Collecting Coins By Different Types Of Elements

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gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 06/23/2012 12:35 pm Anyone else collects coins by different types of metal? I'm trying to assemble coins struck in different elements - missing titanium, manganese, zinc (should be easy - not looking at US penny because it's copper plated), niobium, lead. About to finish compiling a website that illustrates different kinds of metals in my collection. It does look quite neat. Some unusual ones: My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff

Litotes Pillar of the Community Norway 510 Posts	Posted 06/23/2012 1:10 pm Nice! I am impressed you have antimony. I have a little elements collection on the side myself, but it has probably reached its course - the only ones I miss (that I know if) are too expensive for me to comtemplate. Unless manganese or niobium should be attainable. I have never seen a manganese or niobium coin, so any tips as to where they are found would be appreciated. If you want an easy zink coin, PM me your address and you will receive a Norwegian one in the mail, free of charge. They are very common here - WW2 coinage. Can't help you with the others, though. I only have one lead and one titanium. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 06/23/2012 1:28 pm A long time ago I read on thd PCGS web site forum that someone did something like that. Since he was in a chemical job, he had access to a large quantity of material. Not all were coins though Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 06/23/2012 1:29 pm U.S. War Nickels have manganese... Monticello Wartime Planchets (1942-1945) Content: 56% Copper 35% Silver 9% Manganese Weight: 5 grams Diameter: 21.2 millimeters Edge: Plain Designer: Felix Schlag Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 06/23/2012 1:29 pm Litotes - I would like the zinc coin. Will post something in return. Manganese should be obtainable if you aren't hunting down the Polish lodz ghetto coin. I am certain that it cannot be a pure manganese coin beacuse it's highly reactive to air. Must be some kind of alloy. The other type that I know are the Indian coins struck in the early 60s which are struck in aluminum-manganese alloy. About 4% according to this site: http://india-coin.blogspot.com.au/p...details.html Niobium isn't that hard either - it's just the price. Austrian Mint has struck with silver + niobium core. Just out of curosity, what is the lead coin that I have? I know I can possibly count counterfeit lead coin as one but I am not aware of coins offically struck in lead. My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 06/23/2012 2:21 pm Here's a way to cheat. Where else can you find a coin struck in gadolinium? Report this Post to the Staff
Eurocoin Valued Member Finland 294 Posts	Posted 06/23/2012 5:17 pm When you are done with metals you can enlarge that collecting theme to all materials. Like money made from ceramic, plastic, glass, paper, bones, wood, leather, diff. rocks etc... Many of these would be primitive, emergency or token coinage so it will require well made definitions before attempting this kind of thing. Report this Post to the Staff
Litotes Pillar of the Community Norway 510 Posts	Posted 06/24/2012 03:49 am Quote: Just out of curosity, what is the lead coin that I have? I know I can possibly count counterfeit lead coin as one but I am not aware of coins offically struck in lead. gxseries, I suppose you meant "you" instead of "I" My lead coin is from the Danish Indian territory of Tranqebar. 1 kas n.y. minted under Christian V (1670-99). They minted lead coins throughout the 1600s. Many of them are rare, but a couple of them shouldn't be too difficult. I got mine for approx. $20 some years ago. Thank you for the information about manganese and niobium coins! Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 07/22/2012 10:22 am Special thanks to Litotes - finally obtain some interesting Norwegian zinc coins. Found some nickel coins to photograph and it should look quite sweet. Probably obtain other exotic coins along the way as well. My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
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