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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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A good weight at post office or coin shop will help, penny on dimes are normally a little offstruck, maybe on a foreign planchet.
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Pillar of the Community
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http://www.coinscan.com/for/newz.htmlHi coin scavenger. above is a link to a list of new zealand coins struck at the RCM.I have a similar penny that I posted a few months ago which turned out to be stuck on a NZ 5 cent planchet. here is a link to the thread. https://goccf.com/t/163380I don't think you have to scratch it to determine its composition. that will reduce its value in the end. SPP ottawa was kind enough to do the xrf testing for me. good luck!
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Before you scratch it or have it tested, check it with a magnet and weigh it.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Rest in Peace
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Coin Scavenger...I have a 1979 cent coloured gold...Probably an experiment as the guys say...I was keeping a spread sheet of coin (used) weights..A 1980 cent used should weigh approx. 2.756 gr and a 1980 dime used should weigh approx. 2.130 gr...if that helps.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Nice find..judging by what you say and the pic I would guess a dime planchet, just a wild guess.
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Valued Member
 Canada
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Long time but the penny had its official weigh in today.  |
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Valued Member
Canada
444 Posts |
Does the 2.65 gram weight add any clue as to what this coin might be?
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Forum Kid
Canada
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Valued Member
Canada
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2.1 grams with boarder missing, not a dime planchet thanks coin kid
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Have you checked it with a magnet, as DBM suggested? It might be a foreign planchet...
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Valued Member
Canada
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The coin is not magnetic. More pictures added. Thanks for the interest.    |
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Moderator
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It looks legit... I would be curious what that would give for composition on the XRF... PM me, if you want it tested.
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Valued Member
Canada
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Thank you for the offer. How much information would be produced by a third party grader, and what would be the additional cost, or would they be able to properly inform on this case. Thanks again for the information and interest.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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My best guess would have been Bangladesh 25 paisha, which is 2.7g stainless steel. But that should be magnetic I think. Maybe it is an overweight Barbados 10 cents, which should be 2,26g (copper nickel). I have one of those....let me double check the weight. I think mine was very close to the expected weight.
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Moderator
Canada
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The Canadian 1-cent coins struck on Bangladesh 25 poisha planchets are indeed magnetic. I have two different years struck on that planchet - both are magnetic.
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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