Sometimes a cocktail napkin isn't the best place to write your company plan.
The Royal Canadian Mint said in a statement to CBC it is in process of testing the bar, "although the appearance of the wafer and its packaging already suggests that it is not a genuine Royal Canadian Mint product."
Hint: on the back it says “Made in China”
Inside job.......................
Fake just like their currency. I’m guessing Canadian Tire money was worth more? lol
Guy at a coin store showed me a packaged 1 ounce gold bar that was fake. The package had been opened for them to inspect the bar, but looked totally legitimate with even a hologram serial number sticker. The bar, which they had cut in half, was a lead bar with gold plate. The weight tipped them off. Buyer beware. I would never buy precious metals from anyone other than a reputable dealer, though I did see a pretty appealing 1 ounce gold bar on ebay for $29.99.
Hint: if the “gold” is just a tin-foil wrapper and the coin is made of chocolate, unless it’s Halloween and you’re 6, you got ripped off.
Sometimes a cocktail napkin isn't the best place to write your company plan.
Rug roh
If the fakes went only to people who buy to store the gold it could go on forever. Somehow this bar went to a Jeweler who would actually use it. If fake gold starts turning up in hoards this could get bad.