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Topic: Counterfeit Loonie???  (Read 1033 times)
Breanna72
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« on: January 07, 2026, 10:54:45 pm »

Has anyone ever heard of a counterfeit loonie being in circulation???  Someone on Facebook is claiming this is fake for the reasons pointed out.  I've never heard of a counterfeit loonie and can find no reference to any on-line. 

Breanna

Seth
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« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2026, 06:01:44 pm »

Yes, I have one of these. The detached bill on the loon is the biggest giveaway. Well-known run of counterfeits produced in Alberta in the early 1990s. There were reports in the June 13, 1992 editions of both the Calgary Herald and Edmonton Journal.


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Breanna72
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« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2026, 10:36:58 am »

Wow.  Thanks for that Seth.  I started cleaning out my coins during Xmas and still going.  I just got to to the loonies.  Cheers, Breanna
 

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