Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 6 days agoSemi-Truck Spills $800K in Dimes Causing Unfathomably Annoying Cleanupwww.thedrive.comexternal-linkmessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up1298arrow-down12
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minus-squareJay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down2·6 days agoAre american dimes not magnetic? A magnetic floor sweeper should have worked great there.
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up46·6 days 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-up12·6 days agoAh well that sucks. Canadian dimes are magnetic, I thought it may have been similar.
minus-squaresmeg@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoIs nickel not magnetic? I guess the outer cladding must be pretty thin.
minus-squareDoubleSpace@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·6 days agoNo US coins are attracted to magnets.
minus-squareGrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 days agoExcept for the steel penny they made for one year.
Are american dimes not magnetic? A magnetic floor sweeper should have worked great there.
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.