Volume 63 – #09

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Volume 63#09

July 29 – August 11, 2025

Earlier this year, collectors in Ontario found a previously unknown fake $2 coin since dubbed the ‘Nunavut’ counterfeit.

Brutal new toonie fake spotted by expert

One of the worst counterfeit coins he’s ever seen – that’s how award-winning researcher Mike Marshall describes a new 1999-dated $2 “Nunavut” fake that surfaced in Ontario earlier this year. Despite its crude appearance, Marshall believes the counterfeit was intentionally created to deceive unsuspecting Canadians at the cash register. Continue reading →

Features
1999-dated ‘Nunavut’ fake adds to growing list
Page 1
Before the convention: RCNA opens online
Page 1
Vulcan trade tokens a trip to decades past
Page 1
Royal Canadian Mint strikes national pride in gold and silver
Page 26

Regulars
Trends
Focus on Canadian $1 & $2
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
Dupondius struck at Nemausus celebrated two key Roman leader
Page 8
John Regitko
Errors & Varieties
Collar die edges produce a variety of error types
Page 10

Sean Sinclair
Commemorative Coins
Medals celebrate 80 years of friendship
Page 14
Randy Heimpel
CoinNet
Numismatic Network Canada keeps collectors connected
Page 16

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