Discoloured 2021 coloured bluenose

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nashwaak
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Discoloured 2021 coloured bluenose

Post by nashwaak » Fri Feb 04, 2022 8:54 pm

Found this dime (on right in both images) in a roll of 50 coloured bluenose dimes that I ordered from the mint, the metal is very obviously the wrong colour. Is this a common flaw for this dime or others? As noted elsewhere, the coin quality is inherently low, particularly as the coin has many, many surface marks despite being uncirculated.
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john1000
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Re: Discoloured 2021 coloured bluenose

Post by john1000 » Fri Feb 04, 2022 9:38 pm

The Winnipeg mint makes all circulating coins, it"s a factory if you did not know it is making coins, it could be washers or what ever, they also produce to a minimum standard like MS 63. The coins like a dime are struck like 300 to 500 a minute, high quality is not their priority, the coins fall into a large metal bulk bin and eventually taken to another area for rolling. The blank planchets are burnished before striking, maybe the colour difference is due to a batch of blanks that got less burnish, some years the dimes are found almost dark in colour.

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