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<p>[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 2282410, member: 15588"]This seems to happen with all of the so-called "golden dollars" when exposed to air for some time. They apparently need encasing in storage that at least limits exposure. Back when the 1st year Presidential coins came out, I put a wad of them into a simple coin tube, then put that tube inside a sealed box. I opened them up the other day and was happy to find them still shiny and golden, unlike just about every single one I've ever seen in circulation. When I was at the Winnipeg mint earlier this year I asked the tour guide about this discoloring (it also happens to their golden Loonies) and she claimed that they had solved the problem with the latest issues (I unfortunately don't remember her explanation, but the Krause guide shows that Loonies since 2012 are made of brass plated steel, prior to that they were made of aureate-bronze plated nickel). I brought back some shiny 2015 Loonies with me, but I'd rather not dull their blazing luster, so I've kept them encased like the Presidential coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 2282410, member: 15588"]This seems to happen with all of the so-called "golden dollars" when exposed to air for some time. They apparently need encasing in storage that at least limits exposure. Back when the 1st year Presidential coins came out, I put a wad of them into a simple coin tube, then put that tube inside a sealed box. I opened them up the other day and was happy to find them still shiny and golden, unlike just about every single one I've ever seen in circulation. When I was at the Winnipeg mint earlier this year I asked the tour guide about this discoloring (it also happens to their golden Loonies) and she claimed that they had solved the problem with the latest issues (I unfortunately don't remember her explanation, but the Krause guide shows that Loonies since 2012 are made of brass plated steel, prior to that they were made of aureate-bronze plated nickel). I brought back some shiny 2015 Loonies with me, but I'd rather not dull their blazing luster, so I've kept them encased like the Presidential coins.[/QUOTE]
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