Might be a dumb question but I read about magnetic or non-magnetic cents.
Please inform me. I just thought that all non-copper Canadian cents would magnetic??
Set me straight, my friends from the north!
Thanks
1997 to present*
Composition: 98.4% zinc, 1.6% copper plating
Weight (g): 2.25
Diameter (mm): 19.05
Thickness (mm): 1.45
2000 to date*
Composition: 94% steel, 1.5% nickel, 4.5% copper plating
Weight (g): 2.35
Diameter (mm): 19.05
Thickness (mm): 1.45
*Note: Since 2000, the 1-cent coin can be produced using either the copper-plated steel or copper-plated zinc compositions.
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