zjemller Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 EURO COINS ARE TOXIC Has anyone heard of that? I guess next time I handle my EUROS I got to wear gloves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 EURO COINS ARE TOXIC Has anyone heard of that? I guess next time I handle my EUROS I got to wear gloves Uhoh... Maybe it's a good idea that the UK hasn't adopted the Euro, yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satootoko Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 If this scare is true, one has to wonder how come neither US 5¢ pieces, nor Canadian nickel coins, have caused any such problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grivna1726 Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 If this scare is true, one has to wonder how come neither US 5¢ pieces, nor Canadian nickel coins, have caused any such problems. That's a good question. No, actually, that's a very good question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zjemller Posted March 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 If this scare is true, one has to wonder how come neither US 5¢ pieces, nor Canadian nickel coins, have caused any such problems. Maybe they have. Maybe we are being posend with our nickels without even knowing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoRnholio Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 "Toxic" isn't even close to the right description of an allergy to a metal. That article is extremely misleading. Saying that nickel coins can be harmful while in your pants pockets is 100% false. Introduction Nickel is a metal found in many everyday items — from coins to belt buckles, and from jewelry to eyeglass frames. Having an allergic reaction to nickel (nickel allergy) is common. In fact, nickel is one of the 10 most common causes of allergic contact dermatitis — a skin inflammation resulting in swollen, reddened and itchy skin due to direct contact with an allergen. A nickel allergy may develop after your initial exposure to items containing nickel, or after repeated or prolonged exposure to nickel. In most cases, the resulting rash occurs only at the site of contact, though it may be found on other parts of your body as well. Nickel allergy affects people of all ages. In most cases, it's a minor annoyance. However, in severe cases, the rash and extreme itching can be disabling — especially when located on your hands. There's no cure for nickel allergy. The best approach to nickel allergy is to avoid contact with nickel. Source: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/nickel-allergy/DS00826 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 It's just people with nickel allergy and for some odd reason, Europeans are more sensitive to that allergy more than anyone else. This is the very reason why nickel is avoided from the coinage other than the nickel inner core as I am aware but I'm not too sure nonsense the site is about at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Yes, stay away from all those nickel coins! TOXIC!! Send them all to me instead! (Oh, and stay away from self-acclaimed myth busters too. ) Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 One of my good friends wears a pocket watch because he can't have a stainless steal watch on his hand due to his allergy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 That's bizarre Must be the chrome level in stainless that's making him allergic against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumisMattic2200 Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 A good reason to avoid the Euros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 That's bizarre Must be the chrome level in stainless that's making him allergic against. he said its the nickel. I told him to stay away from turbine blades in aeroplanes and other superalloys. lol. materials science joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willieboyd2 Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Looks like the guy is a "fear maker". He also claims that pillows are dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grivna1726 Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Looks like the guy is a "fear maker". He also claims that pillows are dangerous. He's right. They can be used to smother people or to help reduce the noise of a gunshot (as seen in the movies). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 A good reason to avoid the Euros Sh-sh-sh. Don't tell the Brits that their coins contain even more nickel than the euro pieces. The EU limitations that apply to earrings for example - stuff that your skin is more or less permanently exposed to - do of course not apply to coins. Yet the EU decided in the 90s that the cent coins (€0.01-0.50) would not have any nickel at all. That is, across all denominations you have significantly less nickel than, say, in pre-euro German coins or in British decimal coinage. Well, then somebody came up with the idea that bi-metallic coins "let out" more nickel than others due to their composition - again without taking into account, it seems, that jewellery and coins are used in quite different ways. A good reason to avoid the £2 pieces, hehe. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumisMattic2200 Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Sh-sh-sh. Don't tell the Brits that their coins contain even more nickel than the euro pieces. Christian Yes but they are at least British Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topher Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Interesting. In all my years, I've heard of far more people allergic to silver and the "cheap" gold alloys, and not once have I heard of a nickel allergy. Trust me, I sold flutes for years, and anyone allergic to silver had to get a gold-plated lip plate or a nickel-plated flute, and not ONCE did I come across anyone allergic to the nickel ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiho Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Any circulated coin should be considered toxic. I wash my hands before and after I handle coins for the obvious reason that most people DON'T wash their hands before and after they handle coins. As for nickel being toxic, it probably is. But I remember science class in the early 1960's where you could play with liquid mercury with your bare hands. It's a wonder I'm still alive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Yes but they are at least British Well said Matt! Christian seems to be on an Anti-British Campaign recently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie582 Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Any circulated coin should be considered toxic.I wash my hands before and after I handle coins for the obvious reason that most people DON'T wash their hands before and after they handle coins. Is your name Monk by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumisMattic2200 Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Well said Matt! Christian seems to be on an Anti-British Campaign recently! Yes, you're not allowed to be Anti-British Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Yes, you're not allowed to be Anti-British You guy will not even allow me to be against you?? Those darn Brits ... Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 You guy will not even allow me to be against you?? Those darn Brits ... Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porschenut Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Hi, Well if the Euros are toxic you can send them to me and i will exchange (Detox) them for dollars and aend them back to you. Less my commission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Porschenut, you wouldn't like that as shipping from EU can be quite costly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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