Introducing FakeBullion.com

Postby **MaxGravy** » Thu Nov 30, 2017

Nate is a top general in the war on counterfeits. He provides a valuable service to the precious metals community. Everyone here who trades has probably already benefited from his hard work. Please consider a membership or donation to fakebullion.com.

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natsb88 · Postby **natsb88** » Fri Dec 08, 2017

Persons of Interest in Counterfeit/Kidnapping/Homicide Cases

Lincoln, NE - The Lincoln Nebraska Police Department requested assistance on a counterfeit coin case in June of this year. Detectives are now investigating a kidnapping/homicide of a female with subjects pictured above as persons of interest. The investigation has revealed that these two subjects have traveled the the Central Plains and possible Southeast, defrauding individuals with counterfeit coins.

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natsb88 · Postby **natsb88** » Sun Dec 31, 2017

End of the year bump!

If anybody is feeling generous (or maybe slightly inebriated) heading into New Year's Eve, FakeBullion.com is currently sitting on a loss of $800 for 2017, and $3000 over the life of the company. My wages are $0.00/hour times a lot of hours. This is a terrible business plan.

Where are our new Bitcoin billionaires? :lol:

Crypto welcome.

Also this update:

I recently spent 40+ hours organizing a mess of fakes and updating my spreadsheet. I moved the "Wanted to Borrow" list to the FakeBullion.com site so I can point multiple audiences there and edit and update one central list. There are currently over 300 items on the list, there are a few dozen I still need to add, and I haven't even started to go through the pile of counterfeit 90% silver and pre-33 gold.

https://www.fakebullion.com/index.php/140-wanted-list

Iwant2beu · Postby **Iwant2beu** » Sat Jan 27, 2018

Received a Wade Ventures Mundinero in a batch of rounds that fails PMV. It's also a little heavier (31.58 vs 31.18) and seems a little thicker. Only under intense magnification can I tell any differences in the stamping. I would never have considered these being faked...

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Postby **MaxGravy** » Sat Jan 27, 2018

Look at the difference in edge thickness, and the density of the foliage.

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natsb88 · Postby **natsb88** » Sat Jan 27, 2018

Iwant2beu wrote:Received a Wade Ventures Mundinero in a batch of rounds that fails PMV. It's also a little heavier (31.58 vs 31.18) and seems a little thicker. Only under intense magnification can I tell any differences in the stamping. I would never have considered these being faked...

That's a new one to me! They will fake anything. I have some even more generic fakes than that

I'd love to borrow those to add it to the site. Or, if you have to return it, I could use those photos to add it to the database and credit you for it? Thanks for sharing!

natsb88 · Postby **natsb88** » Sat Jan 27, 2018

I now have a contact with some inroads to eBay. If you see fakes on eBay, send me a link, and there's a good chance we can get them taken down.

natsb88 · Postby **natsb88** » Sat Feb 10, 2018

Just added 80 new items to the "Wanted to Borrow" list, growing it to more than 400.

https://www.fakebullion.com/index.php/140-wanted-list

highroller4321 · Postby **highroller4321** » Sun Feb 11, 2018

natsb88 wrote:Just added 80 new items to the "Wanted to Borrow" list, growing it to more than 400.

https://www.fakebullion.com/index.php/140-wanted-list

Rodebaugh · Postby **Rodebaugh** » Sun Feb 11, 2018

natsb88 wrote:Just added 80 new items to the "Wanted to Borrow" list, growing it to more than 400.

https://www.fakebullion.com/index.php/140-wanted-list

I see that your list has a 1933 double eagle on it....... that's going to be a tough one to borrow. :shifty:

Mechanic4hire3 · Postby **Mechanic4hire3** » Sun Feb 11, 2018

Rodebaugh wrote:
natsb88 wrote:Just added 80 new items to the "Wanted to Borrow" list, growing it to more than 400.

https://www.fakebullion.com/index.php/140-wanted-list

I see that your list has a 1933 double eagle on it....... that's going to be a tough one to borrow.

What your saying is, you might charge him to see it. :shh:

natsb88 · Postby **natsb88** » Fri Mar 02, 2018

Three new items added to the Fake Bullion Database in the past seven days. Hope to get a couple more up this weekend. Thanks to MaxGravy for letting me borrow a bunch of genuine items to scan and document :clap:

grantwoodisgold · Postby **grantwoodisgold** » Sat Mar 03, 2018

thank you nate for your hard work :clap:

this thread always scares me

grantwoodisgold · Postby **grantwoodisgold** » Sat Mar 03, 2018

Purple and Gold wrote:The look of that seller is another

Purple and Gold · Postby **Purple and Gold** » Sat Mar 03, 2018

grantwoodisgold wrote:
Purple and Gold wrote:The look of that seller is another

... " so much testosterone they turn into the Incredible Hulk or Michelle Obama" :lol:

Rik Bitter · Postby **Rik Bitter** » Sat Mar 03, 2018

Paul Joseph Watson cracks me up. I'm going to miss his limey, jump-cutting, non-soy mug when YouTube finally purges him from the platform.

So much wrong-think...

natsb88 · Postby **natsb88** » Sat Mar 17, 2018

Two more items added to the database this evening while watching my March Madness bracket fall apart...

grantwoodisgold · Postby **grantwoodisgold** » Tue Mar 20, 2018

natsb88 · Postby **natsb88** » Tue May 22, 2018

FAKE ENGELHARD INGOTS HIT MARKET

From AllEngelhard.com and AGWire™ - "Over the past two weeks, there has been an unrelenting buzz within our community regarding a portfolio of unfamiliar ‘Engelhard’ ingots coming to market from Kyle Anastasiou, in Ontario, Canada."

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natsb88 · Postby **natsb88** » Sun Jul 01, 2018

Moorestown Man Impersonated ATF Agent, Sold Counterfeit Gold

MOORESTOWN, NJ — A Moorestown man has admitted that he impersonated a federal agent while selling counterfeit coins and unlawfully importing counterfeit gold coins and bars into the United States, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced on Monday.

Jonathan A. Kirschner, a/k/a "Jonathan Kratcher," 34, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with one count of falsely impersonating an agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and one count of unlawfully bringing counterfeit coins and bars into the United States.

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