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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 2550401, member: 39&quot;]For a zinc coin it is not too bad indeed. Do I like it? Well, aluminum and zinc usually have a notgeld connotation for me; the former because it is very light, the latter because it may look shabby very soon. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I know that both metals were/are also used for regular coinage but still ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Side note: Hope you had a nice visit - too bad that the Karlsruhe mint does not offer such tours itself. In fact, I don&#039;t know any in Germany that does it these days. Then again, I am amazed that coins are still made in Karlsruhe. Heck, the mint in Brussels, BE is about to close, and Utrecht, NL will be sold, but Germany still has all five. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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