1996 Two Dollars. Any Grade Opinions?

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Bm0ney Pillar of the Community Canada 1005 Posts	Posted 02/19/2013 8:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff

SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10460 Posts	Posted 02/23/2013 1:12 pm Possibly a German planchet strike? "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
Bm0ney Pillar of the Community Canada 1005 Posts	Posted 02/23/2013 2:04 pm My thoughts exactly. This coin was saved as it was the first one an older friend of mine got from the bank. He kept it stashed away with his silver dollars and crisp 1 and 2 dollar bills. Report this Post to the Staff
t_y Pillar of the Community Canada 632 Posts	Posted 02/25/2013 5:06 pm German planchet - no doubt Have a few scratches in the core - obverse. Report this Post to the Staff
AZTAMT Valued Member Canada 263 Posts	Posted 02/25/2013 5:47 pm How can you tell? Report this Post to the Staff
Bm0ney Pillar of the Community Canada 1005 Posts	Posted 02/25/2013 5:56 pm I had an aftermarket coin set from 1996 someone assembled I bought and ended up with an ICCS certified ms-65 far 6 nickel. The toonie I was confident was a German planchet but was mistaken as it came back from cccs Canadian Planchet. Now, this coin I have shown looked to me like "lemonade time" so I took these photos and have already sent it to cccs along with some other coins. Hoping for German planchet this time. Thanks for your input SPP and TY, confidence boosted. Report this Post to the Staff
t_y Pillar of the Community Canada 632 Posts	Posted 02/25/2013 5:56 pm I am writing a paper to the CNA telling the "secret" Report this Post to the Staff
Bm0ney Pillar of the Community Canada 1005 Posts	Posted 02/25/2013 6:03 pm Aztamt, the 67 th edition of Charlton described the difference as, "the two dollar coin stuck (typo in the guide) from a Canadian planchet has a shiny, polished finish that some collectors describe as "oily". The two dollar coin struck from a German planchet has a dull, matte-like finish, with lines similar to the bullion finish across the ring." Page 218 Hopefully this type of quote is allowed to be used here. Report this Post to the Staff
Bm0ney Pillar of the Community Canada 1005 Posts	Posted 03/17/2013 3:07 pm I purchased this in the capsule at a flea market vendor today. It was packaged with a card from the Morgan Mint. Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10460 Posts	Posted 03/17/2013 3:55 pm That new one looks like a Canadian planchet... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
t_y Pillar of the Community Canada 632 Posts	Posted 03/17/2013 4:09 pm Can you take pics without the capsule? To note - this is an after-market capsule. Only the proofs were encapsulated originally, and none had an insert. Report this Post to the Staff
Bm0ney Pillar of the Community Canada 1005 Posts	Posted 03/17/2013 4:18 pm I popped the top off the capsule and took this shot. The packaging is 100% aftermarket. Edited by Bm0ney 03/17/2013 4:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff
t_y Pillar of the Community Canada 632 Posts	Posted 03/17/2013 4:44 pm With the coin encapsulated it is not possible to be sure (even with the EXCELENT pictures you took). I would lean towards a Canadian planchet. To be sure, without removing the coin from the package, only seeing the coin in hand. Report this Post to the Staff
Bm0ney Pillar of the Community Canada 1005 Posts	Posted 04/06/2013 9:50 pm The coin in the original post has came back from cccs as a Canadian planchet. This is the second time this has happened. Report this Post to the Staff
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