If your gold bar or coins don't have a hallmark, it's likely they're fake. In the U.S., the most common hallmark for gold is "Au," which stands for Aurum, the Latin word for gold.

Gold is a very precious metal, so it is natural for people to be worried while investing in a precious metal like gold. If you also want to identify real and fake gold jewelry, then today we are going ...

A Missouri woman is accused of selling several fake gold bars to a Festus man over a two-month period last year.

“If someone were to create ‘fake’ gold or silver, they'd likely add a stamp to try to fool the buyer,” he says. For this reason, it’s a good idea to do additional tests, like the ones below.

Police are asking anyone who has bought gold bars or coins in Reidsville to have the gold tested by a gold dealer. Those who have bought fake gold are asked to call Sgt. Payton Lingle at 336-347-2338.