Silly $10 auction win tonight

yeah it's dated bullion but I liked it enough to blow 10 bucks

 

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Well as long as your okay with it, that's all that matters. Besides, I don't own any Titanium!

6 Surprising Facts About Titanium

• #1) It's Twice as Strong as Aluminum. ...
• #2) It's Naturally Resistant to Corrosion. ...
• #3) It Doesn't Occur Naturally. ...
• #4) It's Used for Medical Implants. ...
• #5) Only 0.63% of the Earth's Crust Is Titanium. ...
• #6) It Has a High Melting Point.

 

Actually on #5 - a 0.63% crustal abundance is very high! Titanium is the ninth most common element in the Earth’s crust.

Compare to silver (0.0000075%), gold (0.0000004%), and uranium (0.00027%).

 

One fact from above - it doesn't occur naturally
Another fact from above - it is the ninth most common element in the Earth's crust
Confusion

 

I was browsing on eBay and saw a round of Niobium. Talked myself out of it though. I like the occasional odd piece.

 

It doesn't occur naturally in Earth's crust as a free metal. Some do, like gold, silver, platinum, mercury, copper; some don't, like aluminum, titanium, silicon, sodium.

 

Thick! The same diameter as an ASE? Do they specify whether it's a troy ounce (31.1g) or an avoirdupois ounce (28.3g)?

 

39mm... does not say which type of ounce used

 

I think I would have sprung for it too. Nice pick-up.

 

I LIKE IT

 

Ten bucks, great buy, nice tit. Oops, titanium sorry!

 

Plant it and see if it will grow an airplane.

 

Or one of these...

 

Well I certainly hope it doesn't grow one of those things in the foreground!

 

Get a niobium coin instead; Austria has made some cool ones over the years. Some of the earlier dates are pricey but the recent years are more reasonable.

 

That's it!! Taking no chances on planting it lol

 

Does mercury actually occur naturally? I'm imagining a miner driving a pickaxe into a rock wall and mercury spurting out...

 

I'm silly, I just ordered one for $15...they say Troy ounce.

 

I've ordered two wedding rings, one Titanium and the other Tungsten (Carbide?). The titanium is incredibly light, but has tarnished over they years. I wear the Tungsten one and have gotten many compliments and questions about if I had recently had it polished.

 

Sure does.



Since you get "veins" of gold, you'd think you'd get "veins" of mercury too, but apparently not:

Edit: finally got the image wedged in.