NY Jeweler Discovers Tungsten-Filled Gold Bars

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NY Jeweler Discovers Tungsten-Filled Gold Bars

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"A gold dealer in Manhattan's Diamond District on 47th Street discovered last week that an evidently certified gold bar was in fact more than 75 percent Tungsten."

"The bars had been sealed and numbered. So whoever did this must be running an extremely sophisticated operation, [jeweler Ibrahim] Fadl said."
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/tungsten-filled-gold-bars-found-in-new-york-2012-9

Edited by: Paladex on Nov 8, 2014 - 5:01am
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