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Pillar of the Community
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I know the copper cent comes in the silver version of the 2012 proof set. Does anyone know if it comes in the 25th anniversary loonie set or any other (cheaper) set?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It is copper plated steel in both 2012 specimen sets and uncirculated set.
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Noah
I think he's looking for the actual copper composition not the copper plated that you find in circulation.
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Pillar of the Community
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I didn't know that they still made full copper one. Where would you get one?
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It sounds like in the regular silver proof set. And possibly only that one.
In the special edition proof set the 1 cent piece is silver/rose gold
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Canada
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Silver Dollar Proof Set - 200th Anniversary of the War of 1812 - Mintage: 40,000 (2012) is the only set/place I could find a pure copper composition :)
2012 proof 1 cent
Composition: copper
Finish: proof
Weight (g): 2.94
Diameter (mm): 19.1
Edge: plain
Artist: G.E. Kruger-Gray (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
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Valued Member
Canada
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That set also has the nickel composition in all the coins even the 50 cent piece. That makes this set with the lower mintage (40,000) vs the steel 50 cent pieces which 125,000 are minted.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks all. I will go buy the set. Much better than paying the $70 that someone was trying to get for one in an ICCS flip on ebay! |
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If you are breaking up the set for the penny, bring the leftover pieces to Coin Expo - I know someone will want to buy the Twoonie, and I would not mind getting the loon dollar....
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09/23/2012 09:55 am
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Pillar of the Community
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darn the RCM. They tweak all the buttons, don't they? Retro metals! Ah well, pick it up cheap on ebay. |
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Just received this proof set for my birthday. I wasn't very happy with it. I was after the copper 1 cent but had assumed the rest would have been silver like all years since 1996 but it's not. Only the dollar is silver. I'm curious as to why they did this after 15 years of all silver coins in a proof set. Is it only because of the special 2012 proof set that issued or is this the trend for future proof sets?
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Valued Member
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This might just be the new trend.  Then again it could be a marketing test. Let's wait for 2013 to see, shall we? |
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I couldn't believe that the price was almost the same as the full silver sets. I hope it's a one time deal.
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Posted 09/22/2012 7:37 pm
