hits. Of course, the quality of these hits varies considerably. You may be tempted to go with one of the options that hovers in the $1-5 range. Unfortunately, these are about as convincing as those chocolate coins with the gold-colored foil. And what’s worse, they don’t even use real tungsten. Would you believe the dishonesty of some of these fake gold sellers?
No, you want to be focused more on the coins that are more around the $500 price point. These are the ones that feature real craftsmanship. Indeed, they will likely have accompanying photos of the coins on scales reading a precise 33.93 grams, or in the grip of calipers measuring an exact diameter of 32.70 millimeters. And yes, the seller will likely be talking up its impressive 60 micron-thick layer of gold plating - enough to fool the acid test or x-ray fluorescence. Not that the seller would ever dream of this being necessary. After all, these are collectible coins that are strictly for souvenir purposes only.
I know what you’re thinking. $500 is a lot of money for a fake coin, right? Well, when the price of gold hits $2400/ounce, suddenly shelling out $500 for a hyper-realistic coin that can fool density measurements, the acid test, and x-ray fluorescence doesn’t seem so crazy. Because if you slip one of these into a stack of 19 real gold coins, who’s going to notice? And suddenly you’ll start to wonder how many of these things are really out there.
Scared? You should be. But there’s some good news. Because as easy as it is to pull off this scam, it’s now easier than ever to stop it. GOLD GAuGE is a new piece of kit that should be essential to anyone handling gold these days. It’s fast, easy to use, and can spot even the most sophisticated forgeries from a mile away. Best of all is the price - $350 is the cheapest piece of mind you can get with all the trouble out there. Because trust me, these are scary times, and you don’t want to be caught empty-handed.