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Question: How thick is the 1986 commonwealth games commemorative gold coin compared to the nickel brass coins issued ?

(Posted by: xtina on 2010-02-04 12:17:15)

the coin i have is 3mm thick also its not magnetic and its easily filed liberty 911....i used a file to see how soft it was, one of the articals i read on it said the gold ones were softer than the nickle ones and that a nickle one probably wouldnt file, cant really see were i did it as i only did it a very tiny bit, also all the articals ive read do say the weight and diameter are the same, just none of them say how thick.

Posted by: liberty 911 on 2010-02-05, 01:33:26

According to this link the nickel brass coins are the same diameter and weight as the gold coins but thicker. Why would you file it? EDIT: According to the Royal Mint website, the £2 nickel-brass coin is 2.5mm thick.