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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kentucky, post: 3992735, member: 33176&quot;]I&#039;ve just been re-re-re-reading a book &quot;The Disappearing Spoon&quot; by Sam Kean and was struck by &quot;Tin Leprosy/Tin Pest&quot;.&nbsp; Tin (the element) when cooled below certain temperatures tends to undergo a transformation that causes it to crumble:</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]sXB83Heh3_c[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>I was wondering what role this might have played in the crappy tin coins we often see.</p><p><br /></p><p>I heartily recommend the book as a great read, along with &quot;Uncle Tungsten&quot; by Oliver Sacks, of &quot;Awakenings&quot; fame.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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