An Insidious Counterfeit/Fake Silver Bar-Cheeky, Too

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oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5247 Posts	Posted 11/21/2016 5:59 pm I was visiting my LCS the other day, and the dealer told me the sad story of a customer who bought some fake silver bars on ebay. This was one of them. Some of the others had "100 mils" marked on them, but this one did not. However, see the writing on the back-it says "in clad we trust". Sorry that the images are horizontal. They are vertical in the original -I am not sure how to correct that. Edited by oriole 11/21/2016 6:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff

GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 11/21/2016 7:16 pm "In clad we trust" ... that is so wrong Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 11/21/2016 7:27 pm It's bad when the thieves know they can laugh at you while picking your pocket. Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5247 Posts	Posted 11/21/2016 7:46 pm So true, Moxking. Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 11/21/2016 7:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
RoyCoinBoy Pillar of the Community United States 1609 Posts	Posted 11/21/2016 9:14 pm but why though Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 11/22/2016 04:35 am This is just a subtle way of keeping 'honest'. The suggestion, when you realise it, is that this piece is clad as well, and not of pure homogenous silver. Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5247 Posts	Posted 11/22/2016 08:49 am sel_691, it is clad, so the inscription makes it "plausible" that it was just a hair under complete dishonesty. Report this Post to the Staff
UltraRant Pillar of the Community Norway 1358 Posts	Posted 11/22/2016 11:13 am Well, the 'obverse' of this bar screams '1 Troy OZ .999 silver', which shouldn't leave much to the imagination and probably is sufficient for most people. The 'in clad we trust' doesn't make it 'honest' in any way for me, more like arrogance on the forger's side. 100 mils actually is a bit more honest (depending on how it's being put on the bar, though). Report this Post to the Staff
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An Insidious Fake Silver Bar-Cheeky, Too