Warning to gold coin buyers.
Fake canadian maple leaf silver coins.
The fake is easily recognizable as it measures 40 mm instead of 30 mm and weighs 30 g instead of 31.
One ounce 24k gold coins such as canadian gold maple leaf coins should weigh 31 1 grams.
Silver maple leaf coins have a higher silver bullion content 9999 fine silver and new cutting edge anti counterfeit designs often making them a more desirable silver coin.
The maple leaf has a highly polished finish on the genuine coin but a matte finish on the counterfeit.
It is a two dimensional textured maple leaf with the year 15 in the center visible under magnification.
Having just posted about how they make the 2014 canadian silver maple leaf coins.
The royal canadian mint s gold and silver maple leaf bullion coins are known around the world for their iconic design and unsurpassed purity.
The royal canadian mint has been doing this for several years on gold and silver maple leafs including adding radial lines on the reverse and obverse sides and a micro maple leaf on the reverse.
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.
I was sold a replica of the 2015 canada 50 1 oz maple leaf see pictures.
The detail is also more coarse on the counterfeit.
This gentleman does a good job of explaining it.
Now i want to share how to tell a fake canadian maple leaf coin from a real one.
It looks dull and nothing like gold and it smells like base metal but it is not magnetic ma.
They re also the world s most secure bullion coins thanks to security features like advanced engraving laser marking technology and precision radial lines.