Volume 63 – #07

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Volume 63#07

July 1 – July 14, 2025

Canada Border Services Agency officers discovered tens of thousands of “Double Dollar” counterfeit $2 coins in Québec in 2023 after a known counterfeiter attempted to import them from China.

A toonie for seven cents: The business of counterfeits

A recent investigation into counterfeit toonies has revealed a troubling influx of fakes into Canada’s coinage system. In this second instalment of Jesse Robitaille’s series, numismatist Mike Marshall sheds light on a shipment of 10,000 counterfeit $2 coins intercepted by border officers in Québec – a discovery that may just be the tip of the iceberg. Continue reading →

Features
Double milestone for RCNA and CNS in Calgary
Page 1
Global tensions push gold higher, widen silver gap
Page 1
A toonie for seven cents: The business of counterfeits
Page 1
Collectors can refine skills at RCNA grading workshop
Page 6
Niagara Gold Buyer: from coin shows to storefront
Page 14
RCM June coins – from puzzle pieces to diamond luxury
Page 27

Regulars
Trends
Focus on Canadian 50 cents
Page 18
CCN Marketplace
Are you buying or selling?
Page 28
Show & Bourse
Check out the shows in your area
Page 30
Columns
Stanley Clute
Ancient Money
Adoptive Emperors led Rome for almost a century
Page 8
John Regitko
Errors & Varieties
Third die responsible for many unusual errors
Page 10

Greg Jones
Numismatic Maintenance
Coin community worth more than face value
Page 26

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