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The Worlds First Titanium £5 Coin

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Gibralter titanium proof £5 coin 1999

This 1999 Queen Elizabeth II, Gibraltar-Minted beauty is the world's first Titanium Proof. Titanium is a strong, lightweight and corrosion-resistant metal used in military and space applications. The properties of titanium make it very difficult to strike.

Obv: GIBRALTER ELIZABETH II 1999 bust of H M Elizabeth II right by Ian Rank-Broadly.
Rev: MILLENNIUM 2000 5 POUNDS a sundial, digital clock face, candle and traditional clock face.
Weight: 10 grams. Dia: 36mm. FDC

http://www.rarecoinsandtokens.co.uk...7ae62cb2b2ff



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Beautiful coin... Does that mean you could use it as an un-scratchable pocket piece?... JK, that's one expensive maama-jamma...
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Titanium scratches easily- not deep, but cosmetic scratches happens.

Now if it were a tungsten coin, that's one unscratchable coin!
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Its been on my want list for a while I just can't bring myself to pay the asking prices...
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Nice looking coin, but the Queen looks a bit grumpy?
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