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In response to "Also, because I'm very curious, what changed in 2012 that would make someone interested in investing only in post-2012 bars? -- nm*" by znufrii

Conspiracy stuff as far as I’m aware. There were some rumours about tungsten-filled gold bars in 2012 that caused some lasting suspicion

Posted by mafic Nov 26 '24, 06:15

that there are a bunch of gold-coated tungsten bars out there. Discredited at the time, and nothing procedural really changed to stop it from theoretically happening, but some people still buy it. If anything it seems more likely now because the spread between tungsten and gold is way higher.

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I'm sure someone just looked at a list of densities and thought up a dumb plan, as if that's the only check that's done. -- (edited) - Reagen Nov 26, 07:46
Huh. - znufrii Nov 26, 06:21 2
- From a strict refining point of view nothing has really changed. They might be talking equator principles or some other regulatory framework. - mafic Nov 26, 07:05 1
  - Appreciate the insight, thanks! -- nm - znufrii Nov 26, 07:30

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