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Norway 1972 2 Ore


jlueke

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Last year for this type. It seems a little odd color for a bronze. Anyone know the exact composition off the top of their head?

 

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Sorry it took me so long to answer your post Jorg. My Norwegian books were buried in the bottom of the closet. I couldn't get to them until my wife started packing up the Christmas stuff. I collect coins, she does Christmas.

 

According to Bjorn Ronning's Norges Mynter og Pengesedler Etter 1874, Universitetsforlaget (Oslo:1972), Norwegian coin bronze is 950 Copper, 40 Tin, and 10 Zinc. This is slightly different from the 90% copper, 10% tin composition of typical bronze. My guess is that it accounts for the appearance.

 

I always liked the color of the bronze Norwegian coins. I was sorry when I sold my collection in 1991.

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Thanks Bill. No need to apologize, I'm glad someone has the books to find buried in their home :ninja:

 

Just a little zinc, I wonder if that is it. Maybe some other country used the same alloy.

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