How to Determine if Gold is Real or Fake

How to Determine if Gold is Fake

Buying gold and other precious metals is already recognized as one of the most stable retirement investments.

It is important to make sure you're investing in real gold.

here are some tips in determining fake gold from real gold:

Check for stamps or official markings that indicate either a karat or fineness.

Fake gold is usually shinier and “brassier” and looks as if it is coated in plastic.

Authentic yellow gold never fades;

if it does and you see a different colored metal underneath, it may either be fake or simply just gold-plated.

Gold is an extremely dense metal. This means while fakes may weigh similarly to authentic gold, it’ll be too large in regards to thickness or diameter.

Additionally, if fake gold was made to match real gold’s diameter and thickness,

it would weigh a lot less than real gold.

Small pieces of gold can be tested for authenticity through a simple bite test.

Just simply bite on the piece of gold with moderate pressure.

Authentic gold is softer than fake. Thus, if you see bite marks, it’s real gold.

Pure gold is not magnetic.

If you use a magnet on a piece of gold and it’s attracted to it,

it may be fake or not 100% pure gold.

When struck, authentic gold gives off a distinctive “clink” sound that may be compared to crystalware bumping into each other.

Base metals or fakes have a duller and shorter “clink”, like the dinging sound of champagne flutes.

Rub or drag your gold on a ceramic plate.

Black marks or streaks indicate a fake one, whereas gold marks indicate an authentic piece.

Applying a drop of nitric acid on a gold piece is another popular method of testing for fakes.

Fake gold will give off a milky white spot where the acid was dropped, whereas real gold will have no reaction.

To be completely sure of the authenticity of your gold piece, you can have it tested by the experts.

Our own gold pieces at Capital Gold Group have also been tested by the right professionals. They are real and worth an investment!

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