It's because it changes depending on temperature. In liquid it drops to 19. The source was probably just a typo, they reversed the 5 and 6 is all.
Tiny oooops - iridium is 22560
I understand pal. And I also understand, now, that it was a rediculous comment. But then I never bothered to look it up and figure it out. But 40...
I think it was more that you didn't really explain what you wanted to know. Based on your previous posts it sounded like you doubted the very...
No, that was just the description used in the book. They said flat out that a salt shaker full of it would crash through your kitchen table and...
Perhaps he doesn't like it because of the way it looks ?
All I can say is what I said was in my chemistry book all those years ago. That was exactly how they described it.
I'm not an error guy but I am inclined to agree. That one might be worth sending in.
True, for example, Morgans often have frosted devices and mirrored fields. But they are not called cameo - they are called Proof like. Only Proofs...
But a silver quarter only weighs 6.25 gm, a clad quarter 5.67gm.
Ruben let me give you a little background about Joe Garbarini. First of all he was a dear friend of mine, he's gone now. But Joe was truly one of...
In the days of old latin was used on all of the coinage of the western world since the time of Rome. But there was an underlying reason besides...
Tool steel.
Yes there is, platinum is whiter.
Just about any coin has latin legends, so the coin isn't the hard part. It's the books that are tough. And they only come in certain languages...
That one will be popular.
The presses have 4 sets of dies in them at a time. But yes, they strike each coin once and spit 'em out. Modern dies may strike as many as a...
Good point :thumb:
Let's not forget Latin, Spanish and Italian then :D In all honesty, I only know enough to understand the numismatic terminolgy. But then that's...
Spend some time in the Numismatic Resources section Zeke. You'll be surprised what you can learn in there ;)
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