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Doesn't entirely answer your question but this was in the faqs: Can the Goldback be counterfeited? Not anytime soon. It took Valaurum over twenty years to dev
by lazerpants 6y ago
Doesn't entirely answer your question but this was in the faqs:
Can the Goldback be counterfeited?
Not anytime soon. It took Valaurum over twenty years to develop the technology to create the Goldback and they have no competitors. Much of the technology is protected by trade secrets and patents.
There are several anti-counterfeiting features on the Goldback, first, the negative image on the back can be felt. Second, no other material will glisten like gold does and no one else can do the vacuum deposition process with gold. Third, many of the design features on the front are government level.
Additional security features may be introduced in the future. As it stands we are about 20 years ahead of the counterfeiters.
You can check your Goldback by looking at the serial # on the front and verifying it is the same # on the reverse.
- Olreich 6y ago> Second, no other material will glisten like gold Isn’t there a famous phrase for this? All that glitters isn’t gold? What are the specific glistening properties that only gold has?
- shalmanese 6y agoYou can literally go on Amazon right now and buy imitation gold foil for 1/10th the price of “real” gold foil and the only reason it’s 1/10th the price is because most of the “real” gold foil is also imitation and not food safe and all the reviews warn you it’s impossible to tell the difference without a chemistry test.
- bobbiechen 6y agoNot sure that's the question the original commenter was asking. My interpretation of it was, what would prevent someone from taking the gold out of the Goldback and selling that gold, if it's worth more in dollars?
- Igelau 6y ago> You can check your Goldback by looking at the serial # on the front and verifying it is the same # on the reverse. Let me get this straight. They print one number on one side. Then, on the other side, they have managed to print the exact same number. The same number on both sides. How could they have that kind of technology? How could one side of the goldback possibly know what's on the other? It's witchcraft.
- D-Coder 6y agoI'm guessing that they have a patent on "same number on both sides."
- miles 6y agoI was mildly interested in the project when it appeared on HN/Boing Boing the other day: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24237970 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24237970 . That mild interest has now morphed into a glowing, white hot desire to give Goldbacks a very wide berth.
- gowld 6y agoThat's 419-level "put out some bullshit to scary away the non rube costumers".