kinther@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoTIL about Salim Kara, who stole over $2m of coins by using a car antenna and a magnetwww.nofreelunch.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1349arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1347arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Salim Kara, who stole over $2m of coins by using a car antenna and a magnetwww.nofreelunch.co.ukkinther@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square54fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down7·9 months agoCoins haven’t been made of those for a long time. It’s steel.
minus-squarePup BirulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agothat is straight up false australian silver coins are made from 75% copper and 25% nickel and gold coins from 92% copper and 8% aluminium euro coins are made from copper covered steel, 89% copper 5% aluminium 5% zinc and 1% tin, 60% copper 20% nickel and 20% zinc US coins are made from various copper/zinc, copper/nickel, and copper/zinc/manganese/nickel alloys coins very very rarely contain steel
Coins haven’t been made of those for a long time. It’s steel.
I don’t think the US uses steel
that is straight up false
australian silver coins are made from 75% copper and 25% nickel and gold coins from 92% copper and 8% aluminium
euro coins are made from copper covered steel, 89% copper 5% aluminium 5% zinc and 1% tin, 60% copper 20% nickel and 20% zinc
US coins are made from various copper/zinc, copper/nickel, and copper/zinc/manganese/nickel alloys
coins very very rarely contain steel