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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Electrolysis method fake---dead giveaway is the micro bumps.
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Valued Member
 Canada
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Wow! Got this one from fresh bank roll. Thanks everyone for the replies! Good way to find out what to look for in a fake. Oh, and happy holidays, merry christmas, happy festivus!
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Forum Kid
Canada
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Wow I love it! very interesting! notice the inner brass and the nickel ring connection and the lettering the rim and the tiny dots. Excellent example, no doubt a keeper.
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Moderator
 Canada
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"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Is it true if the words "fake or replica" are counter stamped on the coin, that it would then be legal?
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Moderator
Canada
10463 Posts |
In the US, on a US coin, then yes - as part of the Hobby Act. In Canada, you can stamp whatever you want on it, it will always be illegal, unless you remove the entire word "TWO DOLLARS"...
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Stamp a scrub off the and stamp a 0 on top of it so that it reads "0 Dollars"  So, if you sand off or do whatever to remove the writing "2 dollars" while leaving everything else intact, then it is legal to own? Or if someone made a toonie-like thing but it says "no dollars" or something like that, it's not illegal? Edited by Altaira
01/02/2015 11:28 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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SPP- This 48 fake dollar was on ebay for sale and was stamped "COPY". I bid on it but lost out. If what your saying is correct and I had won the bid, then it would have been illegal for me to own it? This is not the only one that the seller had for sale.   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Most people here know " Nickelsguy" is the fake expert frustratingly fighting crime on ebay and such for years now (and hats off to you for that Mikey), but I read in one of his articles about the huge collection of fakes he has. How does that work, special license or something? @ JimmyD can you give us a link to this seller? |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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The single string of pearls on the fake toonie is a dead give away.
All fakes should be cut in half and thrown away lest they make
their way back into the system. If they can do it for contraband
firearms then they can do it for coins. Many fakes available.
Justice system should be doing more on this.
Edited by SilverDon
01/03/2015 09:55 am
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
21643 Posts |
This is the link. 121531295457The seller was quite open about it being a fake as he stated it was a brass cast imitation in his description. If it was illegal to sell, I'm sure he was not aware of it. Guess I'm glad I didn't win the bid. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It is illegal to own a counterfeit coin in Canada. Since it is illegal to own any coin that even RESEMBLES a Canadian coin (they are counterfeit), SPP is incorrect in saying remove the 2 dollars. They are still counterfeit.
As to my collection of counterfeit Canadian coins. I have fulfilled the requirements of Canadian Law to own them. An awful lot of hoops were jumped through and visits from police.
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Moderator
Canada
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I stand corrected... basically, all the ones I have tested, are in a bag destined for the RCMP Forensic lab, here in Ottawa.
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I find the detailed forensic work you have done in this field intriguing and the articles Ive read fascinating.
Sounds like its been a real tough grind and its going to remain tough for a while the way these fakes are flying out of China. Noble venture..hats off to you MM
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