Raven 638 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Is fake 5 peso coins an issue elsewhere in philippines or its just down here in the wild south? Link to post Share on other sites
Triple Diamond Sponsor Monsoon 28,942 Posted March 29, 2013 Triple Diamond Sponsor Share Posted March 29, 2013 Is fake 5 peso coins an issue elsewhere in philippines or its just down here in the wild south? Never heard of it. Got a fake 500 peso note from an ATM machine the other day though. Link to post Share on other sites
SkyMan 24,008 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Seen fake p10 not p5. Link to post Share on other sites
Raven 638 Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 We got a lot of coins coming in from our small Sari Sari Store and we can not use them all for driving Sikad , so into the bank and that resultated in the first 2 fake 5 peso discovered by their machine. And since the bank keep the fake (or only one of them - my wife like to fight for small things) we stop bringing them to the bank. We check all the bigger notes for fake and there are some and even 20 and 50 pesos might be fake. The 5 peso coin is magnetic and small difference in the letters. Link to post Share on other sites
Buko Beach 5,086 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 I check all the peso bills, even the 20p ones. The locals look at me strange. Some would ask me why, it's only 20p? The 20-50-100p notes are the ones most likely to be all crumbled and worn. The counterfitters go to great lengths to make a fake look as used as possible, If I have any doubts I pass the bill back and ask for another. I have never seen a fake coin (heard about them). Link to post Share on other sites
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