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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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That page is really neat- sulphur and calcium coins!?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yeh, sure.
Phosphorus is quite dangerous.
Calcium not as bad but not a toy.
Sulfur is reasonable unless you light it.
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I am not sure if they are from that company, but I have several elemental bars and "coins" of Niobium and Tantalum
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I want to see them try using Uranium or Fluorine  ... ![Can-Coins-Be-Made-Out-Of-Element-[x]?](http://hermitcrabassociation.com/phpBB/images/smilies/crazy.gif) Edited by Altaira
01/19/2015 9:57 pm
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They're a well-known site around here, first posted on the forum back in 2007. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Bedrock of the Community
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A few more things coins could be made of is 75% Potassium Nitrate, 15% charcoal and 10% Sulfur. Ground together and made into coins. And so little residue if they get near fire.  |
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You need to check that page every six months or so, as they keep trying and adding new elements and alloys.
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My vote's for Wood's Metal. :-)
Gotta spend it fast, or keep it cold...
EDIT: Wait! They have Gallium. Even better. :-)
Edited by SteveCaruso
01/20/2015 12:17 am
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That's very neat. I would worry about myself if I had the entire set.
I wonder what a typical coin shop would think of these if someone walked in and tried to sell a few.
"It's a gadolinium coin! A rare earth metal!"
"I don't care what it is. Just get it out of my shop."
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Pillar of the Community
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Gadolinium's element symbol could be [mis]taken as Gold's
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Pretty cool. Not sure why they're still trying to figure out tungsten, though. The Chinese are already making gold eagles out of it.
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I want to see them try using Uranium or Fluorine I wouldn't be mentioning U on the internet if I were you. Let alone wanting it in bulk metallic form. Who knows what government agencies are watching this forum... However, on a side note: I do believe there were some German medals issued in metallic uranium years ago. Not sure how legal they are to own, but I digress. Quote:
A few more things coins could be made of is 75% Potassium Nitrate, 15% charcoal and 10% Sulfur. Ground together and made into coins.
And so little residue if they get near fire. Gunpowder. Nice. Someone could market it and make a fortune. Would appeal to the prepper community. True "survival money" |
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I wouldn't be mentioning U on the internet if I were you. Let alone wanting it in bulk metallic form. Who knows what government agencies are watching this forum.. It's not illegal to own ordinary elemental uranium. This has been discussed on various forums many times. It's actually possible to buy small samples of it online occasionally. Yes, there are collectors of *everything*, including Nature's elements. U-238 is a very hard metal; difficult to fabricate. It is not harmful in its pure form, as long as you don't carry it around in your pocket. But it oxidizes easily, and that is the form which is dangerous, especially if breathed or ingested. U-235, the much scarcer fissionable variety, is a different 'matter' altogether. |
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Posted 01/19/2015 8:47 pm
