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 I bought this from a rummage bin at a coin show today for $8 USD. The sticker says nickel. When I search online, all I find is listings for a .500 silver dollar. What exactly did I buy (aside from a fun coin with a moose!)?
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Having realized how daft it was to ask that, I pulled a strong magnet off the fridge. It isn't nickel.
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Should weigh 15.62 g if 100% nickel.
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For a single year (1985) the mint produced an uncirc set with plastic coin tray size holders. Those uncirc sets were nickel dollars, but I don't know if the uncirc set contained the commem or the normal dollar. Someone may have the answer. I got the info on the plastic holders from Haxby's book/guide.
Edited by okiecoiner
06/07/2025 8:44 pm
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That is a 50% silver dollar commemorating the 100th
anniversary of the National Parks.
It came in both proof and BU finishes.
Yours is the BU finish which was sold individually.
The 7 coin sets came with proof finish.
Edited by JimmyD
06/07/2025 9:28 pm
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I chuckle when I think of these things as half silver dollars.
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I chuckle when I think of these things as half silver dollars Only until 1992 when they switched to sterling silver dollars. |
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Weren't dimes and other coins a 50% silver mix until sometime in the late 1960s?
Now that the coin is identified, how did I do for $8 U.S.?
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That works out to about $10.80 Canadian so it in the ball park.
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Weren't dimes and other coins a 50% silver mix until sometime in the late 1960s?
No, 10 cent, 25 cent, 50 cent and dollars were 80% silver until 1967. There were some 50% 10 cent and 25 cent issued in 1967 and 1968. That was the last of the business strike silver coins. Commemorative Dollars were 50% until 1992. They were 92.5% until 2011. I believe since then they are 99.95 Silver |
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Well, the '84 commemorative (Jacques Cartier) was nickel, but the '85 commem (Nat'l Parks) was .500 or .925? The coin in question doesn't look silver.
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The 84 Cartier dollar was a business strike that you could also purchase as a cased nickel dollar.
The National Parks as I mentioned earlier is 50% silver.
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Just a little bit more info.: Canadian Commemorative Silver Dollars (36mm) 1971-1991----- 50%-- 0.375 troy oz. 1992-2002----- 92.50%-- 0.749 troy oz 2003-2006----- 99.99%-- 0.809 troy oz. 2007-2011----- 92.50%-- 0.749 troy oz. 2012-present----- 99.99%-- 0.809 troy oz. JimmyD nailed it re Brandmeister 1985 BU silver dollar. On ebay about $20.00 CAD In 1984 there were two commemorative silver dollars, one proof, one BU. "City of Toronto 150th Anniversary" Edited by Sharks
06/08/2025 3:07 pm
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Happy to hear it! =)
Is this definitely the BU finish? The fields are proof-like and super reflective. It took a little effort to find a camera angle where I couldn't see things mirrored in the fields. There is zero frosting on the devices, though.
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Definitely is BU. That is the original plastic holder and cardboard box it came in.
The proof version has frosted devises with reflective fields.
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