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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,757 ✭✭✭✭✭
    As a rule, fake silver bars are made out of base metal. They weigh correctly, which means that they must be thicker than normal to reach the full weight. The counterfeiters typically place them in plastic cases to disguise the incorrect physical dimensions.
    Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.

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