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wert Rest in Peace 1988 Posts	Posted 01/16/2012 3:33 pm Hi guys Here is 2 loonies, the one on the left looks like it has a coating on it as compared to a regular coloured loonie....It doesn't rub off...Has anyone seen this before...? Edited by wert 01/16/2012 5:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff

coincollect1 Pillar of the Community Canada 1731 Posts	Posted 01/16/2012 4:55 pm toonie? do you mean loonie? and maybe an acid bath would take the coating off? Report this Post to the Staff
wert Rest in Peace 1988 Posts	Posted 01/16/2012 5:01 pm Ahhhhh...Your right coincollect1....LOONIE not TOONIE Maybe that's what caused it...The other side is normal...? Edited by wert 01/16/2012 5:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Ugly Pillar of the Community Canada 1733 Posts	Posted 01/16/2012 5:12 pm Yeah the one on the left was plated normally at some point and it's been removed. The list of acids that will remove bronze and not touch nickel is too long to list. Report this Post to the Staff
wert Rest in Peace 1988 Posts	Posted 01/16/2012 5:19 pm Hi Ugly I wonder why if some one went to the trouble to remove the coating, why not do the other side.... Report this Post to the Staff
Ugly Pillar of the Community Canada 1733 Posts	Posted 01/16/2012 5:27 pm I honestly can't answer that wert, I can tell you without doubt that you won't see a "one side only" plating error with the process the mint uses. Maybe the guy had ADD and went on to scraping the copper off a cent. Report this Post to the Staff
wert Rest in Peace 1988 Posts	Posted 01/16/2012 5:31 pm Ugly..ADD...Now that is a good one... Well, I will through it into my "I don't know" box. Report this Post to the Staff
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