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More information on using the Fisch, fakes, coins, Fisch user’s experiences and more
Over the years I collected a lot of information about using the Fisch, fakes and the coins checked by the Fisch. But have only been able to share some of it with Fisch users who write to me about their experiences. Until now. A big reason for the Family Pages is that from my email and phone conversations with Fisch users over the years, I know that many of you have experience and knowledge that can help us all. Often I found that I was quoting one Fisch user to another! So I thought, well, let me share the wisdom with all the other members of the Fisch Family.
 
   
  "Normal investors don't stand a chance against a skilled counterfeiter unless forewarned and forearmed"

- Silver & Gold Report, 1984
 
This is a good example. I found it on the www.goldismoney.info forum. It is a warning to all of us from an “old hand” in the business to always be on guard when buying gold:
 
"Never, but NEVER sell short the idea that there ARE fake gold coins out there. In the years I have been buying, trading, collecting, and generally dealing in PMs and numismatics, I have encountered MANY different fakes.
 
While the general notion that gold coins cannot be faked and retain their size, shape, and correct specific gravity may be true, the more common ploy is to make a fake using "slightly" less gold than is used in the genuine article.
 
This is where the (Fisch) testers come in very handy, especially so to those of us who go through a lot of coins. The Fisch instruments are excellent in this regard, and basically measure the shape, thickness, diameter, and specific gravity of the coin in a very quick and easy process of passing the coin through a slot, and then placing it in a small tray to check the "balance" of the coin to the correct specific gravity of the gold alloy mix for the specific coin. (My note: The writer does not mean the gold & platinum Fisch actually balances. It must tilt.)
 
   
  " Faking gold coins has long been a profitable business, especially in Italy and Beirut, so that today there are millions of fake coins in circulation."
-Timothy Green in How to Buy Gold, 1975
 
I have used these little instruments since the big rush circa 1979-80, and have never seen them fooled by a fake, though they have identified many "off-weight" fakes over the years."
 
Please tell your friends about the Fisch. People telling each other about the Fisch (which now includes forums on the web, like the one above) have played a big part in getting the Fisch into the hands of investors since 1980.
 
Thank you for your support. If you have anything you want to share or have a question, please email me. Or phone me. The number is on the website.     

I plan to add information to these pages on a regular basis.
 
Regards,
Ken