tabbs Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 Have you ever wondered what the core of a €1 coin looks like? Some of you will know that the "golden" ring is Cu75 Zn20 Ni05, and the "silverish" pill has a sandwich structure. That sandwich (called Magnimat) is Cu75 Ni25 on the surface, with a layer of pure nickel inside. But do you ever get to see the core? Here is your chance: Larger and much more detailed picture: http://cfmedia.gmxhome.de/cut_euro.jpg And no, I do not split coins. Earlier this week the muenzen.net forum member "popei" posted this image of a half €1 piece. He found it in a university lab where, for the purpose of some metallographic testing, the coin had been cut into two halves and then put in a block of synthetic resin. Popei's picture shows pretty well how the pure nickel core is just a thin "line" in the center of the piece. The original thread is here http://www.emuenzen.de/forum/euromuenzen/3...innenleben.html by the way. But I think you cannot view the image without being a member; so "popei" allowed me to post it here. Enjoy! Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 Very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 I'm surprised by the green colour... Und du hast recht, Christian, mann kan ohne benutzer zu sein, keine Abbildungen anschauen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Neat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Wow that's interesting!!!!!!!!!! Thanks! tabbs: PLEASE do post more interesting stuffs from the forum that you are in! I see quite a fair bit of interesting articles but sadly I am no linguist freak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted December 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 I'm surprised by the green colour... Could be a reflection, or maybe due to the synth. resin ... One thing is for sure though: This was not a colored coin. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted December 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 PLEASE do post more interesting stuffs from the forum that you are in! Well, from time to time I do. But I already spend more time in coin forums than I probably should ... Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Well, from time to time I do. But I already spend more time in coin forums than I probably should ... Christian We do not want to get you in trouble with your family, face it, they do not understand our coin addictions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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