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Valued Member
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I know nothing about Canadian coins, so what I am describing is probably very common, but I can't find it in my only book that has Canadian coins...
Well, what I am describing is an otherwise normal 1952 Canadian cent. Somebody decided it would make a nice necklace and drilled a hole in it, so I would say it is not plated and silver colored all the way through. So- the million dollar question: is this a worthless common coin, or a newly discovered error? (Please be number two... Please please please!)
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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cent as in penny? and it is silver colored all the way through?
canadian cents were copper.
nickels are nickel. dimes and quarters from that year were .800 silver,
if silver, and holed, it is worth scrap value only ($1 for a dime, $4 for a 25 cent piece).
Edited by Wade
08/23/2012 9:04 pm
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Canada
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Sounds like one of the old mercury experiments we used to do years ago. Thus the silver colour all the way through.
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 United States
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can you post a picture of the coin?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I really dont understand what youre asking and a photo would help but I've given it a crack anyway. If someone has drilled a hole through a penny and silver plated it then it is now worth less than a cent and is not some new error discovery. What makes you think the hole is an error?
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 United States
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Let me clarify- this is a Canadian penny just like any other, except it is silver in color (NOT real silver- just nickel or an alloy or something). The hole is only important as it shows it isn't a plating. I don't expect it to be an error, but would like it if it was. I do not have a computer with me only a cell phone, therefor I cannot post a picture.
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Australia
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The hole being silver does not prove anything. If it was made into jewellery then I would suspect most jewellers would cut the hole before it was plated. That would lead to a more professional finish where the copper cant be seen.
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United States
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Took another look- the lettering is different- it says "georgivs VI something ( location of hole) gratia Rex". The normal cent says " georgivs VI d: g: Rex et ind: imp:" The plot thickens....
Some sort of test proof thingy? Or just a normal cent I can't find in my book?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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The legend was changed after India no longer fell under British control. ind : imp was removed from 1948 onwards. This is normal for a 1952 penny.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Chances are, this cent is just a cent.
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United States
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Ah... I was comparing it to an earlier one... My bad. If you plated it with the hole wouldn't the hole fill up with the metal that it was plated with?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Maybe not if it was dipped and lifted letting the hole drain or before it solidifies punching out a new smaller hole. Just a thought.
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Canada
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wade - off topic, but 1952 nickels were made of chrome-plated steel
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Australia
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Would they use electrolysis for the plating? That would have been my guess and I would also take a punt that it would not fill in the hole as it would only leave a thin layer. Unfortunately I'm 99.999% sure you have an ordinary penny that has been holed and plated. Wouldn't it be nice to find a once off trial pattern though  . |
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