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Faking It! : A History of Counterfeiting in Canada

2013

Counterfeiting is as old as money itself, and tales of the cunning criminals trying to outsmart the system have always enthralled us and that’s exactly what will happen as you read Faking It! A History of Counterfeiting in Canada. This richly illustrated book introduces the reader to the history of the crime and some of the grisly punishments meted out in the past. It explores the “arms race” between the issuers of money and the counterfeiters, as well as cases of official counterfeiting in wartime. The focus then moves to Canada’s experience with bogus bills and coins from the seventeenth century to the present day. While emphasizing that counterfeiting is not a victimless crime, the authors present fascinating case studies and profiles of the criminals and their adversaries. Today, the Bank of Canada and the RCMP are the front line in the fight to maintain confidence in Canada’s currency. The changing face of bank note security is examined, culminating with the new polymer notes, and major counterfeiting busts by the RCMP are highlighted.
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Authors

James Powell, Jill Moxley

Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-148) and index
Control Number Identifier
CaOOCEL
Description conventions
rda
Dewey Decimal Classification Number
332.9
Dewey Decimal Edition Number
23
Distributor
Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
General Note
Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
Geographic Area Code
n-cn---
ISBN
9781771230445 9781771230995
LCCN
HG336.C2
LCCN Item number
P69 2013eb
Modifying agency
DLC
Original cataloging agency
CDX
Physical Description | Extent
1 electronic text (xi, 161 pages)
Published in
Ottawa, Ontario
Publisher or Distributor Number
CaOOCEL
Rights
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
System Control Number
(CaBNVSL)slc00235297 (OCoLC)898086040 (CaOOCEL)448969
System Details Note
Mode of access: World Wide Web
Transcribing agency
CDX

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