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First time for me ever seeing a Canadian Dollar ,
Ive only seen a penny here in the states.
But what Ive read a Loonie is suppose to weigh 6.27 grams, And a Proof was Only done inn Silver, Again This is just from what Ive read.
2012-present, Composition-99.99% silver, weight-23.17 grams, Diameter-35.9 mm, Thickness-2.8 mm, Edge-Reeded
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08/16/2021 12:10 am
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To me it looks like environmental damage. Maybe a once buried coin or a fountain coin. John1  |
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I believe loonies are magnetic, silver is not. This looks just worn to me
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But check if it's magnetic, the weight seems normal as well.
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Believe it or not this is super common for some reason, through the many boxes of loonies ive searched the 2012's seemed to be the year people lost a lot of change outside because a good portion of them looked like this, I agree with John1, enviroment damage forsure.
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Looks like someone torched off the brass plating, or it lived through a fire.
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I don't think it is silver. From what I remember, the silver proof version does not have the security feature under the word Canada. So this coin would likely be a steel core plated with alternating layers of different metals such as copper, nickel and brass.
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Posted 08/16/2021 04:39 am
