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ram96 Valued Member United States 417 Posts	Posted 04/15/2013 12:53 pm Putting together a set from roll finds. Anyone have a good reference for info so I can distinguish between the two. Thank You. Report this Post to the Staff

jbsquash Valued Member Canada 99 Posts	Posted 04/15/2013 2:16 pm I just actually went through some rolls to do the same and upgrade my date collection. Best bet is to use a magnet to distinguish between the two (don't know of any other way actually). Report this Post to the Staff
ram96 Valued Member United States 417 Posts	Posted 04/15/2013 2:23 pm "P"'s are the non magnetic correct. Report this Post to the Staff
middross Pillar of the Community Canada 695 Posts	Posted 04/15/2013 2:27 pm "P" is magnetic. During 2006 the RCM switched things up and started using their logo on both mag and non-mag pennies. Therefore a magnet is the only way to distinguish these. Report this Post to the Staff
ram96 Valued Member United States 417 Posts	Posted 04/15/2013 2:54 pm Thank You both for your help. Report this Post to the Staff
kuh_85 Pillar of the Community Canada 2366 Posts	Posted 04/15/2013 5:15 pm See http://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins...nt-1965-2012 for a list by year of which have both magnetic and non-magnetic in circulation. Report this Post to the Staff
Bm0ney Pillar of the Community Canada 1005 Posts	Posted 04/15/2013 8:40 pm 1997 to 2012 27 common circulation cents mag and non mag. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2002 p mag 2003 2003 p mag 2003 new portrait 2003 new portrait p mag 2004 2004 p mag 2005 2005 p mag 2006 2006 RCM logo 2006 RCM logo mag 2007 RCM logo mag 2008 RCM logo mag 2009 RCM logo mag 2009 RCM logo non mag 2010 RCM logo non mag 2011 RCM logo mag 2011 RCM logo non mag 2012 RCM logo mag 2012 RCM logo non mag If you get lucky you will find a rare 2006 no p no RCM logo magnetic If you crack open some sets you can get 1998 w 1999 p mag 2000 w 2001 p mag 2003 wp mag 2006 p 2007 RCM logo non mag 2010 RCM logo mag If you get extremely lucky you will find an extremely rare 2005 p non mag 2006 p non mag Report this Post to the Staff
youngloonie Valued Member Canada 173 Posts	Posted 04/17/2013 8:15 pm Thanks for the list Bm0ney! exactly what I have been looking for Report this Post to the Staff
ArchW New Member Canada 34 Posts	Posted 04/25/2013 12:19 am Thank you Bm0ney Report this Post to the Staff
Bm0ney Pillar of the Community Canada 1005 Posts	Posted 04/25/2013 05:59 am This will help you. ebay item # 151033960102 Report this Post to the Staff
skyshark124 Pillar of the Community United States 1109 Posts	Posted 04/25/2013 11:18 pm Excellent. Based on this list, looks like I had the 2006 varieties a little off, but it's fixed now! Report this Post to the Staff
numicoin New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 01/25/2025 11:19 pm I could not find a complete list of magnetic vs non-magnetic list which included proofs and specimen Canadian pennies. I created this list from multiple resources. I'm guessing it is not 100% complete or correct but a good start. If you have any suggestions, additions or corrections please don't hesitate. I started at 1984 as prior dates are a little easier to compile a list. YEAR MINT STRIKE MAG DESCRIPTION 1984 - PROOF N-MAG - 1985 - CLAD N-MAG blunt 5 1985 - CLAD N-MAG pointed 5 1985 - PROOF N-MAG blunt 5, no pointed 5 PF 1986 - CLAD N-MAG - 1986 - PROOF N-MAG - 1987 - CLAD N-MAG - 1987 - PROOF N-MAG - 1988 - CLAD N-MAG - 1988 - PROOF N-MAG - 1989 - CLAD N-MAG - 1989 - PROOF N-MAG - 1990 - CLAD N-MAG - 1990 - PROOF N-MAG Bef. 1990 PL=PR not distinguishable 1991 - CLAD N-MAG - 1991 - PROOF N-MAG - 1992 - CLAD N-MAG 25th anniversary 1992 - PROOF N-MAG - 1993 - CLAD N-MAG - 1993 - PROOF N-MAG - 1994 - CLAD N-MAG - 1994 - PROOF N-MAG - 1995 - CLAD N-MAG - 1995 - PROOF N-MAG - 1996 - CLAD N-MAG - 1996 - SPECIMEN N-MAG Before 1996 SP not distinguishable 1996 - PROOF N-MAG - 1997 - CLAD N-MAG Non-mag only 1997 - SPECIMEN N-MAG - 1996 - PROOF N-MAG - 1998 - CLAD N-MAG Non-mag only 1998 W CLAD N-MAG Non-mag only, From set only 1998 - SPECIMEN N-MAG - 1998 - PROOF N-MAG - 1998 - PROOF N-MAG Large cent 90th Anniv Antique 25.4mm 1998 - PROOF N-MAG Large cent 90th Anniv Mirror 25.4mm 1999 - CLAD N-MAG Non-mag only 1999 P CLAD MAG Only mag type, start of mag, set only 1999 - SPECIMEN N-MAG - 1999 - PROOF N-MAG - 2000 - CLAD N-MAG - 2000 W CLAD N-MAG From set only 2000 - SPECIMEN N-MAG - 2000 - PROOF N-MAG - 2001 - CLAD N-MAG Only non-magnetic type 2001 P CLAD MAG Only magnetic type, From set only 2001 P SPECIMEN MAG - 2001 - PROOF N-MAG - 2002 - CLAD N-MAG Golden Jubilee 1952-2002 2002 P CLAD MAG Golden Jubilee 1952-2002 2002 P SPECIMEN MAG Golden Jubilee 1952-2002 2002 - PROOF N-MAG Golden Jubilee 1952-2002 2003 - CLAD N-MAG crowned portrait 2003 P CLAD MAG crowned portrait 2003 P SPECIMEN MAG crowned portrait 2003 - PROOF N-MAG crowned portrait 2003 - CLAD N-MAG new uncrowned portrait 2003 P CLAD MAG new uncrowned portrait 2003 P SPECIMEN MAG new uncrowned portrait 2003 - PROOF N-MAG Coronation 1953-2003 2003 - PROOF N-MAG Gold Plated 2003 WP CLAD MAG From set only 2004 - CLAD N-MAG - 2004 P CLAD MAG - 2004 P SPECIMEN MAG - 2004 - PROOF N-MAG - 2005 - CLAD N-MAG - 2005 P CLAD MAG - 2005 P CLAD N-MAG Extremely rare, maybe from set only? 2005 P SPECIMEN MAG - 2005 - PROOF N-MAG - 2006 - CLAD N-MAG - 2006 - CLAD MAG Rare 2006 P CLAD MAG From set only 2006 P CLAD N-MAG Extremely rare, maybe from set only? 2006 P SPECIMEN MAG - 2006 - PROOF N-MAG - 2006 LGO CLAD N-MAG - 2006 LGO CLAD MAG - 2006 LGO SPECIMEN MAG - 2006 LGO PROOF N-MAG - 2007 LGO CLAD N-MAG From set only 2007 LGO CLAD MAG - 2007 LGO SPECIMEN MAG - 2007 LGO PROOF N-MAG - 2008 LGO CLAD MAG MAG ONLY 2008 LGO SPECIMEN MAG - 2008 LGO PROOF N-MAG - 2009 LGO CLAD N-MAG - 2009 LGO CLAD MAG - 2009 LGO SPECIMEN MAG - 2009 LGO PROOF N-MAG - 2010 LGO CLAD N-MAG - 2010 LGO CLAD MAG From set only 2010 LGO SPECIMEN MAG - 2010 LGO PROOF N-MAG - 2010 - PROOF N-MAG 1935-2010 Coronation 2011 LGO CLAD MAG - 2011 LGO CLAD N-MAG - 2011 LGO SPECIMEN MAG - 2011 LGO PROOF N-MAG - 2011 - PROOF.925 N-MAG 1911-2011 Sterling, Large cent 25.4mm 2012 LGO CLAD MAG - 2012 LGO CLAD N-MAG - 2012 LGO SPECIMEN MAG - 2012 LGO PROOF N-MAG - Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 01/25/2025 11:20 pm to the Community, numicoin! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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