Fake Maple Leaf Gold Coin

On a genuine coin it points to the bottom of the a in canada.

Fake maple leaf gold coin.

30 00 mm 1 1811 in edge. 31 11 g 1 00 troy oz. On the fake coin it points past the a. Coin dealer survey respondents reported customers seeking to sell them counterfeit gmls compared to 43 3 per cent seeking to sell them counterfeit.

On the coin look at the top tip of the maple leaf on the right hand side. Having just posted about how they make the 2014 canadian silver maple leaf coins. Nearly 25 per cent of u s. Gold 99 99 au years of minting.

I foreknew they were fake. Now i want to share how to tell a fake canadian maple leaf coin from a real one. The fake is easily recognizable as it. On the holder just look at the top line of type.

50 00 cad face value. 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. I had to see how authentic they were.

It made me angry to see these were being manufactured. As you know in this industry you can never become complacent. It is nowhere near the same font. Warning to gold coin buyers.

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. This gentleman does a good job of. I ordered some gold maples on line.