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Posted 06/09/2012 2:05 pm
I recently checked the RCM records for 1982. The RCM did not mint 25c Barbados coins in 1982. So if your coin weighs 5.6 grams, that means that it would have to been struck on a 1981 Barbados 25c planchet? I find that a bit puzzling, because the 1982 Constitution dollar struck for circulation was produced in the 1982 calendar year. It was first presented by the Minister of Supply and Services to Queen Elizabeth II, during her Royal visit to Canada (April 17). The Minister announced then, that the coin would be available to the public by July 1.
So did mint workers just have a handful of 1981 Barbados planchets just lying around in late spring of 1982? Note that the RCM made New Zealand 10c coins in 1982, on Cu-Ni planchets with specifications of 5.67 grams. The planchet compositions and weights are exact for Barbados 25c and New Zealand 10c, if not the same. I think the RCM used the exact same planchets, for both of these country's coins.
1981 Barbados 25c 5.6 g 23.6 mm (4,365,000 mintage)
1982 New Zealand 10c 5.66 g 23.62 mm (18,000,000 mintage)
Even if the planchets are the same, I wonder if it is the intent of the end-product of that planchet, is how it should be designated? In my opinion, the best explanation is that these examples were struck on a 1982 New Zealand 10c piece (a production coin for the same year). Occam's razor applies here.
By the way, my coin weighs 5.63 grams... do either of you have weight measurements for your examples?
So did mint workers just have a handful of 1981 Barbados planchets just lying around in late spring of 1982? Note that the RCM made New Zealand 10c coins in 1982, on Cu-Ni planchets with specifications of 5.67 grams. The planchet compositions and weights are exact for Barbados 25c and New Zealand 10c, if not the same. I think the RCM used the exact same planchets, for both of these country's coins.
1981 Barbados 25c 5.6 g 23.6 mm (4,365,000 mintage)
1982 New Zealand 10c 5.66 g 23.62 mm (18,000,000 mintage)
Even if the planchets are the same, I wonder if it is the intent of the end-product of that planchet, is how it should be designated? In my opinion, the best explanation is that these examples were struck on a 1982 New Zealand 10c piece (a production coin for the same year). Occam's razor applies here.
By the way, my coin weighs 5.63 grams... do either of you have weight measurements for your examples?
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Edited by SPP-Ottawa
06/09/2012 2:25 pm
06/09/2012 2:25 pm
