Fake Maple Leaf Gold Coin

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Fake maple leaf gold coin.

It was my first experience with a fake canadian gold coin and have a feeling that it won t be my last. 30 00 mm 1 1811 in edge. 50 00 cad face value. As you know in this industry you can never become complacent.

Worse yet savvy counterfeiters are actually targeting low mintage coin releases knowing that coin collectors are eager to complete a specific coin series and may be less discerning and quick to buy. Easy to tell both coin holder are fake. Now i want to share how to tell a fake canadian maple leaf coin from a real one. On the coin look at the top tip of the maple leaf on the right hand side.

A recent survey conducted by the u s based anti counterfeiting task force actf indicates the gold maple leaf gml produced by the royal canadian mint is among the most frequently counterfeited gold bullion coins. I ordered some gold maples on line. Having just posted about how they make the 2014 canadian silver maple leaf coins. I was sold a replica of the 2015 canada 50 1 oz maple leaf see pictures.

The fake is easily recognizable as it. On the fake coin it points past the a. Gold 99 99 au years of minting. It made me angry to see these were being manufactured.

Nearly 25 per cent of u s. Coin dealer survey respondents reported customers seeking to sell them counterfeit gmls compared to 43 3 per cent seeking to sell them counterfeit. 31 11 g 1 00 troy oz. On the holder just look at the top line of type.

I foreknew they were fake. I had to see how authentic they were. Warning to gold coin buyers.