As Rocky Balboa once declared, “The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows.” While the fictional boxer was referring to the “mean and nasty” world in general, the statement also extends to specific matters, including numismatics. Like just about everything else, the hobby is ripe with misinformation and scams, and ongoing technological advancements and changing social norms – driven even further by the pandemic – can create an air of mystery and confusion. Lying in the wake of all this uncertainty is the ongoing scourge of counterfeit coins, with which most collectors are chiefly concerned. “They’re everywhere, and it’s every day,” counterfeit coin expert Mike Marshall, of Trenton, Ont., told CCN in 2015, eight years after he began campaigning against counterfeits. “The online markets have been inundated with them.” Continue reading →
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Features
New $1 circulation coin shines light on gold rush legacies
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Klondike collector coin leads RCM October issues
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Vancouver club president helps youngsters
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Charlton issues RCM catalogue as demand, prices increase
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RCM ‘recognition medal’ wins international award
Page 28
Regulars
Focus on Canadian 50 cents
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Are you buying or selling?
Page 26
Check out the shows in your area
Page 29
Columns
Ancient Money
Collecting coins of chaotic Greek city-state Salamis
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Colonial Tokens
Uncovering forgotten 1815 ‘Genuine British Copper’ token
Page 10
Errors & Varieties
Reader spots more ridiculous online listings
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Canadian Key Dates
Collectors drawn by low mintage, strong eye-appeal of 1935 1
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