The compositions that you referred to are the circulation issues. The proof issues often have different compositions. The RCM specifications on the CoA indicate that it is Nickel. Your second idea might be on the right track, though. I am not going to remove a proof coin from the plastic case, thou...

It could be a wrong planchet as that your mint makes coins for countries other than Canada. See http://www.georgemanzcoins.com/errors/canadian.html And http://www.coinscan.com/for/foreign.html You might weigh it. Look at this coin made at your mint the same year. Same size Non-magnetic . http://www....

Hey Canadian coin people, I was just looking at my 2012 base metal 2012 Canada proof set. As you may know, the quarter in this set is supposed to be composed of nickel (as are the 5, 10, and 50 cent coins). They are all appropriately magnetic except for the 25 cent piece. Does anybody know why this...

http://www.coinsandcanada.com/forum/class/test/IMG_1362_12.jpeg http://www.coinsandcanada.com/forum/class/test/IMG_1362_13.jpeg what grade would someone put on this coins If you click on the IMG button and then put the link in the middle you can post the photo in the thread.

Hi thank you for your help .So I guess I made a good deal I got over 900 newfoundland small cents of all dates last week for $40 not bad and in mint shape so I guess that's a little profit . Are they all small cents? We have found some of the small cent in the US the rolls of cents from the bank. W...

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I saw this on a coin site and thought I would share. https://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/5659229/il_570xN.281874775.jpg

At great group for US coins is http://www.Realcent.org. You might ask there.

I bought a a 1964 nickel at the coin shop out of the bin that is proof like how does one tee is it is a PL or a SP. The coin shop is in the US and they sell all non silver at a .8 of face and I have seen them break set to get silver outand sell the copper and nickel coin at less than face.

Any updates on canadiancoppercoins website. The spammers got a hold of it and it now looks like the site is down. I miss the info there.

I Emailed Mike Diamond past president of CONECA and got this back.

It certainly didn't leave the mint looking that way.

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My thought is that it is a dryer coin. http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=79493

The listing stats 1895.

My wife told me that the boys in class loved the V nickels and now 13 young man in the US now know more about Canada and coins than most do.

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I think it is the cheep metal the mint uses now. I have a few that look off also.They changed in 2012 From the mint-- 1996 - 2012 Composition: outer ring 99% nickel, inner core 92% copper, 6% aluminum, 2% nickel Weight (g): 7.3 Diameter (mm): 28 Thickness (mm): 1.8 2012 - present Composition: outer ...