Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 4 days agoSemi-Truck Spills $800K in Dimes Causing Unfathomably Annoying Cleanupwww.thedrive.comexternal-linkmessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up1287cross-posted to: offbeat@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1287external-linkSemi-Truck Spills $800K in Dimes Causing Unfathomably Annoying Cleanupwww.thedrive.comQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square23linkfedilinkcross-posted to: offbeat@lemmy.ca
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up45·4 days agoNope. Copper and nickel. “Modern dimes are made of an outer cladding of 75% copper and 25% nickel, with an inner core of pure copper. “ https://www.chroniclecollectibles.com/what-is-a-dime-made-of/
minus-squareJay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 days agoAh well that sucks. Canadian dimes are magnetic, I thought it may have been similar.
Nope. Copper and nickel.
“Modern dimes are made of an outer cladding of 75% copper and 25% nickel, with an inner core of pure copper. “
https://www.chroniclecollectibles.com/what-is-a-dime-made-of/
Ah well that sucks. Canadian dimes are magnetic, I thought it may have been similar.