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canadian_coins
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 Posted 03/17/2010 10:39 am
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"The current composition for the one-dollar coin is bronze plated nickel, while the current composition for the two-dollar coin is, for the inner core, aluminum bronze (copper, aluminum and nickel), and for the outer ring, pure nickel. The primary new composition of both coins, to be launched at the beginning of 2011, will be multi-ply plated steel. "
- http://www.mint.ca/store/news/feder...out+the+Mint
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SilverMaple
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Canada
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tamarin
Valued Member
Canada
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Posted 03/17/2010 11:18 pm
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Why don't they just seal a supply contract with Tiddly-Winks? They could etch the coins on coloured disks. Does this mint have no shame?
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1cent
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Canada
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Posted 03/18/2010 12:26 am
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It's all about the bottom line. If they could get away with stamping the coins on plastic flans, they probably would. Meanwhile, my stockpiling of pre-1982 nickels continues.
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TheForce
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USA
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Posted 03/18/2010 12:30 am
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I'm surprised this alloy change hasn't happened sooner.
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canadian_coins
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USA
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Posted 03/18/2010 9:29 pm
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What about anodized aluminum coins? Will we ever see this from the Mint?
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1cent
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Canada
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Posted 03/19/2010 12:20 am
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CC, I doubt it. Aluminum is worth twice what steel is. The mint is pretty much scraping the bottom of the barrel already with steel coins. A steel dime is smaller than a steel cent, yet carries 10X the face value. Intrinsic value has been a lost concept since 1967.
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livingdinasaur
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