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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 1727674, member: 68"]Kiave alwaywe coins. ( Thank you microsoft)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Kids have always swallowed coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>While there's enough zinc in a penny to kill an 18 lb or lighter child it won't necessarily kill one. Some will get sick and recover. The lighter the animal the greater the damger. Also, don't forgewt that this presupposes the entire coin is absorbed. If the copper plating is 100% intact it won't be dissolved at all. Even if there is a gap in the plating the coin can require hours in the stomach to be broken down and can pass more quickly. </p><p><br /></p><p>Zinc is good for you in tiny quantirties but not in the massive amount found in a penny.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 1727674, member: 68"]Kiave alwaywe coins. ( Thank you microsoft) Kids have always swallowed coins. While there's enough zinc in a penny to kill an 18 lb or lighter child it won't necessarily kill one. Some will get sick and recover. The lighter the animal the greater the damger. Also, don't forgewt that this presupposes the entire coin is absorbed. If the copper plating is 100% intact it won't be dissolved at all. Even if there is a gap in the plating the coin can require hours in the stomach to be broken down and can pass more quickly. Zinc is good for you in tiny quantirties but not in the massive amount found in a penny.[/QUOTE]
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