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> currently the old 2p coins
What, they might change soon? ;-)
> contain about 3p worth of copper, would it be worth the cost of stripping
> it off the steel?
Hmm Wikipedia says that the old 2p coins were pure Bronze, the new ones are
Bronze plated steel. And apparently Bronze used for coins is about 95%
copper, 5% tin. So I think the old coins you could just melt down and sell
to someone as 95% pure copper, or maybe go about purifying it if it was
economically viable. The new ones I doubt you'd get enough copper off to
cover the cost of the coin.
> Oh and the Mint also reminds people that tampering with coinage is
> illegal (technically I think it's treason as you're tampering with an
> image of the monarch)
Also I suspect it's because the coins aren't yours to tamper with in the
first place.
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I wonder... if we melted down enough coins, would they become rarer and
hence more valuable?
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And lo on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:04:21 +0100, scott <sco### [at] scott com> did
spake, saying:
>> currently the old 2p coins
>
> What, they might change soon? ;-)
Heck if the price increases I'd expect the Mint to recall them all so they
can melt them down.
>> contain about 3p worth of copper, would it be worth the cost of
>> stripping it off the steel?
>
> Hmm Wikipedia says that the old 2p coins were pure Bronze, the new ones
> are Bronze plated steel. And apparently Bronze used for coins is about
> 95% copper, 5% tin. So I think the old coins you could just melt down
> and sell to someone as 95% pure copper, or maybe go about purifying it
> if it was economically viable. The new ones I doubt you'd get enough
> copper off to cover the cost of the coin.
You're right, my mangling.
>> Oh and the Mint also reminds people that tampering with coinage is
>> illegal (technically I think it's treason as you're tampering with an
>> image of the monarch)
>
> Also I suspect it's because the coins aren't yours to tamper with in the
> first place.
No they're the monarch's.
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Phil Cook wrote:
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> No they're the monarch's.
>
Gawd, sive 'er majesty!
John
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On Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:47:28 +0100, Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
>Phil Cook wrote:
>>
>> No they're the monarch's.
>>
>
>Gawd, sive 'er majesty!
>
Render unto Caesar etc.
Is it getting any easier?
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Stephen
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"scott" <sco### [at] scottcom> wrote:
....
> Surely something has gone wrong when the things we use to represent the
> actual money are worth more than the money itself?
....
I agree heartily. I've long felt that the people responsible for our currency
systems are a few ningis short of triganic pu.
;-)
Best Regards,
Mike C.
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Mike the Elder wrote:
> I agree heartily. I've long felt that the people responsible for our currency
> systems are a few ningis short of triganic pu.
Are you seriously suggesting the use of Flainian Pobble Beads?
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"Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
news:48736b4f$1@news.povray.org...
> > IMO just get rid of the 1p and 2p (also 1 cent and 2 cent in Europe).
> > Didn't this happen in some country already?
Yup. SA lost its 1 and 2 cent coins quite some time back
> That would be... interesting. Especially given that all items sell for
>
> Ooo, wait... if there were no 1p or 2p coins, it would have to be...
What they do down here is to leave the prices at .99 and then round the
total bill down to the nearest 5c. So at best, you save 4c on your entire
purchase, not per item.
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Stephen wrote:
>
> Is it getting any easier?
Managed to have a shower this a.m. without (much) assistance and I'm
allowed to sit at an angle so I don't have to type upside down.
All in all better but I doubt I'll be allowed to go gallivanting around
town for at least a week or so :-(
Don't worry. Think of all the money I can save to be spent on a serious
session :-)
John
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Invisible wrote:
> Mike the Elder wrote:
>
>> I agree heartily. I've long felt that the people responsible for our
>> currency
>> systems are a few ningis short of triganic pu.
>
> Are you seriously suggesting the use of Flainian Pobble Beads?
>
Can't be worse than our present system ;-)
John
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