By Patrick A. Heller
September 17, 2013
Last Friday, Sept. 13, a customer came into our store in Lansing, Mich., with some genuine silver dollars plus two specimens of what he claimed were struck Engelhard 10-ounce .999 fine silver ingots of the variety that had the globe on the front (not the eagle as used in later issues). One was wrapped in plastic, while the other was not.
The employee assisting this customer immediately knew the pieces were counterfeit as they were too large. Genuine struck Engelhard 10-ounce ingots are about 90 millimeters high and 45mm wide. These two pieces were each about 120mm high (4.8 inches) and 60mm wide. Please see the accompanying photographs showing how these measure against a ruler.
Fake 10-Ounce Silver Bars Reported
September 17, 2013
Last Friday, Sept. 13, a customer came into our store in Lansing, Mich., with some genuine silver dollars plus two specimens of what he claimed were struck Engelhard 10-ounce .999 fine silver ingots of the variety that had the globe on the front (not the eagle as used in later issues). One was wrapped in plastic, while the other was not.
The employee assisting this customer immediately knew the pieces were counterfeit as they were too large. Genuine struck Engelhard 10-ounce ingots are about 90 millimeters high and 45mm wide. These two pieces were each about 120mm high (4.8 inches) and 60mm wide. Please see the accompanying photographs showing how these measure against a ruler.
Fake 10-Ounce Silver Bars Reported
