Real Or Fake?
Lead bars coated in imitation gold leaf [top left, top right]
seem like knockoffs next to real bullion [cylindrical, flat bars] and a
fake covered in genuine gold leaf [center].
Mike Walker.
Last September, a New York City gold dealer spent $72,000 on his
worst nightmare: fake gold bars. The four 10-ounce counterfeits came
with all the features of authentic ingots, including serial numbers.
That’s pretty scary when you consider how many people own gold—or think
they do.
I’ve been a fake-gold fan ever since author Damien Lewis wrote me into his 2007 spy thriller, Cobra Gold.
My supposed experience making fake gold was pure fiction, yet I’m still
treated as a source on the matter. I decided it’s time to call my own
bluff and make some real bogus bullion.
For the rest of the story: http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2013-01/gray-matter-how-make-cheap-fake-gold?src=twitter
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