From: CGDonahoe3 <CGDonahoe3@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 01:24:28 EDT
To: pinhole@exploratorium.edu
Subject: Re: Magic pennies?
Unfortunately, the value of copper has exceeded the value of he copper for a
penny. Many years ago, 1974, Canada sotpped making nickels of nickel metal.
In that nickel is magnetic, it a great esperiment. The Us of A gave up a long
time ago on nickel for nickels.
As with the sandwiched quarters and half dollars, the penny is now a composite
coin. It is no longer radially symmetrically. Two coins do not equal
grams. They do not even stack evenly.
Take a few youth onto the yard and place new pennies under their feet. Have
them scrub the coins at least 10-20 times and you will find the centers of the
coins are not copper.
Find pennies prior to 1974 and measure/weigh 10 of each to each other after
1974. Not =.
Find a quarter prior to 1964 and one from 1998. Drop the two and listen to
the sound of each. Pure silver is far better than the present sandwich
quarter.
when is 10 + 10 + 5 does not equal 25?? When you mass out the aforementioned
coins.!!!!
If you have more questions or do not do about the Japanese one yen piece,
reply.