is there any coin metal that ANNOYS you
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for some reason I just can't stand the feel of an aluminum based coin, no matter what the design.
ironically, I think aluminum bronze is ultra-pretty, but I can't stand the "feel"
just had to get that off my chest.
ironically, I think aluminum bronze is ultra-pretty, but I can't stand the "feel"
just had to get that off my chest.
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<< <i>I also dislike most of the modern bimetallic coins, not necessarily for the "feel" factor, but because they just look "cheap", if that makes any sense. >>
I've always thought that as well.
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<< <i>Gold. I can't photograph it worth sh*t... >>
Gold sucks to photograph I have a Irish gold proof 20 euros I am not in a hurry to shoot. This is how my gold coins turn out:
As far as what metals annoy me? Aluminum based coins the feel like plastic.
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Coins made from billon are bad also IMO.
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1. "Pearl Black", the high-zinc alloy the Pobjoy Mint used to make those "penny black" coins for Gibraltar and Isle of Man in 1990. It's supposed to look glossy black, but the stuff has a tendency to turn really nasty in the couple of decades since it's usage.
2. Anodized niobium. It's becoming more and more popular. The mint can make it turn all kinds of funky colours: yellow, green, blue, purple, you name it, you can get it. Talk about tacky. If I wanted pretty colours, I'd collect fluoro highlighters.
3. Zinc. Cheap and nasty, with an emphasis on the nasty if it's left exposed to air for any length of time.
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Yes, I bought a Gibraltar coin partially made out of the so-called "Pearl Black." When I bought the coin, it was very attractive, having a nice design. In short time, though, the black coloring started to literally OOZE [sic]. Picture a woman having a bad mascara day- running and smearing. That's basically what happened all around the rim of my coin.
It's OK for collectors but it's horrible for users as well as infants and pets.
Copper plated zinc is nearly worse. (and it might not be at all good for collectors)
Total Copper Nutcase - African, British Ships, Channel Islands!!!
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The Germans produced some horrible zinc and iron coins during both world wars.
Do you know how hard it is to find a decent copy of the Netherlands 25 cent "Viking Ship" coin (KM #174) from the 1940's?
I just fell in love with that coin, but my few copies are of such poor quality I could cry!
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But nickel is also annoying in that it often has weak strikes combined with a dark reflectiveness (not sure how to describe it). Some people are allergic to nickel as well (not I tho).
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