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<blockquote data-quote="OHJEEZE" data-source="post: 4243333" data-attributes="member: 47878"><p>I dont think those methods will tell if there is a tungsten core inside 2 halves of pure gold</p><p></p><p>Or a lead core inside a pure silver bar or even a lead core inserted in the center of a antique US minted silver dollar.</p><p></p><p>I believe those tests will tell you what the outer metal is!</p><p></p><p>And I believe there are testers to tell the thickness of plating, but even those have limits</p><p></p><p>I would hate to be the one who takes gold or silver as payment for goods or services (in the so called shtf scenario), only to find out down the line when I go to trade them for something big like land or new paper currency (after the civilized world snaps back of course), they some (or all) are not solid through with the base metal I thought I was getting that I traded for.</p><p></p><p>That is why I dont see precious metals as a good thing for shtf. To me it is a false sense of security.</p><p></p><p>Now I can understand it as a means to (try) to) keep wealth while the currency of one country fails while those around it are stable. (Provided you can get what you need where your at, or get to another country.) </p><p></p><p>And if you abandon your castle for some other country, someone or some group is goint to cart away everything you left behind (which could be more valuable than the gold you are carrying)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OHJEEZE, post: 4243333, member: 47878"] I dont think those methods will tell if there is a tungsten core inside 2 halves of pure gold Or a lead core inside a pure silver bar or even a lead core inserted in the center of a antique US minted silver dollar. I believe those tests will tell you what the outer metal is! And I believe there are testers to tell the thickness of plating, but even those have limits I would hate to be the one who takes gold or silver as payment for goods or services (in the so called shtf scenario), only to find out down the line when I go to trade them for something big like land or new paper currency (after the civilized world snaps back of course), they some (or all) are not solid through with the base metal I thought I was getting that I traded for. That is why I dont see precious metals as a good thing for shtf. To me it is a false sense of security. Now I can understand it as a means to (try) to) keep wealth while the currency of one country fails while those around it are stable. (Provided you can get what you need where your at, or get to another country.) And if you abandon your castle for some other country, someone or some group is goint to cart away everything you left behind (which could be more valuable than the gold you are carrying) [/QUOTE]
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