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jerseyben Pillar of the Community United States 1211 Posts	Posted 06/19/2012 09:33 am I am no scientist, but I thought small quantities of Uranium were relatively safe, no? Report this Post to the Staff
R-Dawkins Valued Member South Africa 105 Posts	Posted 06/19/2012 10:16 am yes, those freakin 5 rand mandela coins are annoying.. they are EVERYWHERE and people hav graded them and stuff.. you cant browse through any local auction website without seeing a thousand of these.. I used to collect pokemon cards (i know, dont judge me) when I was a kid and had the so-called 'rare' ones which was going to make me RICH!! I ended up tossing the whole thing in the bin.. OP, keep a few, wouldnt hurt Edited by R-Dawkins 06/19/2012 10:17 am Report this Post to the Staff
Islander2010 Valued Member Canada 220 Posts	Posted 06/19/2012 10:47 am Nice to meet somebody from the "old country", R-Dawkins! Loving it here in North America these days, & it's a coin collectors paradise... :-) Report this Post to the Staff
R-Dawkins Valued Member South Africa 105 Posts	Posted 06/19/2012 10:51 am Howzit Islander! when did you leave good ol'SA? There is just so much variety over there with coins and ease of access too.. Report this Post to the Staff
Islander2010 Valued Member Canada 220 Posts	Posted 06/19/2012 11:40 am Been in Canada for just over 2 years now. I have always focused on collecting U.S. coins, so while I may not be living in The States, Canada's as close as makes no difference! I live in a town of +- 40 000 people, & there are 2 coin dealers. Never see that in a small town in SA... And all the coin shows that happen within reach, talk about spoilt! Dis rerig 'n wonderlike lewe hier, vir soveel redes!! ;-) Staff Translation: It's really a wonderful life here, for many reasons! Report this Post to the Staff
R-Dawkins Valued Member South Africa 105 Posts	Posted 06/19/2012 11:46 am ek bly in Bloem.. so ja.. geniet dit Islander! ek is baie jaloors my maat! Staff Translation: I live in Bloem .. so yeah .. Islander enjoy! I am very jealous my friend! Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 06/19/2012 7:15 pm Quote: Well, putting radioactive Uranium in coins is a great way to commit mass genocide against your people. Actually we came very close to having coins with Uranium in them. When they were searching for a substitute for copper for the cent one of the leading contenders was a brown glass piece that had the unique anti-counterfeiting of glowing under UV light. The glow was created by including Uranium oxide in the glass mixture. But the Manhatten Project put and end to it with all uranium being diverted to government use. Quote: In Britain, a rumour went around in the early 1990s that two pound coins featuring the queen's portrait "wearing a necklet" were never supposed to have been released, and were therefore scarce and valuable. The royal portrait did not change over that period, however; all £2 coins issued from 1986 to 1997 have the same portrait, with the necklet. See the Chard Coins webpage. I have no idea how this rumour started, and it seems to be a mostly harmless one. The 97 two pound coin was GB's first bimetallic coin and it was scheduled to come out late in the year. Unfortunately they had some problems with the coin and the 97's were delayed and actually came out AFTER the 98's. Now until this point the two pound coin had had a different design every year. Both of these coins have the same design,as did the 99 and 2000, except for the portrait of the queen. So the public had been using the 98 coins when suddenly a few pieces with the same design but a different portrait turned up! (And the mintage of the 97 was only 1/7th that of the 98.) So they jumped to the conclusion that the 1997 was rare and wasn't supposed to have been released. People started hoarding them (Which made them that much scarcer, a self fulfilling prophesy.) The most obvious way to spot the "rare" one? The queen was wearing a necklace. Quote: I am no scientist, but I thought small quantities of Uranium were relatively safe, no? It is. People hear the words "radioactive" or "radiation" and they tend to go into panic mode. Edited by Conder101 06/19/2012 7:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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