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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SheDragon, post: 107306, member: 4897&quot;]I did notice the difference in mintage quantities between the two and agree that it would be better to &quot;stock up&quot; on the crowned version. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Funny, my book says that the change was in 2000 with an overlap of the old composition. I would not classify them as &quot;test tokens&quot;, but whatever. </p><p><br /></p><p>I found info on the cupro nickel alloy; it was used from 1982-2001. The nickel plated steel composition was introduced in 2000, hence the overlap. That would probably explain the difference in appearance of your two coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>The figures I have are:</p><p>2000&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 106 million</p><p>2000 P&nbsp;&nbsp; 5 million (produced using the new composition from blanks plated at the &quot;new&quot; facility)</p><p>2001&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 30 million (new composition)</p><p>2001 P&nbsp; 137 million (produced using the new composition from blanks plated at the &quot;new&quot; facility)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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