It's why in general, government-backed coins are most reliable and trusted.

In the US there are 90% old silver coins, silver eagles (too high premium right now, so many I know are getting the 1/10th oz and 1/4oz gold eagles that aren't so bad and fairly close to the Maples and Krugerrands).

It's nice to have a few 1g/2.5g/5g gold Pamp bars from a reputable dealer, then those can be proven real by a dealer who can test them.

But in a SHTF scenario, I'm going to trust government-backed coins the most as they are less likely to be faked as it's a federal offense.

A coin pinger is a cheap option to test coins and some bars, you can get a phone app to listen to the proper tones with it. I also have a neodymium magnet to test silver.

That being said, it was scary watching this video by Yankee Stacking showing an old fake US gold 1904 $20 Liberty coin, someone almost lost a lot of money and that thing looked real, but a pocket pinger would have caught it (for those who can't afford the $1000 or so machine tester like a Sigma Verifier).

It's rare to find fake ones like that, but it goes to show they exist, which is why the pinger I think is worth to have for $30.

It's why in general, government-backed coins are most reliable and trusted.

In the US there are 90% old silver coins, silver eagles (too high premium right now, so many I know are getting the 1/10th oz and 1/4oz gold eagles that aren't so bad and fairly close to the Maples and Krugerrands).

It's nice to have a few 1g/2.5g/5g gold Pamp bars from a reputable dealer, then those can be proven real by a dealer who can test them.

But in a SHTF scenario, I'm going to trust government-backed coins the most as they are less likely to be faked as it's a federal offense.

A coin pinger is a cheap option to test coins and some bars, you can get a phone app to listen to the proper tones with it. I also have a neodymium magnet to test silver.

That being said, it was scary watching this video by Yankee Stacking showing an old fake US gold 1904 $20 Liberty coin, someone almost lost a lot of money and that thing looked real, but a pocket pinger would have caught it (for those who can't afford the $1000 or so machine tester like a Sigma Verifier).

It's rare to find fake ones like that, but it goes to show they exist, which is why the pinger I think is worth to have for $30.

It's why in general, government-backed coins are most reliable and trusted.

In the US there are 90% old silver coins, silver eagles (too high premium right now, so many I know are getting the 1/10th oz and 1/4oz gold eagles that aren't so bad and fairly close to the Maples and Krugerrands).

It's nice to have a few 1g/2.5g/5g gold Pamp bars from a reputable dealer, then those can be proven real by a dealer who can test them.

But in a SHTF scenario, I'm going to trust government-backed coins the most as they are less likely to be faked as it's a federal offense.

A coin pinger is a cheap option to test coins and some bars, you can get a phone app to listen to the proper tones with it. I also have a neodymium magnet to test silver.

That being said, it was scary watching this video by Yankee Stacking showing an old fake US gold 1904 $20 Liberty coin, someone almost lost a lot of money and that thing looked real, but a pocket pinger would have caught it (for those who can't afford the $1000 or so machine tester like a Sigma Verifier).

It's rare to find fake ones like that, but it goes to show they exist, which is why the pinger I think is worth to have.

It's why in general, government-backed coins are most reliable and trusted.

In the US there are 90% old silver coins, silver eagles (too high premium right now, so many I know are getting the 1/10th oz and 1/4oz gold eagles that aren't so bad and fairly close to the Maples and Krugerrands).

It's nice to have a few 1g/2.5g/5g gold Pamp bars from a reputable dealer, then those can be proven real by a dealer who can test them.

But in a SHTF scenario, I'm going to trust government-backed coins the most as they are less likely to be faked as it's a federal offense.

A coin pinger is a cheap option to test coins and some bars, you can get a phone app to listen to the proper tones with it. I also have a neodymium magnet to test silver.

That being said, it was scary watching this video by Yankee Stacking showing an old fake US gold 1904 $20 Liberty coin, someone almost lost a lot of money and that thing looked real, but a pocket pinger would have caught it (for those who can't afford the $1000 machine tester).

It's rare to find fake ones like that, but it goes to show they exist, which is why the pinger I think is worth to have.