Bought myself a couple ounces of silver today. My first purchase,got a 9/11 without even knowing.
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You sound knowledgable about silver and I have a question. I bought two bars of silver, from two different mints in Australia - both seem to be highly popular and legit. Both came with minted bars with a engraving and 999 purity marked on it
Both Silver bought in the same week, came delivered looking different. One looked shiny like stainless steel, another had a dull sheen (that I have associated with Silver growing up).
Few months later (after storing them both packed and in a dark place), the shiny one is still shiny, the dull one still has the dull sheen.
Placing them on a flat surface and gently hitting them with a metal pen - the shiny one makes normal metal noise. The dull one makes a very nice tang - clang noise.
Question: Is one of the bars fake? Anyway to know if its fake? Anyway to know how fake?
Not that knowledgeable about your specific bars, but silver, unlike gold, will oxidize over time, and maybe that is why one looks dull. If you own silver flatware and serving pieces, you probably have had to polish it when it "tarnishes"... i.e., oxidizes. Gold doesn't oxidize, that's why the gold from King Tutxs tomb was still so brilliant and shiny after being buried for 4,000 years.
If the bars are the same size, weigh them. They should be the same weight. If you know a good jeweler, he should be able to assay the bars to determine purity.
Finally, know who you're buying from... there are reputable metals dealers out there and and a few dishonest ones too.
Hope that helps, good luck.