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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Hi folks, all my research shows the reverse of this coin as a golden colour. Often blamed on the blister it's in aging. The obverse is still silver though. Sure UV may only have hit one side, but on all of the examples? Just wondering if anyone has an example of what the coin should look like, or was it intended to be golden? That smear on the Queen is the blister, very ugly, but you get the point, still silver colour.   "We are poor little lambs...who have lost our way...Baa...Baa...Baa"
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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That Poppy Quarter was made of nickel plated steel
and should be nickel colour on both sides.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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The 2005 was NCLT in the bookmark only. The poppy is on a flat field , not pebbly, and has way more detail. So it shouldn't be grouped into the 2004 issue. If it's just age, that's fine, but with the nickel colour obverse, I just wonder, what else might have been different. Mind you, I have never heard of a RCM coin minted that way. "We are poor little lambs...who have lost our way...Baa...Baa...Baa"
In memory of those members who left us too soon...
In memory of Tootallious March 31, 1964 - April 15, 2020
In memory of crazyb0 July 27 2020. RIP.
In memory of T-BOP Oct. 12, 1949 - Jan. 19, 2024
Edited by loonielewy
10/31/2022 7:00 pm
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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The resin placed over the coin's reverse is the culprit on these types of pieces. If you compare the reverse to obverse on the coin, you'll likely see the obverse does not have the thick, protective coating (at least that's the case on mine). No coating means no golden toning.
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Thanks JimmyD and commems for the reply's. I always figured it was the resin. Now we have to ask, was it intentional, and if so, cool. Or just the mix of the material. The Mint had experience with blisters way before 2005 that have aged well. Why mess it up this coin? Next question, do you think the colour is in the resin, or did the resin cause it on the coin and the resin is still clear? You gotta know what I'm heading for....I want to crack it out somehow.  "We are poor little lambs...who have lost our way...Baa...Baa...Baa"
In memory of those members who left us too soon...
In memory of Tootallious March 31, 1964 - April 15, 2020
In memory of crazyb0 July 27 2020. RIP.
In memory of T-BOP Oct. 12, 1949 - Jan. 19, 2024
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Canada
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I believe the golden color is intentional. There are 3 other coins packed in gold-colored resin - 25c in Petro-Canada cards for Men's and Women's hockey and Cindy Klassen.
As for the overall use of resin packaged coins, here are my stats:
22 credit card format - 1999 - 2 (25c), 2000 - 17 (25c - 14, 50c, $1, $2), 2001 - 3 (50c, $1, $2)
10 bookmarks - 2005 (25c Poppy), 2006 (25c Pink Ribbon, 1$ Lucky Loonie proof), 2008 (25c poppy), 6 Olympic (25c)
16 Petro-Canada cards (colored 25c)
12 Mascot cards - colored 35mm 50c
22 coins exist only in the resin packaged form - no other sources
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Thanks mice45. I'll leave it as is.
"We are poor little lambs...who have lost our way...Baa...Baa...Baa"
In memory of those members who left us too soon...
In memory of Tootallious March 31, 1964 - April 15, 2020
In memory of crazyb0 July 27 2020. RIP.
In memory of T-BOP Oct. 12, 1949 - Jan. 19, 2024
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