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just came across this 12 sided 1999 toonie. it is all chrome in color. (i have higher res images I can email if needed) i saw the error for the toonies struck on Bangladesh Five Takka planchets but the edges of this coin dont appear to be the same? i do not yet have a weight on the coin (will soon) help? (thanks!) value ? rariety ? any advice appreciated wade  |
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Get a weight and I'll try and cross reference it to known foreign planchets for that year. Nice find.
Edit: and welcome, a very nice first post.
I'll leave the value question to the error collectors, of which I'm not one.
Edited by Ugly
12/28/2011 10:42 pm
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A very nice find for sure....  ...Hang on to that one for a while. |
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Didn't I see something like this explained as a rotated planchet?
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Very rare to find an error like this. It should be worth several hundred dollars. I really like the scalloped edge. Is it magnetic? (Try sticking a fridge magnet to it.) The coin appears to be struck on a scalloped blank intended for another country.
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Welcome to the forum wade. I truly hope that you do have a rare find however I think this is post mint damage.
The rim looks as if it was compressed in a vice of some sort and damage is visible.
Just my opinion though.
Edited by darryldarryl
12/29/2011 2:39 pm
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That's interesting Darryl and not impossible considering what we see posted here, but how would you explain it not being a bimetalic coin?  |
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If it was a hammer or a vise, why is it only one type of metal?
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The scalloping effect is too even for it to be PMD. It's either wrong planchet, rotated in collar, or both. That's my stick it and I'm storying to it. |
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The only match I could find was the twelve sided 5 takka.
I'm not sure if this would work, but if you have one of those pencil eraser sized fridge magnets, see if the center core is magnetic or not. The takka coin is stainless steel throughout, whereas the toonie center core is 92% copper. Maybe that would confirm the composition? Also, the takka should weigh about 0.85g more than our toonie.
If indeed you have the bangladesh planchet, then you are looking at a minimum of $500 value, probably more.
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12/29/2011 2:36 pm
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I dont know Ugly, something just isn't right with those pictures!
Lets wait and see if wade gets back to us or not.
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UPDATE INFO
coin in NON magnetic and weighs 8.55 g (regular toonie on the same scale 7.35)
as far as I can see (no micrometer handy) it may be a hair thicker than a regular toonie, same outer dimensions.
i was too busy with beer and boobs during high school to pay much attention to algebra, but I am guessing there is a way to figure out possible metal content based on density? (help?!)
where would I go to have this error confirmed? (or is that even necessary?)
thanks a bunch guys, nice to see such a helpful bunch
wade
(edit: should have read non MAGNETIC, not non metalic)
Edited by Wade
12/29/2011 8:20 pm
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I am afraid I cant help you in British Columbia as I am in Toronto.
There are a few dealers out there that may be able to help you out or even a few people on this forum.
What ever the result please keep us posted!
Can you post some better quality pictures for us to view?
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thats the highest res the forum will let me post. I have a larger file (original from the flatbed scanner) that I could email you. so far I havent been able to get a decent "photo" (just the scan), any tips on how to get a decent close up with a digital would be appreciated.
as for the "pinched" edges I am thinking that the edge of the die might have crimped the inner part of the scalloped portion if the planchet was slightly smaller in those areas? (I'm not a coin guy by any means). the scallops are very consistant, but the serations along the edge match those of a toonie
i am not sure where along the minting process the serations are milled in, but it would seem that if it is a wrong planchet it would have had to invaded the batch BEFORE the edge serations were applied.
if anyone in the lower mainland area of bc wants to have a look ide be happy to make arrangements.
thanks
wade
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How did you come across this coin wade?
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