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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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SPP unearthed this little gem for my collection. I was looking for something like this for a long time! I would love to know what you think of this little gem.    |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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very nice... is that a weak strike?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Know nothing about twoonies...but is this perhaps the greatest twoonie lowball?
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Valued Member
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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My guess would be a lowball as well... To many dings for weak strike?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Not sure what is special about this coin. Looks like it was worn to heck unless this is how it was found in a roll.
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Moderator
 Canada
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The photo of the rim does not show it well, but the rim is pristine and shiny...
Sink your teeth into that clue...
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Clue #2 : look at the junction core-ring
... and by the way, someone already nail it
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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If its a weak strike.... It must be the weakest ever done...
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Were the machines shutting down?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
632 Posts |
It is a beautiful example of weak strike.
It is surprising that the core did not fell off during the lifespan of this coin - there was not enough pressure to lock the core in place.
(edited for correctness)
Edited by t_y
08/16/2013 8:07 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Awesome! Thanks for sharing! Its like a ghost coin  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Interesting.... The photo does make the coin look like it is heavily worn. Do the surfaces actually show wear marks or does the planchet look like a normal blank would? Is the weight normal?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Weight is normal. Diameter is normal. Thickness at the core level (flat area behind the queen where no devices exist in obv or rev) seems to be a bit thicker than the normal coin but my caliper does not have enough precision to measure fractions of millimeter.
The coin is circulated, down to EF (giving some allowance for the weak strike - edge is of an AU coin)
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Weight is normal. Diameter is normal. Thickness at the core level (flat area behind the queen where no devices exist in obv or rev) seems to be a bit thicker than the normal coin but my caliper does not have enough precision to measure fractions of millimeter.
The coin is circulated, down to EF (giving some allowance for the weak strike - edge is of an AU coin)
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Posted 08/16/2013 10:12 am
