[Southack]

No, your claim was that gold was harder to fake than paper due to it taking two super novas to create gold.

But gold is easy to fake (electroplating, et al). You can buy 1 ounce "gold" U.S. double eagle coins today for $20, and those coins would fool many a gold bug, as would gold plated watches and various faux jewelry.

[AdamSelene235]

But gold is easy to fake (electroplating, et al). You can buy 1 ounce "gold" U.S. double eagle coins today for $20, and those coins would fool many a gold bug, as would gold plated watches and various faux jewelry.

Aqua Regia or a simple density test will catch both cases in under 60 seconds with very little cost.