“Eleven years ago, he opened his shop. Recently, he said, a fellow merchant on 20th street drilled into a 10-oz. bar he’d been sold to check its quality — and learned it was salted with tungsten. He warned Fadl to do the same. Here’s what Fadl found. Ten ounce bars are thicker, making them harder to detect if counterfeited — the standard X-rays used by dealers don’t penetrate deep enough. Plus, the bars had been sealed and numbered. So whoever did this must be running an extremely sophisticated operation, Fadl said.”
http://www.businessinsider.com/tungsten-filled-gold-bars-found-in-new-york-2012-9
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