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toasty New Member Canada 49 Posts	Posted 08/30/2011 09:54 am Hello, this is my first time posting here, but I have been lurking for a while. I've really learned alot about different varieties and coins in general and also enjoy seeing pics of peoples coins. I don't have much of a collection, mostly a circulation canadian coins collection given to me by my grandfather about 20 years ago. Lets just say I'm continuing it, filling slots as the years go by. I have found a few oddities, including this 2001 toonie. I noticed it was different as soon as I got a hold of it in some change. It is .2g heavier, I'd say about 20% thicker and alot shinnier (although it is pretty worn) than a normal one. Anyone know what is wrong with my over weight toonie? Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10463 Posts	Posted 08/30/2011 10:24 am Is the outer ring magnetic? "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 Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
toasty New Member Canada 49 Posts	Posted 08/30/2011 10:32 am Yes it is. Report this Post to the Staff
flotsam Valued Member United States 115 Posts	Posted 08/30/2011 10:32 am very odd Report this Post to the Staff
toasty New Member Canada 49 Posts	Posted 08/30/2011 7:52 pm Any pros have an idea about this one? Did some research online but couldn't find anything on 2001's. Report this Post to the Staff
Smallcentguy Pillar of the Community Canada 1984 Posts	Posted 08/30/2011 9:31 pm Could this be a counterfeit like the Toronto subway tokens....not designed to take in a collector but just to make $2? I heard that this was attempted.... Report this Post to the Staff
toasty New Member Canada 49 Posts	Posted 08/31/2011 09:15 am ^^If this is the case (which I doubt), someone sure went through a lot of trouble to make some $$$. You can't really see it in the pics, but it has much more shine than the regular one. Report this Post to the Staff
Smallcentguy Pillar of the Community Canada 1984 Posts	Posted 08/31/2011 12:55 pm They did counterfeit a couple of million Toronto subway tokens..... I heard at the time, maybe 10 years ago as I recall, that the same ring was working on toonies. Just mentioning as a possibility. Date is about right. Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 08/31/2011 1:37 pm Is it an impaired proof? I guess that would only explain the shininess, not the thickness or being over-weight. Report this Post to the Staff
toasty New Member Canada 49 Posts	Posted 08/31/2011 8:39 pm What exactly is an impaired proof? Report this Post to the Staff
Smallcentguy Pillar of the Community Canada 1984 Posts	Posted 08/31/2011 9:05 pm I am remote access and can't post web links. But if you search on London free press July 29, 2008 there is a story about shiny, thick counterfeit toonies jamming vending machines. A CBC story on oct 6, 2006 refers to the break up of the counterfeiting ring. Try searching on counterfeit toonies. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsguy Pillar of the Community Canada 2301 Posts	Posted 08/31/2011 9:11 pm counterfeit twoonies were dated 2004 and 5 Report this Post to the Staff
toasty New Member Canada 49 Posts	Posted 08/31/2011 10:25 pm Did a bit of research and could only find info on counterfeits of newer coins bearing the new queen effigy, nothing on 2001s. The mystery continues I guess... Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 08/31/2011 10:44 pm An impaired proof is a proof coin that's been damaged (typically because somebody spent it). Report this Post to the Staff
Prana New Member Canada 17 Posts	Posted 09/11/2011 3:13 pm Does anyone here collect counterfeit coins that they have found. It seems like that would be an interesting thing to collect. I assume that they would have no value just collector appeal. Anyone? Report this Post to the Staff
kitkat1858 Valued Member Canada 371 Posts	Posted 09/11/2011 3:22 pm Prana, There must be a few people out there who collect them. Several months ago, I saw a 1946c 5 cent coin from Newfoundland on ebay. It was labelled as counterfiet, but still sold for $25.00 or so. One of the best counterfiets I've ever seen. I hope the buyer wasn't planning to market it as the real thing.... Report this Post to the Staff
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