Scrapped $2 coins appear in scam

by The Web on May 31, 2009

in Australian Coins, Coin Theft/Crime/Legal Cases, World Coins

Thousands of damaged Australian two-dollar coins seized during an alleged money laundering scam in Sydney were supposed to have been melted down in Korea.

Instead, police say the coins reached China and were sold on the black market before being sent back Down Under. Police arrested a 26-year-old man on Tuesday after he allegedly fed dodgy coins into vending machines at a...

Full Article: Scrapped $2 coins appear in scam - thewest.com.au

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