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rowdymagi5 Inner circle Virginia 3643 Posts 
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In U.S. currency, were any magnetic coins ever made in penny or nickel size?
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Wravyn Inner circle 3692 Posts
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I believe in about 1943 or 1944, the US minted steel core pennies
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algebraic Inner circle 1006 Posts
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1943 steel pennies were made.
1943 silver nickels were made. I'm not sure of the percentage of silver. |
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rowdymagi5 Inner circle Virginia 3643 Posts
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Thanks for the info!
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inigmntoya Inner circle DC area native, now in Atlanta 2389 Posts
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On Jun 24, 2017, algebraic wrote: The nickels were made from 1942-1945 and are 35% silver. You can spot them easily as there is a very large mint mark on the back (including "P" for Philadelphia) over the dome of Monticello. I don't think they're attracted to magnets. |
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27356 Posts
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Sorry, not magnetic. But copper plate steel pennies can be fun.
Once saw a magician toy with a BIG magnet and some Canadian coins. That was interesting. Faking magnetic attraction using trickery can look good. Think "red snapper" using two coins. 
...to all the coins I've dropped here
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marc_carrion Special user 635 Posts
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Do you know what are some 'lightly' magnetic quarters? I have a couple of magnetic quarters, and they stick quite nice to the lid of a jar, but it takes something more than a 'light' touch to make them drop. I'm looking for ones that are magnetic, but less strong, so they can drop easily.
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Andy Young Special user Jersey Shore, PA 828 Posts
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On Sep 8, 2017, marc_carrion wrote: Get a sh##med coin and play with different magnets. Or adjust the thickness between the mag coin and the item it sticks to. |
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marc_carrion Special user 635 Posts
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I want to avoid using the s****d coin because the lid will need something attached to it, and I want to end as clean as possible (I start dirty
 ). I thought about the thickness of the lid, also, I thought about adding some 'bumps' so the coin is not flat to the lid, so that would make less contact, thus less force to drop it.
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