Fake Maple Leaf Gold Coin

Easy to tell both coin holder are fake.

Fake maple leaf gold coin.

On a genuine coin it points to the bottom of the a in canada. 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. It is nowhere near the same font. Gold 99 99 au years of minting.

As you know in this industry you can never become complacent. Now i want to share how to tell a fake canadian maple leaf coin from a real one. It made me angry to see these were being manufactured. I had to see how authentic they were.

On the coin look at the top tip of the maple leaf on the right hand side. 50 00 cad face value. Coin dealer survey respondents reported customers seeking to sell them counterfeit gmls compared to 43 3 per cent seeking to sell them counterfeit. Warning to gold coin buyers.

On the holder just look at the top line of type. The fake is easily recognizable as it. 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. 30 00 mm 1 1811 in edge.

It was my first experience with a fake canadian gold coin and have a feeling that it won t be my last. On the fake coin it points past the a. I was sold a replica of the 2015 canada 50 1 oz maple leaf see pictures. Having just posted about how they make the 2014 canadian silver maple leaf coins.

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