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Edited by SilverDon
01/08/2016 08:34 am
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I remember a story about .50 cents coins that was being counterfeited, it was back in the mid-70's or so. this guy was using a drill press in his basement, when he was caught at the end his work was so good that they could not tell the real coins from his, and to this day some are still out there. the cops said looking at how he was doing and the detail that he put into his work it costed him .49 cents for each coin he made.
I guess that's "a penny eared is a penny saved." That sounds similar to this story. https://goccf.com/t/181992 |
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According to the mint answering question on the 2016 set, no security feature on the loon. I wonder if they stopped on the toonie as well. Rather odd to start using the security feature in 2012 and stop it in 2016.
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It is probably a way to drive more set sales, considering they are now regular circulation coins and can get them at FV, why pay $25 for $3.90 in coins. Make it a little different and the hardcore collector will buy.
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This must mean the 2016 coins for circulation will be missing the security feature. I originally figured it was a mistake with a stock photo. Then someone asked a question on the mint site to clarify. I much prefer the old nickel coins, these new plated ones discolor fast. They are not a nice looking coin when aged a bit.
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I hope they go back to bronze plating. The new brass coins do not age well at all.
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i just received my 2016 uncirculated set from the Royal Canadian Mint and they still have the security features on the loon dollar and two dollar coin, yet if you look at the mint's website they are clearly being sold without these features. interesting. possibly an error set? |
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More lightly the RCM used the wrong photos, they created these useless security feature just for an excuse to recall all the previous loonie and toonie, just a tremendous cost to vending business and a way to create a make work projet. |
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I was contacted by the Royal Canadian Mint and was assured that the stock photo used without the security features on the two dollar and one dollar coins was an error.the uncirculated set for 2016 definitely contains coins with security features. |
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