t.e.merritte

Thanks for the reply, I did not buy any of the counterfeits offered. As it says in my original post "I was recently offered this grouping of counterfeit Canadian Superman coins". As a US dealer, I am not familiar with many Canada issues. When I saw the $100 coins I instantly knew something was wrong and tested everything. This lot was not offered by a dealer, all the above lots were offered by private sellers. My post here is simply an attempt to help others who may not have the experience or equipment to detect counterfeits. Simply a reference to the occurrence of specific counterfeits in the marketplace, a sort of heads up.

Greetings, I was recently offered this grouping of counterfeit Canadian Superman coins that I presume are of Chinese origin. At a glance they looked very good but on closer examination the devices are not crisp and consistent with RCM quality. The weights are light 1 to 2 Grams so I assume they are not the correct dimensions either. Redundantly, all coins (except carded 50c stamp set) fail Sigma Metalytics resistance and conductivity test. * As a side note, recently, I have noticed a spike in counterfeit coins being offered. In the last couple months I have seen: the above lot, a Gold clad Tungsten counterfeit Maple Leaf with scratches that looked, weighed, and measured genuine but failed Sigma testing, 2 Kilo Pandas that were too thick but weighed nearly correct, and the typical Chinese Dollars