The Perth Mint can only verify the authenticity of products if you have made the purchase directly from us. Unfortunately, we cannot verify the authenticity of any bars via email, digital channels or using the bar numbers as the numbers themselves can be faked. The Perth Mint cannot verify the authenticity of products not sold directly by The Perth Mint.
Our advice to customers is to buy gold bars from a reputable dealer as a dealer would not jeopardise their business or reputation by selling counterfeits. In most cases, dealers will have an x-ray fluorescence (XRF) handheld machine to test for gold.
We are also aware of ‘novelty’ replica bullion bars sold on eBay, Ali-Express and Gumtree and third-party online markets. Suspected counterfeits can be reported to:
Counterfeits