Is There A Lacquer Coating On All PL Coins?

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wilsonwu89 Pillar of the Community Canada 705 Posts	Posted 12/04/2016 12:22 pm I'm not sure if I asked this already but I vaguely remember someone telling me that circulation coins and PL coins are the same composition. But I want to know if PL coins are lacquered or coated in some sort of non-metal material. The reason I ask is because: 1) When you touch these coins, the fingerprints never etch into these coins and tone. The prints can actually be wiped off easily long after being on the surface. 2) I tried electroplating the surface of these coins for fun. While regular circulation coins electroplated just fine, I could never get my PL coins electroplated. There seems to be something on the surface of the coin that is protecting the metal and prevents it from being electroplated. Report this Post to the Staff

SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10458 Posts	Posted 12/04/2016 1:12 pm Yes - the $1 and $2 coins in the birthday, wedding, birth year sets, etc. are lacquered. I can't speak for the general uncirculated sets - I have not touched one since 2011... "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
wilsonwu89 Pillar of the Community Canada 705 Posts	Posted 12/04/2016 5:38 pm For reference...Im referring to pre-2011 PL coins. Specifically I tried electroplated the 2001 coins. All PL coins, regardless of denomination, would just not electroplate from 2001. Report this Post to the Staff
stymie New Member Canada 12 Posts	Posted 12/04/2016 8:35 pm You should be able to melt or even burn the coating if is there. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9864 Posts	Posted 12/05/2016 01:05 am Use acetone to remove any coating, then try electroplating. Let us know the results. P.S. Have you tried to electroplate any post 2001 circulation coins? "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Edited by DBM 12/05/2016 01:06 am Report this Post to the Staff
Alan Pillar of the Community Canada 1463 Posts	Posted 12/05/2016 02:02 am That's quite interesting. Never would have thought that Report this Post to the Staff
wilsonwu89 Pillar of the Community Canada 705 Posts	Posted 12/05/2016 08:53 am Unfortunately I dont have my electroplating machine anymore. But I can do the fingerprint test on PL loonies, which I have tons of. Ill try it with a 2004 Loonie Report this Post to the Staff
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