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Thanks dBm. The last link nails it.
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Rest in Peace
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Edited by Bm0ney
01/30/2012 7:21 pm
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  There is a very noticeable die crack between L and I. The center pops out easily with smooth core edge and inner ring edge. (no locking mechanism) outer rim and Canada look weak. Fake? Edited by Bm0ney
01/30/2012 7:57 pm
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They should put bigger pictures.
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I was JUST about to report this on here for you guys to express my outrage of finding one of these in my household. I spotted it from a mile away. They look like toys. They remind me of the 5 Wu Jiao coin of China. The edges give it away, but especially the core's color and shoddy placement of the core. The color is drab and although it is fake there are meter marks around it, either to make it look real and circulated or people have actually been passing this as current.   Sad. And making me mad. The year is 2004 and doesn't even make the proper sound when you drop it - doesn't even bounce. |
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Libertad,
Would you like to donate, or swap that counterfeit Twoonie with a real one, for the sake of research? I have only zapped one example on the XRF, and would like to test more. All the counterfeits I do research, end up with either the RCMP or those working with the RCMP, so it will not end up in your change again...
You can contact me via the 'contact poster' button above.
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Its nice to see you are still around SPP.
Hope to see and hear from you more often.
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Libertad, does your 2004 have the die crack like mine does?
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Where is your die crack? See for yourself, as my pictures are clearer than yours, it seems. What I can say is that the color on both of ours match up. When you put the fake and a real toonie side by side looking at the rim, the color is SO obvious. The fake has a dull grey look and the ridges that go along half of the coin continue in between sections. The fake I found has a meter mark from a parking meter, which either means it was placed there or it's been circulating. Even the SOUND of the coin is off. You flip it and you hear nothing. You drop it on a table and it doesn't have that "ting" to it; it sort of just falls into place like a plastic token. The whole coin is very smooth to the touch, especially closer to the edge, and there is way too much detail on that woman's necklace. Also, the fake and real toonies weigh the same and they are both magnetic.
So I brought to the attention of the coin's owner and he's given it to me to dispose of. SPP-Ottawa, show me a few others like it, either by link or email me some pictures. I'd like to compare for myself even though I know it's a counterfeit. I'm still upset by this.
Where should the die crack be?
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02/06/2012 10:17 pm
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Between the l and I of Elizabeth from the core edge to the rim of the coin.
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I'm not seeing one there.
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Has there been any fake 2012 toonies found? I'm trying to figure out why a toonie I found does not have the proper metal content of a normal toonie, no ting sound when you flip it. Iv come across some fakes but they all had a slit on the polar bears foot. The coin I found today has a normal foot but no ting sound
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Posted 01/29/2012 11:28 pm
