1 oz Gold - Testing Gold at home

[Abyss]

I have recently had opportunity start collecting the 1oz Queens Beasts series in gold. The first two purchases (Dragon & Griffin) from Silver Forum member verified genuine by BYB acting intermediary.

I have now purchased 1oz Queens Beasts Lion from eBay. Before the purchase I exchanged number of messages wanted to confirm weight/seller willing to provide the original invoice and reason for the sale (unfortunately the seller recovering from chemotherapy and unable to finish off the collection). When I went to test the coin at a jewellery shop they wanted to scratch the coin .

Magnet test

Test weight 31.10 grams

Density test https://www.goldpay.us/specific-gravity-gold/sg-07-density-table/

Number of videos on YouTube explain all the above (thank you @BackyardBullion made a number of them). The seller Gordon123_uk and he is still selling and his 2017 1oz Gold Queens Beasts The Griffin Coin £1159 on eBay UK and several 2016 Gold Proof Full Sovereign Coin Box And COA.

Anything else I need to carry out to validate what I have purchased is 999.9 fine gold / 24 carat gold? Fairly confident but just want to cover all my basis. Thank you.

 

[MancunianStacker]

Could ask Jewelers if they have an XRF metal analyser machine/gun???

[BackyardBullion]

@Abyss

You will be 99.9% certain if not 100% if the dimensions of the coin are correct and they match one of your existing 1 Oz gold beasts. And the weight is 31.105. weigh the example coin you have and use that to calibrate your scales.

Doing a specific gravity test is easy enough and this will basically conclusively prove it is gold. Last thing you could do is take it to Hatton garden as if you were going to sell it, they can verify for you in the store most likely without having to scratch it.

[Gordon]

Hi again I sold you this coin i got it from bullion by post its 100% real. It was good talking to you and I look forward to meeting up. Regards Gordon

[Abyss]

Magnet test = Passed / Test weight 31.10 grams = Passed / Dimensions of the coin = Passed / Density Test = Passed

18 hours ago, MancunianStacker said:

Could ask Jewelers if they have an XRF metal analyser machine/gun??? 

Not had the chance visit another Jeweler shop but for future purchases I will.

I hope don't mind Gordon but as new stacker I just wanted to be 100% sure what I am purchasing is the genuine article. I came across this video on YouTube pretty sad what happened to the restaurant owner in the story.

 

[HawkHybrid]

everyone makes mistakes, it's always good to do your own checks.

I would also check the design matches exactly with a known good

example. it's by doing checks that people notice errors and other

interesting things.

 

HH

[Gordon]

And i would not put to much faith in Jewellery shops as i have never meet one that could not verify a sovereign without doing the acid test or scratching it up

[dicker]

Gordon - I agree.  There are a lot of jewellers who want to use destructive tests rather than xrf.

It is important that everyone exercises due diligence, but at the same time, it is also very important to consider forum reputation.

I have used forum reputation to make some recent purchased and was highly impressed. Personal integrity on this forum is key   

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Dicker

 

 

 

 

 

 

[RoughDog]

Easy way to test it is to leave it outside your house on the floor for a few hours.  If it's still there later it's probably fake.

 

[Bullion4u2]

XRF testing accurate and with no damage