Gold Bar In Smithsonian Is A Fake, Experts Say

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"After two years of study, scientists say a gold bar on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is a fraud.

 

The nearly five-ounce ingot is part of a huge coin display at the museum's National Numismatic Collection. It was thought to have been made in 1857 by Justh & Hunter company in Marysville, Calif.

 

But researchers said it's more likely the bar dates only to the 1950s." - CNN

 

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[braddick]

Researchers seem to go back and forth on these gold bars. I'd hold my horses until others step up and testify.