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Copper-Nickel vs. Cupronickel

JesseKraftJesseKraft Posts: 414 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Which do you prefer?

Jesse C. Kraft, Ph.D.
Resolute Americana Curator of American Numismatics
American Numismatic Society
New York City

Member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA), British Numismatic Society (BNS), New York Numismatic Club (NYNC), Early American Copper (EAC), the Colonial Coin Collectors Club (C4), U.S. Mexican Numismatic Association (USMNA), Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC), Token and Medal Society (TAMS), and life member of the Atlantic County Numismatic Society (ACNS).
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Copper-Nickel vs. Cupronickel

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  • OldhoopsterOldhoopster Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cupronickel

    I prefer to write 75Cu25Ni to designate the alloy but that doesn't appear to be used much in numismatics

    Member of the ANA since 1982
  • element159element159 Posts: 524 ✭✭✭
    Other (define below)

    I like Oldhoopster's way of describing the alloy more precisely, but otherwise why not make it short so I like to use 'Cu-Ni' which is shorter to write.

  • JBKJBK Posts: 15,678 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 28, 2021 6:18PM
    Copper-Nickel

    This could actually be a can of worms.

    CN Indian Head/FE cents.

    Our "nickel" is actually a CN alloy.

    Most coins we call copper nickel are "clad", layers of copper and CN alloy.

  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,010 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I have been using Cu-Ni for a long time. Peace Roy

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  • JWPJWP Posts: 22,750 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hadn't really thought about it but CN works for me.

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  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 8,751 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Just clad for me - as long as it gets the "NOT SILVER" message across I'm good with it!

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