An aluminum cent would weigh about a gram and a half. I'm betting this one still weighs considerably more than that, even though most of its...
What does it weigh?
You have an odd way of trying to bring a discussion back on track.
Ladies and gentlemen, we present: Complete Lack of Self-Awareness.
So, if we take up a collection and buy you a telescope to replace your microscope, will you go spam the astrology forums instead? Because what...
That's exactly backward from what I would expect. I wonder if you've got something growing on your A/C evaporator? Toning is a chemical reaction,...
Wonder if someone was trying to shave it down to pass it as a dime in vending machines?
A Buddhist... coin. Huh. I'll have to think on that one for a while.
I'm not an expert either, but I'm not aware of a 16-cent silver (which is what 3.96g would be, at 25g per $10 face value). I was ready to say...
That 95-S looks like it would make F! It doesn't fit in the set at all. You should send it to me. ;) I didn't pay close attention when I moved to...
Slabs aren't airtight, so I'm afraid they wouldn't do much to preserve this coin.
I wouldn't taken any chances ingesting acid or neutral solutions of it, either. The hydrogen cyanide is what smells like almonds. (So I'm told,...
I think what we've really established is that a 5 looks like a backward 7 with a crater. So, a 7 with a crater looks like a backward 5. Logical...
Beat on it until all the metal has been pushed around, making it unrecognizable. You can see whatever you want in what's left of the date,...
Acetone rinse, nitrogen-flushed vial, flame seal?
Is there some sort of "hang fire" badge you can earn for having your thread sit dormant for TWO AND A HALF YEARS and then erupt into a...
Looks like a 1977 that's been beaten every day for 42 years. Worth face value if you can find a cashier or machine that will accept it.
EXACTLY! Complete with the corrosive insides. (No, I won't ever pass up a chance to gripe about copper-plated zinc coins...) That one's...
Hi, Brina -- I hope you understood that I was poking (good-naturedly) at @paddyman98, not you!
Thanks! It's always nice to increase my knowledge of a series, especially when I'm starting from zero. :)
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