2014 Holiday Circulation Set - Lacquered Coins

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SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10456 Posts	Posted 11/22/2014 3:31 pm I just bought one of these sets, to rip the holiday loon dollar out for my raw collection of loons. Did anyone notice that the 2-dollar coin and loon dollar within this set are lacquered? I left my loon dollar intact (for my collection), and the 5-cent, 10-cent and 25-cent were not lacquered, but the $2 was heavily lacquered, right from the RCM, and took a decent solvent soak to remove it. I suppose the RCM has recognized how quickly the new plated $1 and $2 coins turn colour, and want to preserve that lustre... "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

SilverDon Pillar of the Community Canada 2360 Posts	Posted 11/22/2014 5:58 pm I did not get the Holiday Set but do have two other sets from this year, Without breaking into the set, is there a way to tell if they are lacquered through the blister pack? Are they sticky/tacky? Bubbles, different tone? Not sure I like the idea of the mint doing damage at the mint. Just MD not PMD. Coins should be distributed as struck, I'm kind of a purist. Edited by SilverDon 11/22/2014 5:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
canadian_coins Pillar of the Community United States 2408 Posts	Posted 11/22/2014 8:23 pm I also noticed this lacquer on some of the proof coins. Very unnatural and distracting. The below image shows the difference between the 2006 (satin) and 2007 (glossy) lacquer. Previous discussion: www.coincommunity.com/forum/...OPIC_ID=80153 Report this Post to the Staff
shopaholic Pillar of the Community Canada 789 Posts	Posted 11/22/2014 9:17 pm Quote: I also noticed this lacquer on some of the proof coins. Hi, does this happen to non-precious metal proof coins only, or did our Mint apply lacquer to silver proof coins as well? I vaguely recalled seeing discussion about the Perth Mint applying some kind of coating to their early Kookaburra coins (those issued in 2x2 coin holder). Is that what RCM is doing here? Report this Post to the Staff
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