1964-D Lincoln Cent sticks to magnet, why ? (giveaway)

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• fcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭

  June 4, 2016 1:05AM

  Thanks, Dan, for the concept Astronaut Dollar!
  
  Tony

  President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay

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• bolivarshagnasty Posts: 7,353 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 4, 2016 2:59AM

  Late to the party.

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• Jinx86 Posts: 3,717 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 4, 2016 3:18AM

  Machined out rev with another coin, possibly a Canadian Dime made of Stainless Steel.

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• kingkoin56 Posts: 343 ✭✭

  June 4, 2016 11:33PM

  you must be using the new copper magnet

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• YQQ Posts: 3,343 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 5, 2016 12:43AM

  copper plated zinc or steel, a mint experiment to save money

  Today is the first day of the rest of my life

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• YQQ Posts: 3,343 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 6, 2016 12:26AM

  No Canadian Dimes are made of SS, unless it is a mint experiment.
  Nickel is the metal and previous to that it was Silver, 50, 80 and sterling way back.

  Today is the first day of the rest of my life

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• CyberspaceVoid Posts: 9

  June 6, 2016 2:34AM

  It should have a magnetic attraction if there is a strong enough induced current applied to it

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• crazyhounddog Posts: 14,071 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 8, 2016 3:02AM

  Originally posted by: dcarr
  The coin is magnetic because ...
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  It has a foreign object (steel staple) struck into it:
  
  
  
  
  
  fcloud was the first to guess correctly.
  But MWallace later hit the staple on the head, directly.
  
  So I'll award a prize to both. Please PM me your mailing addresses for the Astronaut concept dollar prizes.
  

  
  
  Good one there bud!!
  
  

  The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.

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