1989 Non-Bronze Plated Loonie? Is That What This Is? Can't Find Info Anywhere

I don't have a scale but yes it's magnetic. But so is the regular bronze plated.

Ya it is! I think all loonies are some sort or nickel based and bronze plated so is this one a miss print and didn't get played? I've never seen one and can't seem to find any info.

It could have been made on a planchet meant for another denomination or a foreign coin. That's why the weight was requested and is important.

Loonies aren't plated; They're made of an alloy called aureate which is a solid colour all the way through. If the "nickel"-coloured coin was plated, I would expect to see some of the under-colour showing through in the worn areas.

If the weight turns out to be the same as a loonie, then it's probably a plated coin (and I was wrong above). The way to tell is to make a small scrape on the edge and see if the normal loonie colour is under.

to the Community!

1989 coin appears to have missed the aureate plating process.

The auction house pic of the 2006 coin looks to have a slightly golden color on the edge.

At the correct pH, an acid solution aureate plated Dollar can have the copper in the plating preferentially leached out, to leave a highly enriched, (but not pure) nickel plating left behind. Almost zero difference in weight.

I agree with john100.
IMO, both coins need further investigation.
Weight and XRF investigations would be would be a good start.

I weighed it it's 7.10. I weighed another loonie of the same year and it's 7.09.
Don't know who to check with from here about it. & 🤷 #8205;#9792;#65039;

Unfortunately we have lost access to Mr. Glassford"s error website, a few years ago a Quebec dealer offered a loonie struck on a Lebanon 1 livre 7gram nickel plated steel planchet which was struck by the RCM around this time period. Depending on an XRF this coin could be struck on this foreign planchet, this is all the research I can find at the moment

I appreciate all your help :)