Fake Maple Leaf Gold Coin

I ordered some gold maples on line.

Fake maple leaf gold coin.

I foreknew they were fake. 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. On the holder just look at the top line of type. 31 11 g 1 00 troy oz.

This gentleman does a good job of. Warning to gold coin buyers. 50 00 cad face value. It is nowhere near the same font.

Having just posted about how they make the 2014 canadian silver maple leaf coins. 30 00 mm 1 1811 in edge. The fake is easily recognizable as it. Now i want to share how to tell a fake canadian maple leaf coin from a real one.

But this increased demand for bullion coins like the american eagle south african krugerrand and canadian maple leaf has created a golden opportunity for forgers. Easy to tell both coin holder are fake. It was my first experience with a fake canadian gold coin and have a feeling that it won t be my last. On a genuine coin it points to the bottom of the a in canada.

On the fake coin it points past the a. On the coin look at the top tip of the maple leaf on the right hand side. It made me angry to see these were being manufactured. I had to see how authentic they were.

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. Gold 99 99 au years of minting. As you know in this industry you can never become complacent.