gxseries Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Something that just popped out of my mind while I was typing out for a reply in one of the forum topics. What kind of exotic metals / alloys do you have for coins? The only exotic one that I have ever seen is clay, porcelain and fibreglass coins, well technically they aren't metal... Or I guess mine is platinum and palladium, but they aren't really THAT exotic... compared to the other rare metals out there. Look at the bottom page <- Interesting clay and porcelain coins. But yes, of course there are some coins that aren't struck in certain type of metals, such as nobium and titanium, although they both do exist If I am not wrong, I think Austria has released a coin that's purely titanium, or probably one of the British Islands, (I never get them right...). The nobium coin was released as a bimetal, produced by a Swiss mint... hopefully I am not horribly off... Here is an interesting list of metals ever used in coins, although it might be slightly outdated, it's highly interesting. Metals used in coinage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 The weirdest ones I have are iron. Nothing real spectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 The weirdest ones I have are iron. Nothing real spectacular. Plus the rust factor... lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 I've got nothing special. Gold, Zinc and (stainless) steel are the most rare metals in my collection, as well as pure copper. Tiff, didn't you have a coin with ceramic inlay, that Polish one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Yes that's true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted June 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Ah yes, that Polish coin Tiffy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Currently only ones been in this collection are; Gold, Silver, Copper, Bronze, Cupro-Nickel, Tin, Zinc, Aluminum, Steel (plated with either Zinc or Copper), Nickel Brass, and some Brass gaming tokens. I think that's them all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corina Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 In my Collection Brass Bi-Metal Coins Tin Bronze Copper Copper-Nickel Silver Nickel-Steel (Not Listed on the metals used in Coins) Zinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted June 23, 2005 Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 If I am not wrong, I think Austria has released a coin that's purely titanium, or probably one of the British Islands, (I never get them right...). The nobium coin was released as a bimetal, produced by a Swiss mint... hopefully I am not horribly off... Austria has indeed issued some silver/titanium and silver/niobium coins (bimetallic and bi-color). Latvia issued a similar Ag/Nb piece. These were all made by the Austrian Mint. There may well be other countries that also made such coins ... Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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