Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 year agoSemi-Truck Spills $800K in Dimes Causing Unfathomably Annoying Cleanupwww.thedrive.comexternal-linkmessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up1301arrow-down12
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minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up48·1 year agoNope. Copper and nickel. “Modern dimes are made of an outer cladding of 75% copper and 25% nickel, with an inner core of pure copper. “ https://www.chroniclecollectibles.com/what-is-a-dime-made-of/
minus-squareJay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agoAh well that sucks. Canadian dimes are magnetic, I thought it may have been similar.
minus-squaresmeg@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoIs nickel not magnetic? I guess the outer cladding must be pretty thin.
minus-squareDoubleSpace@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agoNo US coins are attracted to magnets.
minus-squareGrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoExcept for the steel penny they made for one year.
Nope. Copper and nickel.
“Modern dimes are made of an outer cladding of 75% copper and 25% nickel, with an inner core of pure copper. “
https://www.chroniclecollectibles.com/what-is-a-dime-made-of/
Ah well that sucks. Canadian dimes are magnetic, I thought it may have been similar.
Is nickel not magnetic? I guess the outer cladding must be pretty thin.
No US coins are attracted to magnets.
Except for the steel penny they made for one year.
Probably to prevent rust?
Also iron/steel are difficult to mold.