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Collectible coin sets usually contain variations of the same coin; for example, the "State Quarters" in the USA all have different pictures on them; and proof sets usually contain one coin from each denomination (penny, nickel, dime, etc).
But I'd love to see a set of coins which are identical except
for the metal they are made out of. The diameter would be based on the size of a one-ounce silver dollar, but each coin would be made of a different pure metal: Copper, Zinc, Tin, Silver, Iron, Aluminum, Sodium (just kidding), titanium, etc. Some nice alloys like brass or bronze could be added to the premium set.
Deluxe sets would also include the much rarer Gold and Platinum specimens, but of course their prices would be prohibitive to the average consumer.
Because of the tendency of some of these metals to tarnish or rust, some kind of rust-proof coating may need to be applied to some of them. But the luster, density, and color variations of the natural metals would make them beautiful to display.
Thank you.
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Why limit yourself to metals? A coin of every element! |
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How'bout putting them into circulation ? |
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Have $1-50 coins each in many different pure metals, sized when they're minted to their intrinsic value of the day. |
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And allow people to melt them down if they want. |
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Some economics whiz want to take a whack at what would happen ? |
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Mercury could be a challenge, as could Copernicium.
Any chance of acquiring neutron star dust? |
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There was an exhibit in the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago with a sample of each element in front of its spot in the table. I cannot find an image on line. Very memorable, to me at least. |
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I've definitely heard of the elements thing, but of course they didn't have the beauty and geometric elegance of coinage. |
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P.S. What happened to my chlorine coin? It was just here. |
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My einsteinium coin is burning a hole in my pocket. |
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Some ludicrously expensive, useless, and/or poisonous metals would probably make extending this idea to the full array of metals impossible, even ruling out those metals which weren't actively reactive or radioactive in our normal environment.
Nevertheless, what metals you'd remain with would make this idea quite cool, and I endorse it wholeheartedly. |
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Might spread awareness of those poor unappreciated metals lounging in the low-rent zone of the transitional elements like atomic hobos, though, for which I wholeheartedly support. Yttrium, Vanadium, Thulium, Praesodymium... |
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Baked. If I remember I will log back on on monday and provide a
link. I think for some elements you need special clearance, but
this exists and I've considered buying them for the novelty of it. |
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Try a search using elementcoins. I was looking for a rhodium
coin and they have one I believe. The Cohen Mint has some odd
metal coins as well, but nothing like the other site. |
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Metallium might be their company name. |
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I am pretty sure you can get a molybidium (sp?) Coin and about
40
or 50 others. They aren't cheap, though. |
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It WOULD be a lot more fun putting a coin on the rail road tracks if it was made of thermite. Bun [+]. |
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//Any chance of acquiring neutron star dust?// |
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But... you 'are' neutron star dust.
yoiks that was lame
You could coin the phrase...
dang that was even lamer |
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<walks off singing> "We are stardust, we are golden,
We are billion year old carbon,
And we got to get ourselves back to the ga-a a-a aaaaaaaaaaa a aa arden."
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Cyanide is, I think. If not that then another element just as
deadly- not radioactive is, or my name isn't Zimmy the inventor
of the banana bomb! |
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- edit. Arsenic. Not cyanide. God am I dumb when it comes to
chemestry. |
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