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Dooby Rak Pillar of the Community Canada 590 Posts	Posted 04/28/2013 4:14 pm This is an old law and I believe refers to melting down gold and silver coins that are worth more than their face value. I think a lot of people have been guilty of that in the past few years. I bet the mint would love to have those old silver dimes and quarters back at face value now. Think of all the NCLT coins they could make by melting them down. As for gold plating pennies I don't think any body will get in trouble for that. Report this Post to the Staff
mystic186 New Member Canada 4 Posts	Posted 04/28/2013 8:03 pm Don't think you will get in trouble. Back in Chem12, we plated pennies as a lab experiment. Doubt the school would let us do something illegal in class. Report this Post to the Staff
Sophie New Member Canada 21 Posts	Posted 04/29/2013 10:14 am Thanks everybody for your input. I decided to get two. I will let you know how they look when I get them. Report this Post to the Staff
loonar Valued Member Canada 96 Posts	Posted 06/08/2013 10:14 pm http://www.teambuy.ca//en/products/28150213 teambuy.ca issues an 18K Gold-Plated Canadian Penny Necklace for $8 Report this Post to the Staff
Anjohl Pillar of the Community Canada 815 Posts	Posted 06/08/2013 11:35 pm Arianzo, that is incorrect. Demonitized coins, such as the montreal/calgary olympic coins, are able to be melted, and usually are. Also, there are exeptions, as many largescale melting operations of pre 69 coins exist. Report this Post to the Staff
Libertad Pillar of the Community Canada 3692 Posts	Posted 06/09/2013 11:15 pm You might get away with doing that to NCLT, because it's been proved time after time that they cannot be used as money. Report this Post to the Staff
Anjohl Pillar of the Community Canada 815 Posts	Posted 06/10/2013 12:17 am Just about every major smelting operation in the world is melting pre 1969 Canadian silver into bars. If that is illegal, why is it done so openly, and without recourse? Report this Post to the Staff
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