RCMP - Counterfeit Canadian Coins - Website.

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Hello fellow collectors:

The RCMP - Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Commercial Crime - Counterfeit Canadian Coins, used to have a very helpful and educational website in regards to counterfeit Canadian Coins.  Their former links were:

http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/count-contre/index-eng.htm
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/count-contre/nacb-bnlcc-eng.htm

I have included some articles by renowned coin counterfeit expert, Mike Marshall.  Here are some of links to learn more about being aware of counterfeit coins:

http://canadiancoinnews.com/counterfeit-coins-menace-on-the-rise-again-advocate-says/

https://canadiancoinnews.com/marshall-lists-known-fakes/

http://canadiancounterfeits.numissociety.com/

https://www.intelligencer.ca/news/quinte-west-coin-expert-says-more-action-needed-to-stop-counterfeit-toonies/wcm/ebb12250-6c9b-4441-babd-91a5ee7b4a8f/amp/

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/counterfeit-coin-expert-to-share-authentication-tricks-in-toronto/article_f72afa73-3b28-5f4a-bce1-e3443f9f7cc9.amp.html

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-counterfeit-fake-toonie-china/

https://cameltoetoonies.ca/media.php

https://www.coinnews.net/2011/08/25/pcgs-rewards-mike-marshall-for-combatting-counterfeit-coin-sales/

The first two links no longer bring you to the desired content.  This post is out of date.