Perhaps the precious metal producers should create a new market:
gold covered tungsten bars.
This company’s material is virtually impossible to distinguish from real gold without drilling.
http://www.tungsten-alloy.com/index.htm
Send them a coin and they will duplicate it, as a “commemorative” or VIP gift, or to use as a trade-show exhibit.
http://www.tungsten-alloy.com/gold-plated-tungsten-alloy-coin.html
And as they say in their website:
“Notice: Chinatungsten Online (Xiamen) Manu.&Sales Corp. is a very professional and serious company, specializing in manufacturing and selling gold-plated tungsten alloy coin for more than two decades. Our gold-plated tungsten alloy coin is only for souvenir and decoration purpose. Here we declare: Please do not use our gold-plated tungsten alloy coin for any illegal purpose.”
Don’t Do It!!!
:-)