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3oz Counterfeit Registry


Welcome to the All Engelhard 3oz registry of suspected counterfeit ingots.  It is important to note that several collectors have been good enough to send us their suspect ingots for thorough, in-hand evaluation.  We have confirmed many ingots as counterfeits and subsequently stamped them ‘REPLICA’ as can be seen in the photographs within our registry.  

As for the remainder of ingots within our registry, careful evaluation of available photographs and sales history allow us to confidently present them to the collector community as highly suspect counterfeits.  We have been able to verify that the majority of ingots presented on this page were acquired by collectors after March, 2013 and have been in some manner traced back to the same individual.  We will allow the community to make up its own mind regarding these suspicious ingots and present them for consideration purposes only.

This page also offers Auction Archive links, when available, for further insight on these suspect pieces.  Auction Archive links are the exception, not the rule, as it is clear these counterfeit ingots were peddled to collectors privately so as not to bring attention to their authenticity via public venue. All Engelhard is not in a position to provide an opinion as to the character or intent of any buyers or sellers associated with these Auction Archive links.  Again, we will allow the community to draw its own conclusion.

We encourage collectors to contact us anytime with new examples of suspicious bars or additional information regarding the ingots presented. This is a living registry page, and will be reviewed and updated at the sole discretion of All Engelhard.

Evolution of known 3oz class counterfeit examples:

Mid Logo | Series 1

Mid Logo | Series 1

Mid Logo | Series 2

Mid Logo | Series 2

MFR | Series 1

MFR | Series 1

MFR | Series 2

MFR | Series 2

Top Logo | Series 1

Top Logo | Series 1

Top Logo | Series 2

Top Logo | Series 2



3oz Class | Counterfeit Registry

 

Serial Absent

3oz - Serial Absent Obverse

Serial Absent | Obverse

3oz - Serial Absent Obverse 2

Serial Absent | Obverse

Serial Absent | Reverse

Serial Absent | Reverse

Auction Archive

Auction Archive

Serial Absent

Serial Absent | Obverse

Serial Absent | Obverse

Serial Absent | Obverse

Serial Absent | Obverse

     

Serial Absent

Serial Absent 2 Obverse

Serial Absent | Obverse

Serial Absent | Obverse

Serial Absent | Obverse

Serial Absent 2 Reverse

Serial Absent | Reverse

01386

01386 | Obverse

01386 | Obverse

   
01387
01387 | Obverse

01387 | Obverse

01387 | Obverse

01387 | Obverse

     
01579
01579  | Obverse

01579 | Obverse

       
01759
01759 | Obverse

01759 | Obverse

01759 | Obverse

01759 | Obverse

01759 | Reverse

01759 | Reverse

   
01795
01795 | Obverse

01795 | Obverse

       
02376
02376 | Obverse

02376 | Obverse

       
02691
02691 | Obverse

02691 | Obverse

       
02695
02695 | Obverse

02695 | Obverse

02695 | Obverse

02695 | Obverse

 
02695 | Leading Edge

02695 | Leading Edge

02695 | Leading Edge

02695 | Leading Edge

 
Auction Archive

Auction Archive

 
02981
02981 | Obverse

02981 | Obverse

02981 | Reverse

02981 | Reverse

02981 | Leading Edge

02981 | Leading Edge

02981 | Leading Edge

02981 | Leading Edge

 
03296
03296 | Obverse

03296 | Obverse

03296 | Obverse

03296 | Obverse

03296 | Reverse

03296 | Reverse

Auction Archive

Auction Archive

Auction Archive

Auction Archive

03515
03515 | Obverse

03515 | Obverse

 
       
03596
03596 | Obverse

03596 | Obverse

03596 | Obverse

03596 | Obverse

03596 | Reverse

03596 | Reverse

03596 | Leading Edge

03596 | Leading Edge

Auction Archive

Auction Archive

03689
03689 | Obverse

03689 | Obverse

03689 | Obverse

03689 | Obverse

     
03961
03961 | Obverse

03961 | Obverse

 
03961 | Reverse

03961 | Reverse

 
     
30001
30001 | Obverse

30001 | Obverse

       
32545
Screen Shot 2017-11-11 at 1.16.26 PM

32545 | Obverse

Screen Shot 2017-11-11 at 1.18.46 PM

32545 | Reverse

Screen Shot 2017-11-11 at 1.20.34 PM

32545 | Leading Edge

Screen Shot 2017-11-11 at 1.23.40 PM

32545 | Leading Edge

Auction Archive

Auction Archive

34012
34012 | Obverse

34012 | Obverse

34012 | Reverse

34012 | Reverse

   
Auction Archive

Auction Archive

 
34038
34038 | Obverse

34038 | Obverse

       
34088
34088 | Obverse

34088 | Obverse

       
34120
34120 | Obverse

34120 | Obverse

 
34120 | Reverse

34120 | Reverse

 
   
Auction Archive

Auction Archive

 
34188
34188 | Obverse

34188 | Obverse

34188 | Reverse

34188 | Reverse

34188 | Leading Edge

34188 | Leading Edge

34188 D

34188 | Leading Edge

 
34203
s-l1600

34203 | Obverse

s-l1600-2

34203 | Reverse

s-l1600-1

34203 | Leading Edge

Auction Archive

Auction Archive

34221
34221 | Obverse

34221 | Obverse

34221 | Reverse

34221 | Reverse

34221 | Leading Edge

34221 | Leading Edge

34221 | Leading Edge

34221 | Leading Edge

 
34231
34231 | Obverse

34231 | Obverse

 
34231 | Reverse

34231 | Reverse

   
Auction Archive

Auction Archive

 
34313
34313 | Obverse

34313 | Obverse

34313 | Reverse

34313 | Reverse

     
34344
34344 | Obverse

34344 | Obverse

34344 | Reverse

34344 | Reverse

34344 | Leading Edge

34344 | Leading Edge

34344 | Leading Edge

34344 | Leading Edge

 
34411
34411 | Obverse

34411 | Obverse

34411 | Reverse

34411 | Reverse

34411 | Leading Edge

34411 | Leading Edge

34411 | Leading Edge

34411 | Leading Edge

 
34467
34467 | Obverse

34467 | Obverse

34467 | Reverse

34467 | Reverse

34467 | Leading Edge

34467 | Leading Edge

34467 | Leading Edge

34467 | Leading Edge

 
34501
34501 | Obverse

34501 | Obverse

34501 | Reverse

34501 | Reverse

34501 | Leading Edge

34501 | Leading Edge

34501 | Leading Edge

34501 | Leading Edge

 
34533
34533 | Obverse

34533 | Obverse

34533 | Reverse

34533 | Reverse

34533 | Leading Edge

34533 | Leading Edge

34533 | Side

34533 | Side

Auction Archive

Auction Archive

 
34547
34547 | Obverse

34547 | Obverse

34547 | Reverse

34547 | Reverse

     
34564
34564 | Obverse

34564 | Obverse

34564 | Reverse

34564 | Reverse

34564 | Leading Edge

34564 | Leading Edge

34564 | Leading Edge

34564 | Leading Edge

 
34573
s-l1600-1

34573 | Obverse

s-l1600-4

34573 | Reverse

s-l1600-5

34573 | Leading Edge

Auction Archive

Auction Archive

34616
34616 | Obverse

34616 | Obverse

       
34655
34655 | Obverse

34655 | Obverse

34655 | Reverse

34655 | Reverse

     
34689
34689 | Obverse

34689 | Obverse

34689 | Reverse

34689 | Reverse

Auction Archive

Auction Archive

34689 MFR
34689 MFR | Obverse

34689 MFR | Obverse

34689 MFR | Reverse

34689 MFR | Reverse

   
Auction Archive

Auction Archive

34712
34712 | Obverse

34712 | Obverse

34712 | Reverse

34712 | Reverse

34712 | Leading Edge

34712 | Leading Edge

34712 | Leading Edge

34712 | Leading Edge

 
34799
Screenshot_20230309_194734_eBay

34799 | Obverse

Screenshot_20230309_194739_eBay

34799 | Reverse

34802
34802 | Obverse

34802 | Obverse

34802 | Reverse

34802 | Reverse

34802 | Leading Edge

34802 | Leading Edge

34802 | Leading Edge

34802 | Leading Edge

 
34805
34805 | Obverse

34805 | Obverse

34805 | Reverse

34805 | Reverse

34805 | Leading Edge

34805 | Leading Edge

34805 | Leading Edge

34805 | Leading Edge

 
34820
34820 | Obverse

34820 | Obverse

34820 | Obverse

34820 | Obverse

   
Auction Archive

Auction Archive

 
34850
34820 | Obverse

34820 | Obverse

34850 | Obverse

34850 | Obverse

34850 | Obverse

34850 | Obverse

   
34872
IMG_0900

34872 | Obverse

34889
IMG_4173

34889 | Obverse

IMG_4174

34889 | Leading Edge

IMG_4175

34889 | Edge

34919
34919 | Obverse

34919 | Obverse

 
34919 | Obverse

34919 | Obverse

 
34919 |Reverse

34919 |Reverse

 
Auction Archive

Auction Archive

 
Auction Archive

Auction Archive

 
35106
35106 | Obverse

35106 | Obverse

35106 | Obverse

35106 | Obverse 

35106 | Reverse

35106 | Reverse

35106 | Leading Edge

35106 | Leading Edge

35106 | Side

35106 | Side

35128
s-l1600

35128 | Obverse

s-l1600-2

35128 | Reverse

s-l1600-1

35128 | Leading Edge

Auction Archive

Auction Archive

Auction Archive

Auction Archive

35180
35180 | Obverse

35180 | Obverse

35180 | Reverse

35180 | Reverse

35180 | Leading Edge

35180 | Leading Edge

35180 | Leading Edge

35180 | Leading Edge

 
35291
35291 | Obverse

35291 | Obverse

35291 | Reverse

35291 | Reverse

35291 | Leading Edge

35291 | Leading Edge

35291 | Leading Edge

35291 | Leading Edge

 
35801
35801 | Obverse

35801 | Obverse

35801 | Reverse

35801 | Reverse

35801 | Leading Edge

35801 | Leading Edge

35801 | Leading Edge

35801 | Leading Edge

 
47096 MFR
47096 MFR | Obverse

47096 MFR | Obverse

       
47211 MFR
47211 MFR | Obverse

47211 MFR | Obverse

       
47248 MFR
47248 MFR | Obverse

47248 MFR | Obverse

47248 MFR | Reverse

47248 MFR | Reverse

47248 MFR | Leading Edge

47248 MFR | Leading Edge

47248 MFR | Leading Edge

47248 MFR | Leading Edge

 
47366 MFR
47366 MFR | Obverse

47366 MFR | Obverse

47366 MFR | Reverse

47366 MFR | Reverse

47366 MFR | Leading Edge 2

47366 MFR | Leading Edge

47366 MFR | Leading Edge

47366 MFR | Leading Edge

 
47499 MFR
47499 MFR | Obverse

47499 MFR | Obverse

47499 MFR | Obverse

47499 MFR | Obverse

47499 MFR | Reverse

47499 MFR | Reverse

   
47503 MFR
47503 MFR | Obverse

47503 MFR | Obverse

47503 MFR | Obverse

47503 MFR | Obverse 

     
47525 MFR
47525 MFR | Obverse

47525 MFR | Obverse

47525 MFR | Reverse

47525 MFR | Reverse

47525 MFR | Side

47525 MFR | Leading Edge

 
Auction Archive

Auction Archive

 
47623 MFR
47623 MFR | Obverse

47623 MFR | Obverse

       
47665 MFR
47665 MFR | Obverse

47665 MFR | Obverse

47665 MFR | Reverse

47665 MFR | Reverse

47665 MFR | Leading Edge

47665 MFR | Leading Edge

47665 MFR | Leading Edge

47665 MFR | Leading Edge

 
47744 MFR
47744 MFR | Obverse

47744 MFR | Obverse

       
47765 MFR
47765 MFR | Obverse

47765 MFR | Obverse

47765 MFR | Reverse

47765 MFR | Reverse

 
47765 MFR | Leading Edge

47765 MFR | Leading Edge

47765 MFR | Leading Edge

47765 MFR | Leading Edge

 
 
47824 MFR
47824 MFR | Obverse

47824 MFR | Obverse

47824 MFR | Reverse

47824 MFR | Reverse

47824 MFR | Leading Edge

47824 MFR | Leading Edge

47824 MFR | Leading Edge

47824 MFR | Leading Edge

 
49502 MFR
49502 MFR | Obverse

49502 MFR | Obverse

       
49655 MFR
49655 MFR | Obverse

49655 MFR | Obverse

     
Auction Archive

Auction Archive

49665 MFR
49665 MFR | Obverse

49665 MFR | Obverse

49665 MFR | Reverse

49665 MFR | Reverse

     
49675 MFR
49675 MFR | Obverse

49675 MFR | Obverse

49675 MFR | Reverse

49675 MFR | Reverse

49675 MFR | Leading Edge

49675 MFR | Leading Edge

49675 MFR | Leading Edge

49675 MFR | Leading Edge

 
49758 MFR
49758 MFR Obverse

49758 MFR | Obverse

49758 MFR | Reverse

49758 MFR | Reverse

49758 MFR | Leading Edge

49758 MFR | Leading Edge

Auction Archive

Auction Archive

49857 MFR
49857 MFR | Obverse

49857 MFR | Obverse

49857 MFR | Reverse

49857 MFR | Reverse

     
49886 MFR
49886 MFR | Obverse

49886 MFR | Obverse

49886 MFR | Reverse

49886 MFR | Reverse

49886 MFR | Leading Edge

49886 MFR | Leading Edge

49886 MFR | Leading Edge

49886 MFR | Leading Edge

 
49887 MFR
49887 MFR | Obverse

49887 MFR | Obverse

49887 MFR | Reverse

49887 MFR | Reverse

49887 MFR | Leading Edge

49887 MFR | Leading Edge

49887 MFR | Leading Edge

49887 MFR | Leading Edge

Auction Archive

Auction Archive

49964 MFR
49964 | Obverse

49964 | Obverse

49964 | Reverse

49964 | Reverse

49964 | Leading Edge

49964 | Leading Edge

49964 | Leading Edge

49964 | Leading Edge

 
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