1925 Canadian Nickel - Real Vs Counterfeit

thank you for pointing this out. If someone told me about the numbers, I would not have known what to look for. Thanks again for the lesson.

The alloy is usually wrong, the features are usually shifted to 12 or 6 o'clock on the coin, those crafty enough to use a pure nickel planchet often anneal them wrong so the colour is off, the devices are the wrong depth to the fields and since they often take molds from higher quality later nickels and try to re sharpen the devices, everything looks slightly out of place.

But nonethless people are getting fooled.... makes me upset to think about it.

The counterfeit piece looks more like an altered date than an actual counterfeit. The other digits are OK but the 5 looks like it was altered (from a 7?). The outer edges of this design are a bit squished, maybe due to die wear which should have been a serious problem with pure nickel coins. I am assuming that the metal and alignment are all OK for this coin. I would be careful before buying a '25 nickel and buy from a reputable dealer.