Fake silber bar?

[quaver]

Hello all,

I have noticed that the following silver bar from credit suisse doesn't mention "silver".

Can it be a fake?

 

 

 

[Gordy]

Silber is the German spelling of silver, have you tested it?

[sixgun]

These Credit Suisse 1 kilo bars do not always have 'SILVER' on them.

Here is an example on the Silver Towne website.

https://www.silvertowne.com/p-27308-credit-suisse-1-kilo-999-silver-bar-secondary-market.aspx

Here is an example with 'SILVER' on it.

[Pete]

I would think it highly unlikely to be a fake BUT once you have created doubt this will always be a concern and you may need to be reassured.
A simple method of verifying if the bar is silver or an alternative "base" metal is to make a specific gravity measurement.
The method is very well documented and quite simple to do at home if you have digital scales that weight over 1kg.
Good modern kitchen scales with 1-2 gm resolution would work fine.

[quaver]

Thanks for your comments, I'll read about the gravity measurement.

I didn't know about this bars without the "silver" mention, but seems there are more in the market.

Kr,