I think I got this as a gift sometime last year. I don't really know much about it other than it is magnetic (It is made of pure nickel) and it is in rough shape. In this condition it is only worth $0.10. Today's background is a newspaper.
Hey there Dr. Math, The 10 cent piece that you have is made from pure nickel and should weigh 2.07g. There were 123,875,000 10 cent pieces minted in that year. The transition to nickel plated steel began in 1999 when the Royal Canadian Mint started to put a "P" on the obverse of the coin to denote that it was plated. Although the practice began in 1999, coins minted that year and in 2000 with the "P" composition mark were only issued for testing purposes so vending machine owners and other interested groups could test the coin in their machines, if you happen to find a 1999 or 2000 "P" dime, they are worth a handful of money (1999 = $15, 2000 = $1000). Interesting stuff! Nice post!
Hey there Dr. Math,
ReplyDeleteThe 10 cent piece that you have is made from pure nickel and should weigh 2.07g. There were 123,875,000 10 cent pieces minted in that year. The transition to nickel plated steel began in 1999 when the Royal Canadian Mint started to put a "P" on the obverse of the coin to denote that it was plated. Although the practice began in 1999, coins minted that year and in 2000 with the "P" composition mark were only issued for testing purposes so vending machine owners and other interested groups could test the coin in their machines, if you happen to find a 1999 or 2000 "P" dime, they are worth a handful of money (1999 = $15, 2000 = $1000). Interesting stuff! Nice post!
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