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do you mind posting pictures of the whole coin (both faces)? A clip is a cut on the planchet. Knowing how these planchets are made, I think multiple "clips" is not the explanation. If not a PMD, it looks like a strike issue. An image of the whole coin will help. |
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Ty, as wert said in his original post,these are NOT clipped but "the effect of the side rim punching...But it sure looks like clipping.....  " Each indent lines up with a letter on the edge of the coin. I noticed the same thing when I got my first new toonie. I saw a regular scammer on ebay trying tosell hers for an obscene amount, saying that it was a RARE ERROR TOONIE. Edited by middross
06/12/2012 1:53 pm
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I saw the same ebay ones myself, middross, and thought "what the heck is she thinking?" I've seen a few of those punched rims around and got one in change myself. I'm thinking they must be somewhat common, but I'll be honest, I don't know what's causing the error, or why there are so many punches per coin. |
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The coin Wert posted is not the new twoonie - it is the old.
In the new twoonie the effect is caused by misalignment of the collar.
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I didn't even know the old design was circulating as 2012.
The new toonies do that a lot and sometimes you see it on the steel quarters.
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I'm pretty positive that this is a NEW Toonie, as I have one JUST like it. Like I said before, these marks line up perfectly with each letter in the edge of the coin.
I guess wert will let us know if it is the OLD or NEW Toonie, andwe will have our answer.
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Old or new any coin and or metal of that thickness will mushroom out from being struck on edge.
Looked at a few myself and that would be normal for being struck, if laser cut would not have that displacement
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Hey middross
I an no expert, how can one tell if it is an OLD or NEW Toonie...?
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Well t_y, guess mine is the NEW Toonie...?
As if that makes a difference...!
I mean a side edge punch would cause the slight clipping effect whether it was the NEW or the OLD Toonie.
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06/13/2012 6:43 pm
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New type + edge lettering = ugly rims.
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wert, the reason that it makes a difference is that the old style Toonie didn't have lettering on the edge of the coin whereas the new ones do.
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You got a valid point there middross...
That would make a difference, but the new type is deformed do to side edge punching and is probably extremely common.
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