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Since 2012, the Canadian loonie has been brass-coated steel (copper, zinc, iron, carbon). Those dated 1987-2011 were bronze-plated nickel (copper, tin, nickel). The earlier large dollars dated 1968-1986 were pure nickel. Then the old silver dollars were 80% silver with 20% copper.

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