Both sides of a coin are looked at as well as the edge for grading conditions. As for wear,,, both sides should wear about the same,,,no

Thanks davetomalax That at least makes sense. This is however the first I have heard of a split run on the 1&2 dollar coins. Thanks for the insight,I`ll keep an eye out now for a 2012 loonie. Happy hunting

Thanks to verdigris for their thought. How ever, this still leaves me with the 'question', WHERE did it come from? Yes the mint logo is on the obverse,at the bottom of the ring with the date at the top. I did find the 'old' style toonie in a non circulating set, however it was 'silver', this is not.

I have an out of the till 2012 toonie with the R.C.M. logo,no security features,magnetic ring[not silver] 7.4g. in weight,{2012security logo 7.0g},16 serrations, Thoughts anyone??