2010 - 25 Cents - Composition Variety

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m4rc1 New Member Canada 35 Posts	Posted 01/17/2011 3:45 pm Hi I just found a damaged or a piece that's using a different metal than the regular 2010 coin. The Copper appears from some letters and on the face and the nickel is grayed as an old silver piece. ( I'm pretty sure that there no silver in there) adding a pic soon. If someone could give me info if there any variety for the composition of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff

Canadian-Banknotes Pillar of the Community Canada 4944 Posts	Posted 01/17/2011 6:11 pm Composition: 94.0% steel (unspecified alloy), 3.8% copper, 2.2% nickel plating mass: 4.40 g diameter: 23.88 mm Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarte...nadian_coin) Report this Post to the Staff
m4rc1 New Member Canada 35 Posts	Posted 01/19/2011 9:00 pm here are the photos I took, for a second advice your ideas are welcome ! http://img140.imageshack.us/i/tbonne.jpg http://img140.imageshack.us/i/bonnee.jpg Report this Post to the Staff
Meldude Valued Member Canada 162 Posts	Posted 01/19/2011 9:50 pm I find quarters like that often, they are just worn There is copper because the steel blanks are plated with copper before it is plated by nickel. Report this Post to the Staff
m4rc1 New Member Canada 35 Posts	Posted 01/19/2011 9:58 pm well that would explain why the copper showed up ! thanks for the info Report this Post to the Staff
m4rc1 New Member Canada 35 Posts	Posted 01/21/2011 10:43 am am I the only one that see that there is an metal accumulation on the right shoulder of the Queen. The metal accumulation is there on every piece that I found so far. Is there already an issue with the matrix ? Report this Post to the Staff
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