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Valued Member
Canada
224 Posts |
Fellow Canadian Coin Roll Hunters, where can I get a big ol' magnet to easily search through coins? RONA? Home Depot?
Thanks!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1695 Posts |
A question from the ignorant here: what is the need to use a magnet to identify Canadian coins? I know some early 70s nickels and some late cents are magnetic, but what is the benefit of identifying them with a magnet?
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Valued Member
 Canada
224 Posts |
All Modern Canadian quarters and dimes are magnetic, leaving only American quarters and silver quarters leftover, both of which are a Canadian coin roll hunter's goal.
Canadian nickels from 1982-2000 are non magnetic along with American nickels. The rest are either brand new coins or nickel bullion from pre-1982.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1326 Posts |
Did you ever consider a rare earth magnet? They sell on Amazon. They apparently can be dangerous, though. Probably not good around kids or pets. |
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Valued Member
Canada
224 Posts |
I have considered a neodymium magnet, but I would prefer to get one off a local store. If I can't get any luck locally, then I'll probably look into Amazon or ebay. |
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Valued Member
Canada
414 Posts |
Try any marina or boating supply store, ask for a retrieval magnet. They're usually plastic coated with a handle and can hold up to 200lbs+, powerful enough to retrieve a lost anchor.
You can also find some powerful magenets in old subwoofers and speakers if got some laying around.
One problem is you will spend an enormous amount of time removing the coins from the magnet itself, you might want to consider some sort of electro-magnet that can be turned on and off if this is something you're doing on a regular basis.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1747 Posts |
if you want a good free magnet, look at some old hard drives, but it open and there are some powerful magnets inside
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Valued Member
Canada
67 Posts |
Look on your fridge, if it's like mine it's covered in them, with sundry messages stuck under them
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1747 Posts |
most fridge magnets are not very strong.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
840 Posts |
Old microwave ovens had large circular magnets before the "magnetron" was invented. Find an old microwave and dismantle it to remove the large magnet inside.
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Valued Member
Canada
224 Posts |
The way I would use the magnet is that I would put it in at the bottom of a bucket, hover the bucket above the coins, move the bucket, take the magnet out and watch all the coins drop from the bottom of the bucket.
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Valued Member
Canada
224 Posts |
Good suggestions from y'all. I'll look into some old electronics when I can or a Boaty McBoat-Face store when I can!
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Moderator
 United States
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You can also find some powerful magenets in old subwoofers and speakers if got some laying around. I agree.  I seem to have no shortage of these in my garage.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
891 Posts |
I have a couple of telescoping magnets fit in your pocket like a pen, mechanics use them I think I got them at Canadian Tire ,had them a while
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Moderator
United States
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I keep one of those in my toolbox. Makes it easy to retrieve dropped tips and sockets.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
891 Posts |
you bet that is why I bought them, but the work really good for coins
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Posted 11/13/2016 10:00 pm
