mn90403 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 I wish it was real! haha You never know what you can find on a beach and today was no exception. It is just tough right now getting targets. This one was kinda scratchy at I think 22 in the wet sand which would have been just about like the pennies. When I got it in the scoop it was not bright so I never mistook it for real but then I looked at the shape and without my glasses I could see writing but also corrosion. I wonder why someone would have it at the beach and if it had been sold as a fake. It is one of the more odd things I've found. Mitchel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geof_junk Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 How did it size compare to the real thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. MI Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Did you test it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 5 hours ago, geof_junk said: How did it size compare to the real thing. It actually weighs 24.5 grams. Assuming it is the right size (to be a fake) then the density is of a lesser material. Maybe someone has an idea. 1 hour ago, Rick N. MI said: Did you test it? I didn't test it because it seemed like the paint was peeling off. It doesn't maintain the luster of real gold that has been found in wet sand. I need to make a note about most of the targets in the tray were found dry sanding after my wet sand hunting proved to be lackluster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Beechnut OBN Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 One thing about the beach. anything is possible. Sadly it's stamped NET WT 1.00 OZ and only weights in at 24.5 grams I wonder if a real one would bend easy...being .9999 Good Luck, got to be a real .9999 out there some where.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. MI Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Fake gold bars are used for paper weight, door stops, toys. Easy to get one. So you have nice paper weight. You could gold leaf it to fool friends. A sign shop would be able to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 58 minutes ago, Joe Beechnut OBN said: One thing about the beach. anything is possible. About 5 years ago my wife found these .925 Yuan Bao 'nuggets' that weigh 6.8g and 6.6g. We had to go back and look them up and compare them to their much larger cousins which are considered Energy Talismans. They were also found in the wet sand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okara gold Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Years ago, I had a friend who bought a “gold” bar from a guy on the Vegas strip who desperately needed money. As soon as I saw it I knew it was brass. All stamped with serial numbers and marks. My friend was sure it was gold until I put nitric acid on it and it turned green and was smoking. He was out hundreds of dollars. Buyer beware! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geof_junk Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 If it is the same size then it specific gravity is 15.2 gram/centimeter cubed. So my guess is it has more volume than a real ingot. Density of pure metals in that range. 13.67 g/cc Americium Am 95 14.78 g/cc Berkelium Bk 97 15.1 g/cc Californium Cf 98 15.4 g/cc Protactinium Pa 91 16.65 g/cc Tantalum Ta 73 18.95 g/cc Uranium U 92 19.32 g/cc Gold Au 79 However lets have some hope/fun as 18K yellow D (0.752 gold, copper, silver, zinc, silicon gold has a density of 15.2 and a melt temp of 1520°F. So what are you going to do.😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 17 hours ago, geof_junk said: Density of pure metals in that range. .... Yikes! Five of the seven you listed are radioactive. Californium and Berkelium are probably more valuable than gold! Presumably it's an alloy, possibly of tungsten. On a side note, today's newspaper here had a full page ad for gold bars, but the fine print said gold covered copper bullion! (And the exclamation point was theirs, not mine. ) I forget the price but it was hundreds of dollars each (nor do I remember the size but it wasn't large). These scams are rampant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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