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New Member
Canada
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Hi there - I am super new to this site and I need some help please if anyone out there can help.
I have a 2007 canada toonie twoonie or $2.00 coin that is error struck and completely silver in color. Not the 2-tone colors normally seen with normal twoonies - so the Queen and polar bear are also silver - I am having problems uploading the photo but if anyone can help me or tell me if this is a rare coin or if this is the new look of the Canadian twoonie thanks Jennifer
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Interesting... proof silver twoonies with a gold plated centre were produced for 2007 by the mint. Did someone ruin it by cleaning and cleaning off the plating?  Can you see swirl marks on it under a magnifier? If it is silver it won't be attracted by a magnet, then I'd suspect that's what you have. I'll take another look, but I am unaware of a solid silver coloured twoonie.  To post pictures, you hafta host them at another site... like photobucket or somesuch place. Then copy and paste the img tag of the photo into the post... the photo will appear in the post preview to check if it works in the reply. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 Outside of a proof twoonie, there's another option to that one.... |
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 Australia
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The other option I can think of is someone's electro-plated the entire coin with a silvery metal; you wouldn't notice the plating on the ring, because it's the same colour that it normally is. Quote:
To post pictures, you hafta host them at another site... like photobucket or somesuch place... Actually, you can download them right here on the forum. Click the "reply to Topic" link just above the first post, then follow the tutorial. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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New Member
 Canada
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Hi again and thanks for your input - I think the toonie is made of nickel - I had emailed a coin store earlier and they said that this coin is "error-struck" - I will try to upload photos thanks again
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 Did the RCM stamp out a $2 planchet from stock meant for another denomination? There are $2 counterfeits circulating, but this seems to be a different creature. I hope to get pics to post. In the meantime, if you could weigh the coin, that would be a great help too.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Actually, you can download them right here on the forum. Click the "reply to Topic" link just above the first post, then follow the tutorial. Thanks, read it again... now I remember why I used 3rd party... All of my images contain "$" !  3rd party also removes "smacks of effort" thoughts. ... back on topic... But what about the magnet thing. A wrong struck planchette would be way cool, but I don't think any other Canadian coins would fit the bill(< I make joke!)  , but the RCM makes coinage for other countries.  Picture=good. Hey, pretty soon I'll be able to buy stuff here, and I been looking |
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New Member
Canada
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Hi my toonie weighs - 7.9 grams and a magnet sticks to it -not sure what that means but I hope it helps thanks
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks for the pics jmcgowan!  It doesn't look bimetal to me. I did some processing to bring out detail. 7.9gr...interesting! The normal weight is 7.3gr, which is dependent on scale accuracy. The weight you have seems a bit light to be a silver coin, which is 8.8gr.  |
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New Member
Canada
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thanks for posting the pictures - this toonie is better looking in person haha and it is all silver in color - thanks for everyone's help I really appreciate it - so just to confirm that this toonie isn't really original just a mistake by the RCM |
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New Member
Canada
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Hey IBGolden what does "wrong struck planchette" mean?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hey IBGolden what does "wrong struck planchette" mean? It means that it's struck on the blank metal that is supposed to be for another coin (like a half dollar) |
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New Member
Canada
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Hi wd1040 - so the toonie is an error - does this make this coin a rare or scare item then? and should it be that - how would I go about getting it appraised thanks
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Valued Member
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If the coin is a true error, it would be a scarce item. Errors are one-of-a-kind items and they are hard to price. Especially with the economic downturn in mind. If you are selling it today, I can say you would be getting less for it compared to a few months ago. You can submit your coin to ICCS or CCCS to have the coin comfirmed as an error.
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United States
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You can submit your coin to ICCS or CCCS to have the coin comfirmed as an error. IMHO, you should send it to a third-party dealer to get it graded and authenticated. As for a price... as of now I would drop about 200 - 400 for it. |
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New Member
Canada
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I am so new to this and I have no idea what ICCS or CCCS is or what it stands for - any help would be appreciated thanks "THE NEWBY" also what does IMHO mean thanks Edited by jmcgowan
12/15/2008 12:39 pm
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