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Finally Found A Dime Struck On A Barbados 10 Cent Planchet

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The 1st two images are dimes struck on Barbados Planchets, which I recently acquired at a decent price. These were eluding me because they are so similar to the normal Canadian dime. The big difference is that these aren't magnetic and weigh 2.25 and 2.29 grams, which are heavier than a Canadian dime of those same dates. The diameter of the Barbados dime is slightly smaller. Instead of being made from all nickel, these dimes have approx. 75% copper in them and only 25% nickel.
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Below are examples of other Canadian denominations struck on Barbados Dime Planchets. The new dimes will compliment my set nicely.
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You should have told me you were looking for one... I had three in my inventory that I practically gave away (because they were VF-EF grades)....
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I hadn't seen any around until now...at auction or ebay, etc. I paid $40 USD each which can't be too bad of a price. These are circulated too but not as bad as my pictures look. What years did you have?
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Nice!
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Fun additions. Finding those tougher weird items are always enjoyable. Congratulations.
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What years did you have?


I cannot remember offhand, but at least five different years. I bought them off a silver roll hunter, he would just go through boxes of 10c with a strong magnet... to find the silver coins and of course, a few of these.

I had one in AU that I sold to a collector in Montreal for CAN$75, I traded one with Sean Isaacs and carried three others to coin shows for a while... I might still have one or two left...
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I was wondering how people found these since they appear to be normal dimes to the naked eye. Thanks for your background on these SPP.
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I rummaged around and I still have two left... a 1973 and a 1981. The RCM did not strike 10c for Barbados in 1981, but I suspect it was a 1980 Barbados planchet kicking around (or Canadian 1981 10c were produced in late 1980)... both are circulated grades, F to VF, I suspect it would be a challenge to find one in mint state condition, because of how similar they look to the Canadian nickel 10c.
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I don't have a Canadian 1c struck on a Barbados 10c planchet... the two you show here Zimmy are quite nice...

I do have a nice 1981 nickel dollar struck on a Barbados 25c planchet however....

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Real Nice coin SPP....I have a 1982 Dollar struck on either a Barbados Quarter or a New Zealand Dime.
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