Quebec man who imported 26,630 fake $2 coins made in China gets jail time

Quebec man who imported 26,630 fake $2 coins made in China gets jail time(globalnews.ca)

2 points by phoenixreader 1 year ago | 4 comments

Context: https://globalnews.ca/news/10082240/counterfeit-toonies-coin...

KMnO4 1 year ago |

One thing I don’t understand is how they manage to make such a close fake but screw up some simple details. Surely they’re working off high quality reference images.

How did they manage to make a mold that says “CANADA CANADA” instead of “CANADA DOLLAR”?

NetworkPerson 1 year ago | |

Pretty sure it’s a deliberate action. It could be taken pretty badly by other countries if you falsify their currency. But make something which looks similar while obviously not being real, and you’re probably annoying but safe.

whycome 1 year ago | | |

Yeah, why isn't canada putting any kind of pressure on China itself? It's one thing to allow counterfeit airpods. its' something else when it's currency. Maybe this is part of the shift to cashless.