wanna know what people think of this and its worth

I can assure you that there are no minefields surrounding the NGC facility in Sarasota.

Chris

 

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will be going to this coin show http://www.torontocoinexpo.ca/ maybe you would wanna come up

 

As you can see, I started out trying to help you. Then you posted this.

• Alloy: 95.5% copper, 3% tin and 1.5% zinc
• Weight: 3.24 grams
• Diameter : 19.05 mm

Does that look familiar? You know what, it should. I went to coins & Canada, copied this and pasted it. Looks just like the results from the university...bullets and all. But, I had already looked there before you posted it, so I knew what was happening. Anyway, thanks for calling me an "at and and", and thanks for being good people! God knows we need them. Good luck with your treasure and I pray no grading company steals that damaged coin.

 

like i stated on page 1 of the thread "that is why it has been i my collection since i was 15 years old and now i am 38. when i was 23 my father and i took the coin, to a coin show in moncton n.b. of course that is a copy and paste and you'll find the exact same thing when you look on any web page. today when i went to see the coin in the safety deposit box is the first time in 15 years since i seen it an on the 2x2 it is written diameter : 19.05 mm and the weight is 3.2397 grams weighed on a chemical weighing scale at UNB. now at the time we had the coin looked at through a electron microscope 500x too 1000x zoom copper is made up of tiny cylinders which is the molecular state of copper their is no filling and no rubbing. the coin is 100% just like any other coin just with a major error that should never have made it out into circulation. so will now take it to one of the two places that was mentioned here thank you for your time.

 

Do they grade anything on site at a big show or is there a limitation on value, age, etc?

 

Not sure, I have never actually used the service. I just know its available at some shows.

 

After all these years, I would suggest removing the coin from the holder and checking the weight again.
Coins with this exact look have came up many times for many years. I don't know of any that have received a straight grade from the grading services. They come back as damaged.
I can't think of any minting process that could create a coin with this look.

 

i agree

 

That's just it--a coin planchet has the rim raised on both sides. So anytime you see a struck coin with a completely flat side, damage is the obvious answer.

 

some people in life ask questions when they already "know" the answer and want someone else to reassure them.

dude you came here and asked the forum a question. not a single person here agreed with you. no one said it was worth little and please now sell it to me. no one. if you don't like the answers i would suggest you ask questions elsewhere.

 

I did not say anything rude i gave an opinion and said to weigh it. As for the folks on this site or forum they have been very kind why wouldnt you trust having the Canadian Mint look at it under your supervision? Good luck with your search!

 

Just wondering what the experts at the coin expo had to say about this coin...hmmmmmm

 

The same thing everyone here said. There's another recent thread, about a 1968 no S dime. It will turn out like this. Crickets!

 

I would think if this was a mint error, done when the coin was minted, the obverse, and reverse, would have the same toning, or color, the obverse of this coin is brown, and the reverse is red, you do the math...