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macdon Valued Member Canada 495 Posts	Posted 02/28/2015 3:04 pm I was using a mag to pick up some nickels that I dropped from the container I have them stored in and noticed a few were not magnetized I thought they all Canadian 5 cents were mag-- other than silver? Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21589 Posts	Posted 02/28/2015 3:20 pm Between 1990 and 1995, they were nickel plated copper (cupro-nickel) so they would be non magnetic. Report this Post to the Staff
Bertensgrad Pillar of the Community United States 1192 Posts	Posted 02/28/2015 3:21 pm Not a expert but I get canadian nickels in us machine bank rolls 60's to the 90's. If they were magnetic they wouldn't make it through the sorters. I don't know when they switched I might have not gotten earlier ones just because they are harder to find. The steel ones stick to the magnet. Report this Post to the Staff
okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5585 Posts	Posted 02/28/2015 3:35 pm Those from 1920 to 81 will be pure nickel or steel & nickel. A magnet will attract to nickel, but not as strong as steel. The war years (42-44) were Tombac and brassy color and won't attract to magnet. '82-2001 were copper nickel with lots of copper and probably not attracted. Report this Post to the Staff
macdon Valued Member Canada 495 Posts	Posted 02/28/2015 3:38 pm Thanks for replies, mystery solved Report this Post to the Staff
ace_ftw Pillar of the Community Canada 1747 Posts	Posted 02/28/2015 6:25 pm Technically the start of the "Nickel" Nickels was 1921 (but the small nickel is silver) Report this Post to the Staff
Altaira Pillar of the Community Canada 2517 Posts	Posted 02/28/2015 6:29 pm okiecoiner nailed it. There is also some 2006 no P nickels minted in cupronickel, and they are non-magnetic. I haven't found a lot of those. Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 02/28/2015 7:29 pm 1982 - 1999 are no mag. 2000 and 2001 come in both. There is a 1998W (Winnipeg) and I believe a 1999P (test token) Report this Post to the Staff
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