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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 1494593, member: 20201&quot;]I have a very nice set of Canadian Nickels that I have assembled beginning with 1922 and have added to it as I can.</p><p>They are not all uncirculated but they are pretty nice and I added some proof like examples along with the regular business strikes.</p><p>I started to grab up the proof nickels in .925 sterling and I was fairly sure I had all of those from sterling silver proof nickels from 1996 including a couple Victory commemoratives as well. </p><p>Last year I got a 2011 reverse cameo style specimen set example, I think this is the first year they have started doing that. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]190847.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I probably need a 2012 like that now as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, I understand the 2012 has been changed to a .999 pure silver composition, </p><p>which I have bought and I think there are only 20,000 of those made.</p><p>It looks like this.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]190844.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Yesterday, I won a 2012 proof that I understand has a mintage of 40,000 and is pure nickel.</p><p>The picture supplied shows an obviously different looking coin than my 2012 .999 silver proof.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]190845.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Auction title is</p><p><b>2012 Canada Proof 5-cent Beaver, Pure Nickel, from Proof Set, Sharp Coin</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Now this has me confused. </p><p>The questions are ... <ol> <li>How many proofs are made in both nickel and silver for each year? Do I have a lot of catching up to do?</li> <li>Have they been making proof nickels in a nickel composition all along since 1996, or is this something recent?</li> <li>When did Canadian proof nickels start being made?</li> </ol><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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