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Largest Private Refinery Discovers Gold-Plated Tungsten Bar
Over the years, there have been a few isolated reports of smaller coins and bars found to have been drilled to remove some of the gold which was replaced ... http://tinyurl.com/yc7wlxk JAM |
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Largest Private Refinery Discovers Gold-Plated Tungsten Bar
"Frank Galikanokus" wrote in message ... Over the years, there have been a few isolated reports of smaller coins and bars found to have been drilled to remove some of the gold which was replaced ... http://tinyurl.com/yc7wlxk JAM Well, that'll give ya a nice warm fuzzy! Fake gold bars making it "into the system" of bonded traders' inventory? It was bad enough when fake coins started popping up at the retail level for collectors and small investors. But 500 gram bars trading among banks and PM houses means that counterfeiting is penetrating the Big Leagues big time. This could pose a serious threat to the institutions that find themselves holding them and individuals who hold unallocated shares of gold there. It also could affect currency values if gold markets get really nervous. The good news is that this one was caught. Eventually. And it is possible to detect them using expensive equipment. But this is like saying that we have a flu shot for the latest virulent strain sweeping the world. Some will be protected, some will suffer because they couldn't afford the shot or the flu just got to them first. (I'd like to know what there was about this fake that tipped off whichever handler discovered it. Is it like the experienced bank tellers of yore who could "sense" a counterfeit bill because it looked or felt slightly unusual when it went through their hands?) I don't want to start a conspiracy theory here about covert attempts to undermine national or even world economies, so I'll just say that the James Bond theme is stuck in my brain and the title "Tungstenfinger" keeps rolling around in my imagination. - mazorj the Screenwriter |
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Largest Private Refinery Discovers Gold-Plated Tungsten Bar
On Mar 3, 4:10*pm, "mazorj" wrote:
"Frank Galikanokus" wrote in message ... Over the years, there have been a few isolated reports of smaller coins and bars found to have been drilled to remove some of the gold which was replaced ... http://tinyurl.com/yc7wlxk JAM Well, that'll give ya a nice warm fuzzy! Fake gold bars making it "into the system" of bonded traders' inventory? *It was bad enough when fake coins started popping up at the retail level for collectors and small investors. *But 500 gram bars trading among banks and PM houses means that counterfeiting is penetrating the Big Leagues big time. This could pose a serious threat to the institutions that find themselves holding them and individuals who hold unallocated shares of gold there. *It also could affect currency values if gold markets get really nervous. The good news is that this one was caught. *Eventually. *And it is possible to detect them using expensive equipment. *But this is like saying that we have a flu shot for the latest virulent strain sweeping the world. *Some will be protected, some will suffer because they couldn't afford the shot or the flu just got to them first. (I'd like to know what there was about this fake that tipped off whichever handler discovered it. *Is it like the experienced bank tellers of yore who could "sense" a counterfeit bill because it looked or felt slightly unusual when it went through their hands?) I don't want to start a conspiracy theory here about covert attempts to undermine national or even world economies, so I'll just say that the James Bond theme is stuck in my brain and the title "Tungstenfinger" keeps rolling around in my imagination. - mazorj the Screenwriter The video says (in German) the a very experience worker became suspicious, but could not explain why. He then selected a bar to test. |
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Largest Private Refinery Discovers Gold-Plated Tungsten Bar
"Peter" wrote in message ... On Mar 3, 4:10 pm, "mazorj" wrote: "Frank Galikanokus" wrote in message ... Over the years, there have been a few isolated reports of smaller coins and bars found to have been drilled to remove some of the gold which was replaced ... http://tinyurl.com/yc7wlxk JAM Well, that'll give ya a nice warm fuzzy! Fake gold bars making it "into the system" of bonded traders' inventory? It was bad enough when fake coins started popping up at the retail level for collectors and small investors. But 500 gram bars trading among banks and PM houses means that counterfeiting is penetrating the Big Leagues big time. This could pose a serious threat to the institutions that find themselves holding them and individuals who hold unallocated shares of gold there. It also could affect currency values if gold markets get really nervous. The good news is that this one was caught. Eventually. And it is possible to detect them using expensive equipment. But this is like saying that we have a flu shot for the latest virulent strain sweeping the world. Some will be protected, some will suffer because they couldn't afford the shot or the flu just got to them first. (I'd like to know what there was about this fake that tipped off whichever handler discovered it. Is it like the experienced bank tellers of yore who could "sense" a counterfeit bill because it looked or felt slightly unusual when it went through their hands?) I don't want to start a conspiracy theory here about covert attempts to undermine national or even world economies, so I'll just say that the James Bond theme is stuck in my brain and the title "Tungstenfinger" keeps rolling around in my imagination. - mazorj the Screenwriter The video says (in German) the a very experience worker became suspicious, but could not explain why. He then selected a bar to test. Ein bar, or Die bar? The former suggests there was more than one suspicious bar. The story suggests there was only one. |
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Largest Private Refinery Discovers Gold-Plated Tungsten Bar
On Mar 3, 6:07*pm, "mazorj" wrote:
"Peter" wrote in message ... On Mar 3, 4:10 pm, "mazorj" wrote: "Frank Galikanokus" wrote in message ... Over the years, there have been a few isolated reports of smaller coins and bars found to have been drilled to remove some of the gold which was replaced ... http://tinyurl.com/yc7wlxk JAM Well, that'll give ya a nice warm fuzzy! Fake gold bars making it "into the system" of bonded traders' inventory? It was bad enough when fake coins started popping up at the retail level for collectors and small investors. But 500 gram bars trading among banks and PM houses means that counterfeiting is penetrating the Big Leagues big time. This could pose a serious threat to the institutions that find themselves holding them and individuals who hold unallocated shares of gold there. It also could affect currency values if gold markets get really nervous. The good news is that this one was caught. Eventually. And it is possible to detect them using expensive equipment. But this is like saying that we have a flu shot for the latest virulent strain sweeping the world. Some will be protected, some will suffer because they couldn't afford the shot or the flu just got to them first. (I'd like to know what there was about this fake that tipped off whichever handler discovered it. Is it like the experienced bank tellers of yore who could "sense" a counterfeit bill because it looked or felt slightly unusual when it went through their hands?) I don't want to start a conspiracy theory here about covert attempts to undermine national or even world economies, so I'll just say that the James Bond theme is stuck in my brain and the title "Tungstenfinger" keeps rolling around in my imagination. - mazorj the Screenwriter The video says (in German) the a very experience worker became suspicious, but could not explain why. *He then selected a bar to test. |
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Largest Private Refinery Discovers Gold-Plated Tungsten Bar
In article , Peter wrote:
On Mar 3, 6:07=A0pm, "mazorj" wrote: "Peter" wrote in message ... On Mar 3, 4:10 pm, "mazorj" wrote: "Frank Galikanokus" wrote in message ... Over the years, there have been a few isolated reports of smaller coi= ns and bars found to have been drilled to remove some of the gold which = was replaced ... http://tinyurl.com/yc7wlxk JAM Well, that'll give ya a nice warm fuzzy! Fake gold bars making it "into the system" of bonded traders' inventory= ? It was bad enough when fake coins started popping up at the retail level f= or collectors and small investors. But 500 gram bars trading among banks a= nd PM houses means that counterfeiting is penetrating the Big Leagues big time. This could pose a serious threat to the institutions that find themselv= es holding them and individuals who hold unallocated shares of gold there.= It also could affect currency values if gold markets get really nervous. The good news is that this one was caught. Eventually. And it is possib= le to detect them using expensive equipment. But this is like saying that = we have a flu shot for the latest virulent strain sweeping the world. Some will be protected, some will suffer because they couldn't afford the sh= ot or the flu just got to them first. (I'd like to know what there was about this fake that tipped off whiche= ver handler discovered it. Is it like the experienced bank tellers of yore = who could "sense" a counterfeit bill because it looked or felt slightly unusual when it went through their hands?) I don't want to start a conspiracy theory here about covert attempts to undermine national or even world economies, so I'll just say that the James Bond theme is stuck in my brain and the title "Tungstenfinger" keeps rolling around in my imagination. - mazorj the Screenwriter The video says (in German) the a very experience worker became suspicious, but could not explain why. =A0He then selected a bar to tes= t. Ein bar, or Die bar? =A0The former suggests there was more than one suspi= cious bar. =A0The story suggests there was only one.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Sorry, I'm not sure. can you please tell me the way to the bar? oops, old jazz musician's story. |
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