Fake gold 2015 1oz $50 Canada Maple Leaf

[a_k_68]

Warning to gold coin buyers: I was sold a replica of the 2015 Canada $50 1 oz Maple Leaf (see pictures). The fake is easily recognizable as it measures 40 mm instead of 30 mm and weighs 30 g instead of 31. It looks dull and nothing like gold, and it smells like base metal, but it is not magnetic, maybe bronze? 

[b-17blinker]

Was the price you paid too good to be true, or in line with the price of the Real McCoy?

[*smedley*]

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@a_k_68 wrote:

Warning to gold coin buyers: I was sold a replica of the 2015 Canada $50 1 oz Maple Leaf (see pictures). The fake is easily recognizable as it measures 40 mm instead of 30 mm and weighs 30 g instead of 31. It looks dull and nothing like gold, and it smells like base metal, but it is not magnetic, maybe bronze? 

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40mm & 30g sounds about right for bronze... depending on thickness of course...

[n.s.sherlock]

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@a_k_68 wrote:

Warning to gold coin buyers: I was sold a replica of the 2015 Canada $50 1 oz Maple Leaf (see pictures). The fake is easily recognizable as it measures 40 mm instead of 30 mm and weighs 30 g instead of 31. It looks dull and nothing like gold, and it smells like base metal, but it is not magnetic, maybe bronze? 

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It looks a bit more like brass.

[davidgallston]

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@n.s.sherlock wrote:

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@a_k_68 wrote:

Warning to gold coin buyers: I was sold a replica of the 2015 Canada $50 1 oz Maple Leaf (see pictures). The fake is easily recognizable as it measures 40 mm instead of 30 mm and weighs 30 g instead of 31. It looks dull and nothing like gold, and it smells like base metal, but it is not magnetic, maybe bronze? 

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It looks a bit more like brass.

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Is brass as rare and expensive as gold?   

[*smedley*]

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@davidgallston wrote:

Is brass as rare and expensive as gold?   

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of course...

[davidgallston]

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@*smedley* wrote:

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@davidgallston wrote:

Is brass as rare and expensive as gold?   

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of course...

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Boy, let me tell you. If I found my Krugerrand collection to be made of brass, I would be one blankity-blank-blank'er.

[elheron-grande]

Hola Dave G: your post of 24 Sept 2015 0722 hrs: And, if brass becomes equal in

value to gold, Heron will rejoice.  Especially after acquiring all those Ching Dynasty

Brass Cash Coins!. ha!

Regardos.

[dougc1177]

Did you buy this counterfeit on ebay?

[davidgallston]

Doug,

From his post  I am almost 99.9% sure it was. Where else?

[jonathakirschne_8]

Brass. They actually now have 30mm 31.1g $50 maples with the DNA leaf, 2mm of gold plating, and a ngc label that matches to the exact coin and specifications match perfectly. It's only $25 us per replica coin. Only way to know for sure is send it to ngc. Even pawn shops will take bc the gold does not chip off

[pwilson357jesus]

In an honest rare coin shop, finding brass is extremely rare.

[john9112001]

What country was the seller from? China maybe?

[fcar2476]

But remember that a Krugerrand is not pure gold, only 90 percent gold.

[*smedley*]

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