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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;diburning, post: 4991499, member: 70451&quot;]I know that part way through 1968, Canada switched their quarter and dime planchets from a 50% silver and 50% copper composition to a 99% nickel composition. Here are my questions:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Did they use the same dies, or did they change out the dies due to the new composition of the planchets? I would imagine that with nickel being twice as hard as silver or copper, that they might have changed dies.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. If they didn&#039;t change dies, did they mix the planchets when they transitioned?</p><p><br /></p><p>3. If they did change dies, are there any details or markers that can let me tell the difference between the 50/50 silver copper planchets vs the 99% nickel planchets visually without having to weigh the coin?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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