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Hi all - looking for some opinions on what type of foreign planchet this one could be. 5.08 grams and non-magnetic.   |
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Australia
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United States
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Suggest flattening those 2x2 staples. Don't want to risk scratching other coins.
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 United States
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Interesting example!  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Looks plated to me with a non-magnetic metal like gold.
A regular quarter weighs 5.05 g, so the extra weight could be explained by the plating.
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United States
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Plating does not add much weight and being this example being that close to standard, this seems like the right call.  |
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Canada
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Canada
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Get an XRF done it would greatly help your journey on find the foriegn country planchet
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Pillar of the Community
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Can't be a plated regular quarter.
1995's are pure nickel and will be attracted to a magnet plated, or not.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
Edited by DBM
08/22/2025 11:31 am
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Can't be a plated regular quarter. 1995's are pure nickel and attracted to a magnet. Good to know. |
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Canada
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The fact that it is non-magnetic is good enough for me.
What you have is a 1995 25c struck on a Lebanon 250 Livres aluminum-nickel bronze planchet (5 grams, 23.5 mm diameter, Krause KM #36). You will want to keep that in a low humidity environment, there already looks like a spot at 10 o'clock on the obverse.
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Australia
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What you have is a 1995 25c struck on a Lebanon 250 Livres aluminum-nickel bronze planchet SPP-Ottawa, that was my first thought too, hence my link above, but on checking further, the 1995 Lebanon coins were minted in Winnipeg, the 1995 Canada coins were minted in Ottawa (according to Numista). If this was minted in Winnipeg, should it have a W mintmark? I'm no expert on Canada coins, so just asking the question. |
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trig, no W mint mark on circulation coin. NCLT have the mark usually.
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OK, thanks for confirming Loonie.
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What you have is a 1995 25c struck on a Lebanon 250 Livres aluminum-nickel bronze planchet (5 grams, 23.5 mm diameter, Krause KM #36). |
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