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uncle al Valued Member Canada 311 Posts	Posted 11/26/2010 9:56 pm How does one tell if the $2 coin has been made with the German one piece planchet or the Canadian two piece planchet? Report this Post to the Staff

rodime Valued Member Canada 276 Posts	Posted 11/27/2010 10:40 am Weight Report this Post to the Staff
dialog_gvf Pillar of the Community Canada 1581 Posts	Posted 11/30/2010 10:18 pm I expect the RCM ordered the planchets to very tight specifications. I've haven't read that the German ones differed from the Canadian ones in weight (officially 7.3 grams), and I doubt they would be because of the nightmare launch that would have meant to the vending industry. They don't release test tokens for no reason. What I have read is that a slight difference between the look of the finish on two planchets, which apparently is very difficult to determine below an MS-63 state. Report this Post to the Staff
uncle al Valued Member Canada 311 Posts	Posted 12/09/2010 7:56 pm I just received a very sensitive scale for measuring coins. I got weights of from 7.23 to 7.41 grams. These were all 1996 twoonies. I also weighed other years of twoonies and they were in this range. Anyway, somehow a way will come up. Report this Post to the Staff
rodime Valued Member Canada 276 Posts	Posted 01/20/2011 4:01 pm Burnishing, as well. Canadian coins look oily in comparison. Hard to tell lower than ms 63. Report this Post to the Staff
coinsoldier Valued Member Canada 85 Posts	Posted 02/01/2011 12:42 pm There is not supposed to be any difference in weight. The specificatios are supposed to be the same.The 2 dollar coin struck from a Canadian planchet (315,483,000) has a shiny, polished finish. The 2 dollar coin struck from the German planchet (60,000,000) has a dull, matte-like finish. Identification of the 2 varieties is difficult at best for uncirculated coins and almost impossible for circulated coins. Report this Post to the Staff
uncle al Valued Member Canada 311 Posts	Posted 02/01/2011 2:12 pm Thanks for the heads up, sure presents a challange. Report this Post to the Staff
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