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i was wondering could you tell me. what this coin is made out of for metal. do the member here know if there is 2 types of metal issued for 2016 Canadian 5 cent coins. any help greatly appreciated.
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sorry I mean for circulation.
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According to the mint, this is everything there is to know about our nickels. Only one type is made for circulation. 2000 - present Composition: 94.5% steel, 3.5% copper, 2% nickel plating Weight (g): 3.95 Diameter (mm): 21.2 Thickness (mm): 1.76 http://www.mint.ca/store/mint/about....WHwVQctfOhAEdited by wildflowerAB
01/15/2017 7:38 pm
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wildflowerAB thank you so much. so it should not look like the metal . that is in the center of a toonie
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wildflowerAB what I can see is a piece of the nickel plating has come of the coin. its coming off the N in cent on the 5 cent coin. I dont want to pick at it. its in a very hard place to photograph. the color of the metal underneath the nickle plating of the coin. it is the same color as a toonie center. I will try to find away to take a picture of the metal
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Can't help on the topic but nice pics ! Course I'm going
check mine now.
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Canacoins I want to let you know there is 2 variations of the 2016 nickels. I have checked a pile of them. where the differences is check picture 6 picture of the A. there is 2 different A on these 2016. I dont know how there could be a difference. I think they must have used 2 different dies. if you check a pile of them you should find the difference. you will see the differences very quickly. I photography one later so you can see what I mean.
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Judging from your pic's they didn't blow the wad
on the dies either, they look uniform but rough. Similar
to reeding.
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01/22/2017 02:20 am
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I believe the steel planchet is plated with copper and then nickel, that may have taken a hit and what you are seeing is the copper plating, The roughness on the letters looks like MD a worn or chipped die issue to me. My humble opinion
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01/22/2017 10:58 am
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