Transitional Canadian Five Cent - 2000

[midntmn]

My understanding is that Canadian Five Cent coins from 2000 to date are .94 steel. These would all be attracted to a magnet. I just found a 2000 that must be made without steel as a magnet has no effect on it. I am guessing it is the zinc/copper composition used in 1999. Is this common in the 2000 issues, or is this a rarity?

 

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[Mackaydon]

KM #182 weighed 4.6 grams made of copper-nickel and had a diameter of 19.55 mm.
KM #182 'B' weighed 3.9 grams, made of nickel plated steel and had a diameter of 21.2 mm.
'182' had a mintage of over 100m.
'182 'B' had a mintage of just over 2m.
Both coins can show a date of 2000.
Don.....

 

[midntmn]

Thanks, Don... Then it looks like the steely is the "rarity".... and mine is just a plain ol' 5 Cents.

 

[Mackaydon]

Unless you have a 2000-W (mintmark for Winnipeg) then the value is 5X that of a plain '182'; though still only about 40% the value of a '182-B'. in the same (if MS-63) condition.
Don..

 

[midntmn]

Thanks for the help... Gives me something to look for.....