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May 6, 2016
An apparent increase in the number and types of counterfeit gold and silver coins in the marketplace underscores the crucial importance of buying only from expert, reputable dealers, cautions the Professional Numismatists Guild.
Beware of counterfeit vintage rare coins and fake modern gold and silver bullion items now being offered in the marketplace. Purchase only from reputable dealers, caution...

December 16, 2014
Here is a demonstration of the Fisch detecting a fake Maple Leaf 1oz silver coin.
There are Fisch for these silver coins: American Eagle, Austrian Philharmonic and the US Silver Dollar.
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December 16, 2014
Here is a demonstration of the Fisch detecting a fake Maple Leaf 1oz gold coin:
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December 10, 2014
Here is a demonstration of the Fisch detecting a fake American Eagle 1oz silver coin. There are Fisch for other silver coins, too. The Maple Leaf, Austrian Philharmonic & the US Silver Dollar.All are in Wallet #6.
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4 March 2013


27 September 2013
The Fisch Family pages are a password protected part of the website for Fisch Users only. Here you will find information and tips on using the Fisch, the coins checked by the Fisch, useful information about other coins and their minting as well as feedback from Fisch Users. Here are some examples of the useful, and sometimes vital, information you will find in the Fisch Family Pages. The exce...

15 October 2012
Announcing the addition of 3 new silver Fisch for the American Eagle (1oz.), Maple Leaf (1oz.) and Vienna Philharmonic (1oz). It has been a long road. To make a new mold, you have to work carefully and accurately. You can only make small adjustments to the mold (weight and pivot position) each time as each adjustment is generally irreversible. After each adjustment samples are run and ...

16 March 2011
Wallet #5 - In Demand by Fisch Users It is now 5 months since the launch of:
Wallet #5 - Gold
American Buffalo (1oz)
Vienna Philharmonic - Austria (1oz)
Australian Nugget/Kangaroo (1oz)*
*also Lunar 1996-2007
(3 Detectors) With big sales of the American Buffalo, Austrian Philharmonic and the Kangaroo gold coins, it is not a surprise this Wallet is in demand. This makes all the...

16 April 2012
This report from the Sunday Times in South Africa. The blanks from which the coins are struck come from another company, the Rand Refinery. Getting the weight right is a lot easier than getting the size right in the minting process. The quality control has obviously not been what it should be. Do your own quality control with the Fisch. The SA Mint has had problems with size as Fisch Fam...

21 July 2010
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
ORDER OF FINAL JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION Date filed: 15 July 2010 Kenneth M. Rutherford d/b/a Fisch Instruments
Plaintiff, v. Przemyslaw A. Slomski a/k/a 2arecki,
Defendant. Excerpt:
II.
Defendant and his agents, servants, employees, representatives, affiliates and/or other persons or entities acting in ...

20 Dec 2011
The Wall Street Fraud Watchdog is warning US, or global investors of precious metals, or gold, and or silver coins to extremely cautious about buying precious metal bars, or coins from just anyone. The group says "There's a lot more money in counterfeiting gold, or silver coins, than selling cocaine, or heroin, and we think Chinese made precious metals knock offs have the potential of being a...