Genuine gold bars?

[PSB]

Hi, can someone please help me. I have started stacking this year and after watching many YouTube videos I saw some gold bar designs that were no longer available and could only be bought on eBay. These are the 1g gold royal mint bars in the green and gold blister pack. After buying 2 from different sellers and comparing them I can see the the shade of green is different on each blister card and the font on one of them is not as sharp\neat as the other. Am I looking too much into it or is one of the gold bars a fake. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. 

[vicamy]

For bars sealed in a assay card, there is usually a transparent film cover, which can be removed. The one on the left in the photo looks like the film has been removed, while the one on the right is still having it. If you remove it, you will see the colour is the same.

[James32]

As @vicamy say's... remove the cellophane to see if settles your nerves. I've certainly never seen a fake royal mint 1g bar.

But if new to this, eBay is a no no.

[Gordy]

yep, anti-scratch covering, take it off without worrying or if youre going to re-sell, leave it on

[Gruff]

Depending where you are located in the UK, there are decent amount of us with Sigma testers that will work through the plastic that should be easy to verify. A meet up in a safe public space and a quick test should prove either way. As you're new to the forum, you would probably need to build up some trust with that member first. 

Alternatively BackYardBullion @BackyardBullion on here is a very trusted member and does off intermediary services, so might be able to offer something, but it would involve posting the items to him for testing.

[365DaysofSilver]

Great to hear some more opinions on this mate. I’m interested to see if you go ahead on the purchase. Personally I think they look legit but as I said in the email, I’d still be cautious due to the sellers lack of eBay sales history. 

Keep us all posted 🤩

On 03/10/2023 at 21:42, PSB said:

Hi, can someone please help me. I have started stacking this year and after watching many YouTube videos I saw some gold bar designs that were no longer available and could only be bought on eBay. These are the 1g gold royal mint bars in the green and gold blister pack. After buying 2 from different sellers and comparing them I can see the the shade of green is different on each blister card and the font on one of them is not as sharp\neat as the other. Am I looking too much into it or is one of the gold bars a fake. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. 

 

Edited October 5, 2023 by 365DaysofSilver

[365DaysofSilver]

Also welcome to TSF & the world of stacking! You’ll find lots of very experienced & helpful people on here!

[PSB]

Hi, thank you all for responses. Lots of interesting points made. 

• The assay card on the left does actually have a transparent film on there and when I peel it back slightly it is still a different shade of green to the other. 
• I will look into getting this sigma tested, yes Backyard Bullion I watch his channel and believe he is a trusted member. 
  It’s reassuring that James32 has not come across a fake royal mint 1g bar. I usually buy my precious metals from the reputable sites, it’s only these 2 1g bars that I have bought from eBay and more then likely will not be buying gold from eBay again. 
• Thanks 365, I have actually purchased these bars. The image on the left it was the quality\clarity of the text and Royal Mint logo that made me question its authenticity but the gold bar itself looks flawless just like the other one. 

Thank you all again and this has been a good learning experience for myself.