Albania 1-LEK KM#75 issued in 2008

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This coin is listed for 1996 only. According to the Krause 2014 Standard Catalogue 2001-date 8th edition, it was also minted in 2008.

I have not personally seen one, however, I was contacted by someone from Russia who personally has one in her collection. (She was contacting me to advise of an error on my website where I referred to it as a one-year type.)
  The 2008 is not KM# 75 so it is correct 1996 is a one-year type.

1996  18.10mm  Br      3.00gm  Bronze
2008  18.00mm  Cucs  3.00gm  Magnetic [Copper plated Steel]

KM# 75  https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces6530.html
KM# 75a https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces26509.html

 The letter at the end of a KM# means a change of metal.  :)
Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
The latest Krause (ed. #8 2014) does list it as #75, and composition as bronze. Either they had it wrong before, and have corrected it, or they had it right and somehow made a mistake in the latest issue.

I guess the ultimate test is with a magnet...
...and it is magnetic.

Looks like an error in Krause. Also, I should have looked more closely at the Numista listing first, and noticed the 75a entry.

Thanks for your help

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