Counterfeits Still Proliferate.

For everyone's information, there is a "report this item" on every auction page. If you KNOW it's counterfeit, then use that link. I have been writing seller's about incorrect varieties (when it's the common one being passed as the valuable one, and reporting it to ebay if they don't correct it), and reporting fakes and shill bidders to ebay for almost 20 years.

You get better results sending personal messages to Nickelsguy or having someone post it in the counterfeit section here for you - those usually get yanked within an hour or less...

I have decided to repost a response that I gave concerning counterfeits in a thread concerning a 1932 50 cent piece. It will be lost in that thread for anyone that wants to reference it. This is a better thread for it to be posted:

"For those of you who don't know, my friend Mikey, also known as nickelsguy, has led the Canadian charge to counteract the fakes that started to inundate the Canadian collector market. He formed a great friendship with Sgt F from the RCMP, who also took a keen interest and a concentrated two-pronged effort began. Mike finally got ebay to stop by going through Paypal and that threatened ebay's money supply. The RCMP started a door-knocking campaign threat to dealers suspected of selling Chinese fakes. Things were coming around, but the RCNA somewhat backed off. There are tough laws on the books in Canada, but a lack of enforcement effort by the RCM and RCNA made what could have been rewarding, a nearly forgotten campaign. Canada actually has tougher Heritage laws than the US, but enforcement programs are more focussed on stopping currency counterfeiting than historical coinage. Mike actually worked with the US House of Representatives to help draft US legislation that mirrored the Canadian efforts, but that too lost steam (or really ANY initial effort). When Sgt F got promoted and moved, there was no one in the RCMP that wanted to grab the tail of the wounded donkey ... so the donkey is healthy again and only gets it's nose bloody by cancelling ebay auctions and Paypal transactions. The impetice to actually arrest someone for selling foreign crap has lost it's fervor. Only Mikey and JimmyD from this site, as well as the "counterfeit reporting" section still have their sabers drawn. Thanks guys!

The security maple leaf and the Queen's eye brow and nose look kind of funky on that fake.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/145946347017

https://www.ebay.com/itm/145946350961

Can someone please report this listing before the poor person bidding on it gets hosed by the fake?

New message from:
Your opinion. My silver tester says it's pure silver. You reporting it to be removed with no proof. Be well

Your previous message

The radial lines in the background are far too thick. There's no details in the background of the maple leaf, just veins.

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/256421497806

It's a classic counterfeit. I have reported it to be removed.

Where did you buy these btw?
doubleb93:

What makes you say that?

Yes. You're right Wilson, it is a counterfeit.
When it gets removed, which should be shortly, you will have the last laugh.