Toonie Questions

The Quebec toonie was general circulation , released mainly in Quebec.
The German version looks more like a specimen coin from what I understand don't have one but what I read.

Complementing MrCanada's reply - the 400 Quebec twoonie is a circulation coin. It was very very very hard to get it for some time(only the Caisse DesJardins had it, and was exchanging only 2 coins per client (here in Ottawa) and none for non-clients (and you could not pick them up - the teller pull it out for ya. At the CNA convention in July 08 I got the first rolls from the Mint and from September on the coins became easily available.

Charlton's description of the planchettes is mine. CCN published a short note on the German/Canadian planchettes, using MY coin as pic and the info I PROVIDED but "forgot" to put any reference to the source - meaning ME. They also "forgot" to publish my email correcting serious problems regarding twoonies on column written by a guy who only know pennies. I don't DARE to give opinions about a series of coins I don't know - that is why I only talk about twoonies

I am writing a paper with very good pictures and showing the differences between planchettes - it will be published at Moneta - the Ottawa Coin Club newsletter (at 12 bucks a year, you can't go wrong with this membership)http://www.ottawacoinclub.com/Home_Page.php

Now about the "odd sound twoonie". I even bought a couple at ebay. Friends sent me some examples. I have coins from 1996 to 1999 that claim to fit the category. I did all possible tests but a pro acoustic test. I can't see a difference. I can't measure a difference. And ... I can't hear the difference. I think it is the angle the coin hits the surface - because the twoonie is bimetallic there may be some reverberation or acoustic after-shock

I seem to have forgotten about this topic.

t_y, thanks for your expertise. What issue will your article be published in?
I can definitely say that the odd sounding toonie is not because of the angle it fell at. I ended up dropping toonies on my tile kitchen floor for about an hour and a half. In 100 toonies, as many as 20 or so had an odd sound. Several were dropped dozens and dozens of times and the sound never once varied along the way.

Ugly - your suggestion of the vibrations throughout the coin caused by the inner core fit probably holds a lot of merit.


BTW: I did find a Quebec city toonie somewhere around roll 18 (MS-60ish or so)

Without exception, all of the strange sounding once I found were 1996.
Remember when you could pop the centre somewhat easily out of the first issues? I wonder if they could pop out easily because the tension wasn't as high between the core and the ring (see Ugly's post above). Perhaps when the later 1996 issues fixed the core problem by increasing tension between the parts, the resulting coins made the more metallic sound when dropped.

*shrug*

As I am new to Canadian coins I, too, have a question about the Townie.

Why does it seem to me that it is so hard to find a 2003 one with the "new" or "uncrowned" effigy (on a certain very popular auction site ;) ). Mintage is supposed to be around 3 or 4 million.
So, I am speaking of the "normal" ones, not the ones with the mint mark, that were sold in a set (mintage around 75.000).

I don't mean to change the subject, however, I went to check out a membership again and I think the site is down....got a bunch of coin ads etc. Not like it was in the past as it is still in my history!

The paper will not happen.

I am looking for another venue to publish about twoonies. I am only replying to questions where the issue was already published. There are a few individuals lurking behind forums and collecting information uncovered by collectors and publishing as their own, without credit.

Ring punched off centre (I call it "off centre type 1").

Beautiful and very desirable coin, even with the signs of circulation.

If you want an offer PM me.

Regarding certification, ICCS will not recognize, and the other services will charge you 25 bucks and up. Honestly, I don't think this coin is important enough to be certified - it will not increase its value.