+-Phoenix- Posted April 2, 2005 Posted April 2, 2005 I would never have guessed this, and I just discovered this accidentally, and wonder how may people actually knew Which pieces of British legal tender (money) can be picked up with a magnet Easy question to answer if you got a magnet and the right items of legal tender. BTW yes I am playing with magnets, and yes it is Cache related Quote
+badger Posted April 2, 2005 Posted April 2, 2005 (edited) 1 & 2 pences... and coincidentally I've been playing with magnets for caching purposes. Matt Edited April 2, 2005 by mattwaggie Quote
+Bill D (wwh) Posted April 2, 2005 Posted April 2, 2005 mattwaggie wrote:1 & 2 pences... ... but only some of them. Quote
+Cryptik Souls Crew Posted April 2, 2005 Posted April 2, 2005 yeah.... 1992....anyone know why? British copper coins minted after 1992 are made from copper-coated steel, and steel is magnetic because it contains iron. Prior to this copper coins were made from bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, which is not magnetic. Quote
+Bill D (wwh) Posted April 2, 2005 Posted April 2, 2005 An interesting sidenote is that the copper plating is wearing off on some of the older ones, which sometimes leads to people believing they've discovered a valuable "silver" penny amongst their change! Quote
+Cryptik Souls Crew Posted April 2, 2005 Posted April 2, 2005 An interesting sidenote is that the copper plating is wearing off on some of the older ones, which sometimes leads to people believing they've discovered a valuable "silver" penny amongst their change! An uninteresting sidenote is in 1998 bronze versions of 2p coins were made for a short time due to operational reasons. Approximately 55% of 1998 2p's are bronze, and 45% are copper plated steel, according to the Royal Mint. Quote
+Bill D (wwh) Posted April 2, 2005 Posted April 2, 2005 Cryptic Souls Crew wrote:An uninteresting sidenote is in 1998 bronze versions of 2p coins were made for a short time due to operational reasons. Approximately 55% of 1998 2p's are bronze, and 45% are copper plated steel, according to the Royal Mint. Well, actually, I think that is interesting! In that case they're not all magnetic from 1992 onwards - I hadn't realised that. Quote
+John Stead Posted April 2, 2005 Posted April 2, 2005 The things you learn! Now how can I devise a puzzle cache which uses this piece of information? If I left two pennies in a stage of a multi and one was 1990 and the other 1992, the latter being the key to the next stage . . . ? Quote
+S&G.Davison Posted April 2, 2005 Posted April 2, 2005 I checked the gold bullion bars we have ...... and non of them are magnetic Quote
+John Stead Posted April 2, 2005 Posted April 2, 2005 I checked the gold bullion bars we have ...... and non of them are magnetic That's odd - none of my collection of sovereigns are either! Better throw them away if they are no use for caching. Quote
+Cave Troll and Eeyore Posted April 2, 2005 Posted April 2, 2005 The only cash I have is monopoly money and that ain't magnetic either Quote
+Jan and the Percey Boys Posted April 3, 2005 Posted April 3, 2005 Dammit all of my coins seem to be magnetic! Bob Quote
Sparticus Posted April 3, 2005 Posted April 3, 2005 My krugerrand isn't magentic either! Flashy git! Congrats by the way. Quote
+McDeHack Posted April 3, 2005 Posted April 3, 2005 I am not able to keep my money long enough to be able to check. I have got some strips out of fridge doors that are magnetic. Quote
MCL Posted April 5, 2005 Posted April 5, 2005 I thought all money was magnetic.... everyone seems to be attracted to it! Quote
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