Full Version: Fake Canada Maple That Walked In Today
never seen one of these before...was brought in today by a customer....it felt a little funny...and was beat up....so I put a drop of acid on it and if fizzed green....so beware they are out there
QUOTE(LostDutchman @ Nov 15 2005, 12:34 AM)
never seen one of these before...was brought in today by a customer....it felt a little funny...and was beat up....so I put a drop of acid on it and if fizzed green....so beware they are out there
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Pics please
Fizzed green? What does that mean??? 
Fizzing green means that the coin is base metal plated with gold. Copper will bloom out when a drop of acid gets on it.
i forgot to put the pics on and they are at the shop...i will get them up tommorow or the next day....
What did it weigh?
A guy on another forum found one with a detector. The weight was off and it didn't look right.
i agree it looked funny....that's why i tested it....
here are the pics..... it dosen't look right at all
Wow, it had a rough existence. Kind of has that plated look.
That's why you don't buy a beatup coin... and omg never knew...
LD, did you actually pay a full price for that coin?
LD, did you actually pay a full price for that coin?
heck no....I actitually didn't pay anything for this coin...I told the gentleman that it was a fake and he let me keep it for a refrence...
Awesome, thanks for the great info! 
alright guys.....something is going on around here....
this walked into the shop today
YES! another one!?!?!
they came off the same fake dies around the same time you can tell by the large die crack on the reverse....they weigh 19.1 grams and the color is off....
this walked into the shop today
YES! another one!?!?!
they came off the same fake dies around the same time you can tell by the large die crack on the reverse....they weigh 19.1 grams and the color is off....
Oh wow LD those are really interesting. Your really know your stuff....I dont think I would know a fake coin if it came up and "bit" me.
a tip when looking at a coin to tell if it is a fake.....your very FIRST gut instinct is uaually right...my first instinct when I first saw this coin was...."wow that's a funny color and it isn't really heavy"
One is odd but two...hmmm...
Do you think these are being produced in your area or just a coincidence you got two within a very short time?
Do you think these are being produced in your area or just a coincidence you got two within a very short time?
I have no idea....they aren't that good of a reporduction...I have no idea why I am seeing them like this.....I have made some phone calls
I am not sure where you stand on counterfiets, and prosecuting them, but if I had two come into a shop within a week that were obviously from the same dies, I think I would be notifying the authorities. If it does any good that is.
already done....
One thing that strikes me as just as suspicious as the two fakes in a week was the fact that the first guy let you have it for "reference." I don't know about any of you, but if I bought a 1-ounce gold coin and it turned out to be a fake, I would be angry as all get out! I wouldn't just let it go and give it away for educational purposes, I would just walk right out of the shop and go straight to the police and press charges against whoever I bought it from! That to me suggests the first guy might know more about these fakes than it appears at first blush.
QUOTE(jtryka @ Nov 18 2005, 09:57 PM)
One thing that strikes me as just as suspicious as the two fakes in a week was the fact that the first guy let you have it for "reference." I don't know about any of you, but if I bought a 1-ounce gold coin and it turned out to be a fake, I would be angry as all get out! I wouldn't just let it go and give it away for educational purposes, I would just walk right out of the shop and go straight to the police and press charges against whoever I bought it from! That to me suggests the first guy might know more about these fakes than it appears at first blush.
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I would be pretty pissed too if I had something and it turned out to be fake. I too find it suspicious that someone would let it go like that for "reference" and leave. It maybe like some of these bank robbers though, some of them actually try to evade being caught but have to drop clues to make it interesting or exciting for themselves.
no.....both of them were found in a relitives things.....the first one came from a little old lady who found it in her late husbands things....and the second one came from a regular who I know very well....he thought it was fake and wanted me to confirm it... My guess is that these are old fakes and it's just chance that they turned up here so close
I'll have to say that those are pretty sorry-looking pieces. They look quite like chocolate coins! 
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