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arthrene Pillar of the Community United States 1713 Posts	Posted 11/17/2007 3:01 pm I have a 2003 British 2 Pence piece and when I looked it up in Krause it said there are two varieties: KM#987 Copper Plated Steel KM# 987a Bronze How do I tell which I have? I can provide pictures if it would help someone to discern between the two. Report this Post to the Staff

ElleKitty Pillar of the Community United States 819 Posts	Posted 11/17/2007 5:16 pm Without looking anything up, 'cause I'm just wasting time on the computer and munching on some lovely Satay chicken, I'd say the best way to determine them is going to be weighing them. Krause probably lists weights for both coins. There is probably a visual difference between the bronze and the copper plate, but I couldn't tell you which was which, myself. ;) Report this Post to the Staff
snowman Pillar of the Community United States 1840 Posts	Posted 11/17/2007 7:15 pm Try a magnet! Report this Post to the Staff
arthrene Pillar of the Community United States 1713 Posts	Posted 11/17/2007 8:33 pm Magnet=steel? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16845 Posts	Posted 11/18/2007 12:23 am Yup, the magnet will work. Apparently, the switch wasn't widely publicised. There was a story in NewScientist magazine, printed at around the time the British switched from bronze to plated steel coinage. A science schoolteacher was explaining to the class about magnetism, and how some metals were magnetic and others weren't. To demonstrate, he took a powerful magnet and and pulled from his pocket a 2p coin, just like he'd done in previous years in demonstrating this. On placing it next to a magnet, he was surprised and more than a little embarrassed when his "copper" coin flew to the magnet and stuck there, contrary to what he'd just predicted it wouldn't do. Science teachers should read coin magazines more often. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
arthrene Pillar of the Community United States 1713 Posts	Posted 11/18/2007 12:57 am Well mine is a steely thanks for the help! Report this Post to the Staff
NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 11/18/2007 6:56 pm It was bound to be steel. The copper ones are a special production because people will always buy them if they have been specially made out of the 'original' (and proper) stuff... Report this Post to the Staff
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