+Team Wolfsbane Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 How many Different geocoin metals do you know? Which are your favorites? I know: Black Nickle Gold Nickle Silver Brass Bronze Copper Quote Link to comment
SCP-173 Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 I recall someone using rhodium, but I'm not sure about that. I thought rhodium was just a coating? I prefer the antiqued brass and silver coins, though some look better when polished. Quote Link to comment
+Team Wolfsbane Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 Oh ya that was the Bikini Bottom Feeders coin. Quote Link to comment
+GrandpaKim Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Just be careful when doing your coin. Some metals look almost the same and are very hard to tell apart. For instance, bronze and gold, nickel and silver. You can only tell them apart when you hold 1 of each metal next to each other. Quote Link to comment
+SeventhSon Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Chrome and Pewter Quote Link to comment
YemonYime Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 I personally believe that Black Nickel can make an extremely attractive coin if done correctly. A prime example is the San Diego coin, which I think is one of the best designed coins seen so far. However, the one drawback of Black Nickel is that it's very easily scratched and dinged if not protected immediately. Quote Link to comment
+Kealia Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Iridium Titanium Plutonium Magnesium ... Quote Link to comment
+Eric K Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 IridiumTitanium Plutonium Magnesium ... Krypton... Quote Link to comment
+Mystery Ink Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 (edited) Iridium LOL still waiting for our's Kealia we have our radioactive suits ready. Don't forget platinum. Edited January 9, 2006 by Mystery Ink Quote Link to comment
+Right Wing Wacko Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 IridiumTitanium Plutonium Magnesium ... Krypton... I want to see one made out of pure Phosphorus. It would look great.... until you got it wet! Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Metals for Plating the coins once made, or Metals to make the coins from? http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/...s/index.s7.html A good site: http://www.tclayton.demon.co.uk/metal.html What I've seen available for geocoins and challenge coins is this. Bronze Brass Copper Silver (The Real Deal) Gold (The real deal) Cupro Nickel. Pewter Bronze is the most common. Quote Link to comment
+nielsenc Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 I personally believe that Black Nickel can make an extremely attractive coin if done correctly. A prime example is the San Diego coin, which I think is one of the best designed coins seen so far. However, the one drawback of Black Nickel is that it's very easily scratched and dinged if not protected immediately. I agree. Than San Diego coin looks very well done. As for Black Nickel, from what I have seen, the best Black Nickel coins are those where you have most of the coin color fill. nielsenc Quote Link to comment
+Mystery Ink Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 I was impressed the way black nickel came out on the DNF coin it came out great as well. Quote Link to comment
+Rusty & Libby Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Bronze Antique Bronze misty bronze Shiny gold Antique gold misty gold shiny silver antique silver misty silver black nickel antique nickel misty nickel copper antique copper misty copper aluminum stainless nickel/gold gold/nickel real silver real gold and a few more I can't remember off the top of my head. Quote Link to comment
+Damenace Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 IridiumTitanium Plutonium Magnesium ... Krypton... Tungsten Bismuth Quote Link to comment
+Damenace Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 I was impressed the way black nickel came out on the DNF coin it came out great as well. Most of us wouldn't know, we haven't seen them . Quote Link to comment
+pdxmarathonman Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Imagine the shipping charges for a 2" coin made from Osmium Quote Link to comment
+Eartha Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 (edited) Wood. (I know, I know, it's not metal. ) Edited January 10, 2006 by Eartha Quote Link to comment
Blodlizrd Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 (edited) Ooo... Oooo... Mercury! Make a glass mold then inject Mercury into the mold and seal. Bleh! Bad idea. On a side note, here's what I thought of when I started reading this thread... The Elements by Tom Lehrer The sad part is I can sing along to most of it. [/geek] Edited January 10, 2006 by Blodlizrd Quote Link to comment
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Ooo... Oooo... Mercury! Make a glass mold then inject Mercury into the mold and seal. Bleh! Bad idea. On a side note, here's what I thought of when I started reading this thread... The Elements by Tom Lehrer The sad part is I can sing along to most of it. [/geek] Yes Mercury is bad. That is what I was poisened with OTJ. But there are only 7 Metals in the series of actvities. Activity series of metals. Never found free in natue. Metals K-Potassium Ca-Calcium Na-Sodium Mg-Magnesium Al-Aluminum Mn-Manganese Zn-Zinc Cr-Chromium Rarely found free in nature. Metals Fe-Iron Co-Cobalt Ni-Nickle Sn-Tin Pb-Lead The 7. The often found free in Nature Sb-Antimony Bi-Bismuth Cu-Copper Hg-Mercury Ag-Silver Found free in Nature. Pt-Platinum Au-Gold These are all used in various combinations to make the desired metals. A very impotant feature in the series of activities a metal, METAL HIGHER ON THE LIST WILL REPLACE THE IONS OF METALS LOWER ON THE LIST FROM SOLUTION,AND LIBERATE THE LOWER METAL IN THE FREE STATE. Please do not ask more on electrochemestry and series of metals. I am just trying to give the basics. Then there are also the rare earth metals. Quote Link to comment
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