Collectors urged to verify notes as fakes circulate

Police in Ontario have laid charges in separate investigations in South Simcoe and Norfolk County after counterfeit Canadian banknotes surfaced in an online marketplace transaction and at a local business, reinforcing calls for people to carefully inspect their cash before accepting it. Image courtesy South Simcoe Police.

Counterfeit banknotes are once again making their way into everyday transactions across Canada, and police say the risk to the public is growing. From online marketplace deals to routine retail exchanges, fake bills are slipping through often unnoticed until it is too late. Recent cases in Ontario highlight the problem. In both South Simcoe and... Continue reading →

King of Canadian Woods

Norm Belsten holds a large “One Wooden Nickel” presented to him and signed by grateful collectors of Canadian wooden money. (Photo courtesy of Dan Gosling)

More than 50 years after purchasing his first wooden nickels, Norm Belsten is still adding new listings to the most comprehensive catalogue of Canadian wooden money ever assembled. Now 92 and living in Newmarket, Ont., Belsten continues to refine and expand his landmark Canadian Woods Catalogue, cementing his reputation as the hobby’s leading authority on... Continue reading →

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