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silver/tungsten bar on ebay

bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 10,212 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Why would someone mix silver and tungsten?

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  • PokermandudePokermandude Posts: 2,713 ✭✭✭
    If it even is tungsten. Probably a very low or even no silver alloy like german silver.
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  • CoynCoyn Posts: 194


    << <i>Why would someone mix silver and tungsten? >>



    To scam some sucker into thinking its pure silver
  • 1970SilverArt1970SilverArt Posts: 482 ✭
    Hmmm......This seems to me like the latest gimmick to think that someone is buying a real .999 silver bar. It is just another bar to avoid when bidding on ebay.
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  • SpoolySpooly Posts: 2,108 ✭✭✭
    Need someone that can read ... Chinese (whatever that is)....... probably says Fake on it! image
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  • epcjimi1epcjimi1 Posts: 3,489 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Why would someone mix silver and tungsten?

    ebay >>



    Silver tungsten alloys are used for electrical contacts. 20 - 45% silver according to these guys
  • tneigtneig Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭
    I guess its a good price if you could get the silver out of the mix.
    Likely the seller thought of that and its not so practical as the melting point of tungsten is much higher than silver.
    At least I learned about sintering from this. Hope it sells for him.
    thanks for the links...
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  • PokermandudePokermandude Posts: 2,713 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I guess its a good price if you could get the silver out of the mix.
    Likely the seller thought of that and its not so practical as the melting point of tungsten is much higher than silver.
    At least I learned about sintering from this. Hope it sells for him.
    thanks for the links... >>



    I think it is pretty safe to say that this bar has less than an ounce of silver in it. If any.
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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,304 ✭✭✭✭✭
    cause its ebay image i dunno
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,111 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Probably the only silver is the silver plating. Also, I read somewhere that counterfeiters will add some very fine sand to the base metal to simulate the proper ring of silver.

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  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,119 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm 99.9% certain that the item is "Tibetan Silver" an alloy of copper and sometimes tin or nickel and if lucky, a very small percentage of pure silver. Its overall appearance is that of aged silver with a negligible bullion value. Caveat emptor.
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  • jmski52jmski52 Posts: 22,822 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I believe that fc bought some of these a couple years ago and then found out that there was no (or very little) silver in them.
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,111 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I'm 99.9% certain that the item is "Tibetan Silver" an alloy of copper and sometimes tin or nickel and if lucky, a very small percentage of pure silver. Its overall appearance is that of aged silver with a negligible bullion value. Caveat emptor. >>



    Tibetan Silver sounds a lot like German Silver.image

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  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,119 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>I'm 99.9% certain that the item is "Tibetan Silver" an alloy of copper and sometimes tin or nickel and if lucky, a very small percentage of pure silver. Its overall appearance is that of aged silver with a negligible bullion value. Caveat emptor. >>



    Tibetan Silver sounds a lot like German Silver.image >>



    Not quite..."German Silver" has absolutely no silver in it...Tibetan Silver may have some, but only if you're lucky.
    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,119 ✭✭✭✭✭
    eBay Nuked the auction....Good for them...This bar had no business being listed in the silver bullion category.
    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
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