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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1018 Posts |
Pretty elusive mcshilling, I got this one December 2024 and I hunt through 200+ toonies every weekend and haven't found another. The other one I saw was owned by someone else.
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Valued Member
United States
413 Posts |
Out of curioisty, has the Canadian government take any concrete action on this counterfeit twoonies and loonies?
I thought they finally solved this issue by making them more secure?
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New Member
Canada
44 Posts |
No, neither the federal government nor the Mint has taken any concrete (or at least apparent to the public) action on this matter.
The upgrade in security in 2012 certainly helped, but without withdrawing the older coins, it certainly did nothing to prevent the tidal wave of Camel Toe Toonies that came out 10 years after that.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
5585 Posts |
But by creating a website for counterfeit toonies, aren't you guys all breaking the law. You are not supposed to even have in your possession any counterfeit toonies. I thought that you had to work with law enforcement to justify you even having them in your hand. Now nicklesguy and KoATT DID have permission to have them to educate folks about what's illegal and what's not, and how to identify. And they also had permission to have an "inside" at ebay so they could contact them to remove auctions with the fakes. Do you work in that capacity? |
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Valued Member
Canada
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@okiecorner, I'm under the impression that one can possess counterfeit coins if received in change, but can't knowingly spend counterfeit coins. I certainly hope this is the case, because I have kept every counterfeit coin I've found, but haven't spent any.
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Moderator
 United States
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I believe intent goes a long way to justify your ability to hold them, at least for getting an acquittal.  (I am not a lawyer, YMMV) |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2301 Posts |
It is illegal to knowingly own a counterfeit coin in Canada.
C-46 S 450(b)
Edited by nickelsguy
11/20/2025 4:32 pm
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Moderator
United States
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It is illegal to knowingly own a counterfeit coin in Canada. C-46 S 450(b) Good to know.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Boy a lot of use could get in trouble.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Moderator
United States
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Fun find.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
617 Posts |
I use to find saving Toonies a great way to save up for something big. I'm kind to afraid to do that anymore. I rolled up all that I had been saving for years and took them to the bank a few months back. I did give them a quick look through and pulled out few suspicious looking coins, not wanting to saddle anyone else with this nonsense. Anyway, I was sort of fun while it lasted. Too bad there are people out there who ruin things for others for a quick buck.
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Moderator
United States
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Too bad there are people out there who ruin things for others for a quick buck. Yup.  |
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Valued Member
Canada
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I just searched 400 toonies, and found 8 camel toes, so 2%.
This is consistant with previous searches that range between 1% and 2% in the GTA.
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Moderator
United States
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Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. |
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