EURO COIN COUNTERFEITING INCREASE REPORT
March 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE NUMBER of counterfeit Euro coins in circulation increased last year to 96,000, an increase of about 29% from 2004, with 3,557 being seized before being circulated. Brussels said the fakes were mostly copper-nickel 2-euro coins with a German national side. Other Euro coins are made of nickel-brass, Nordic gold and copper-covered steel discs.
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THE NUMBER of counterfeit Euro coins in circulation increased last year to 96,000, an increase of about 29% from 2004, with 3,557 being seized before being circulated. Brussels said the fakes were mostly copper-nickel 2-euro coins with a German national side. Other Euro coins are made of nickel-brass, Nordic gold and copper-covered steel discs.
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