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Valued Member
Canada
59 Posts |
I have had this coin for years but never checked it out. It is not attracted to a magnet. Any thoughts?   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Valued Member
 Canada
59 Posts |
All I have is bathroom scales. ;)
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
9864 Posts |
Ask nicely at your local postal outlet and they'll probably weigh it for you.
If we have a weight to two decimal places we can start to narrow down the possibilities for you.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5585 Posts |
Were you using a strong or evryday weak magnet? It should be nickel and there should be mild attraction to a magnet.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3328 Posts |
Iv always checked if a coin is magnetic using fridge magnets lol, if it's non magnetic for sure then it would have to be an off planchet error as I don't think there were silver proof quarters back then. Weight is definitely helpful either way for trying to figure out the possible planchet it was struck on.
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Valued Member
Canada
78 Posts |
Looks like the fit is not right for the coin. Smaller planchet
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
21601 Posts |
Grandpapa-
Place your coin over a regular quarter. To me it looks like it is smaller
and missing part of the rims.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1984 Posts |
Would be good to get a photo of it on edge next to another quarter.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
6244 Posts |
Need weight and diameter, also if possible the thickness.
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Valued Member
Canada
59 Posts |
 According to the scales at the local pawn shop, this coin weighs 4.1 grams. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5324 Posts |
The RCM in 1984 struck stainless steel, 50 Poisha coins for Bangladesh, now you need an XRF to confirm the coins composition,weight is perfect for this foreign strike |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1222 Posts |
Looking at the rim and the light weight I'll say it's just ground down.
Cheers, Bill
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The poster did mention non magnetic, so a 1984 would be all nickel
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1984 Posts |
Agree it looks ground down, but the look of the planchet is wrong for a Canadian coin. So I will bet on a legit foreign planchet.
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Posted 03/01/2022 3:18 pm
