tony_k_1965
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Posted: 24-Jul-2014, 21:03
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Posted: 24-Jul-2014, 21:03
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Do you own or have intentions of buying a platinum coin? Reason I'm asking is I could be the owner of my 1st platinum coin from the Isle of Man. It is this coin but the platinum version is not yet listed.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces24252.html
neilithic
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Posted: 24-Jul-2014, 22:24
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Posted: 24-Jul-2014, 22:24
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No, because I only collect circulating coins or circulating commemoratives like the Aussie florins. I don't think there were ever any circulating platinum coins.
apuking
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Posted: 24-Jul-2014, 23:03
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Posted: 24-Jul-2014, 23:03
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From time to time I sell some coins on Ebay make sure to follow me @apuking on Ebay.
neilithic
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Posted: 24-Jul-2014, 23:07
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Posted: 24-Jul-2014, 23:07
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Why did you have to tell me that? <sigh> another thing to add to my wantlist
jokinen
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Posted: 25-Jul-2014, 00:46
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Posted: 25-Jul-2014, 00:46
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My wedding ring is made out of platinum. It looks like silver mixed with steel. This is exactly why the metal never really took off as a means to store value such as gold can. It is a lot stronger though.
Barnabus
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Posted: 25-Jul-2014, 03:47
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Posted: 25-Jul-2014, 03:47
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I would like to own at least one coin of each metal type made. It is a small list, but a collection point none the less. Probably easy to complete kind of.
There is (That I know of)(Not including plated coins, I mean coins with a solid chunk of that metal):
Copper
Nickel
Zinc
Steel
Aluminum
Iron
Lead
Tin
Bilion
Electrum
Silver
Gold
Platinum
Niobium
Cobalt
Palladium
Ruthenium
Tantalum
Titanium
Iridium
Rhodium
neilithic
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Posted: 25-Jul-2014, 04:01
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Posted: 25-Jul-2014, 04:01
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There's also mixtures, bronze, brass, aluminium bronze, cu-ni etc
Barnabus
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Posted: 25-Jul-2014, 06:24
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Posted: 25-Jul-2014, 06:24
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Quote: neilithicThere's also mixtures, bronze, brass, aluminium bronze, cu-ni etc
I was just referring to pure coins. I sometimes make hanging picture frames of my coins. So one would maybe be called coin metals, Then one for alloys.
Idolenz
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Posted: 25-Jul-2014, 10:08
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Posted: 25-Jul-2014, 10:08
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Quote: BarnabusI was just referring to pure coins.
Then you have to take out Electrum (Silver + a bit of gold) and Billon (mostly copper + a bit of silver) too.
apuking
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Posted: 25-Jul-2014, 10:22
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Posted: 25-Jul-2014, 10:22
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I forgot where but I think it was a chemistry shop which sold tokens with all existing metals.
If you like coins, medals and tokens with ship motives follow my new instagram account with regular updates @numisnautiker
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neilithic
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Posted: 25-Jul-2014, 10:45
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Posted: 25-Jul-2014, 10:45
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You'd have to take out silver coins too, no circulating coins were 100% silver, they were mostly 50%, 83.5% or 92.5%
ZuluRaptorSpace
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Posted: 31-Jul-2014, 00:35
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Posted: 31-Jul-2014, 00:35
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Quote: neilithicYou'd have to take out silver coins too, no circulating coins were 100% silver
You'd also have to take out gold.
EddievB
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Posted: 31-Jul-2014, 01:12
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Posted: 31-Jul-2014, 01:12
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Quote: ZuluRaptorSpaceQuote: neilithicYou'd have to take out silver coins too, no circulating coins were 100% silver
You'd also have to take out gold.
999/1000 gold is considered 100%
And those coins exist
ZuluRaptorSpace
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Posted: 1-Aug-2014, 23:01
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Posted: 1-Aug-2014, 23:01
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Quote: EddievBQuote: ZuluRaptorSpaceQuote: neilithicYou'd have to take out silver coins too, no circulating coins were 100% silver
You'd also have to take out gold.
999/1000 gold is considered 100% And those coins exist
Unless it's 1000/1000, it isn't 100% to me.
bam777
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Posted: 1-Aug-2014, 23:10
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Posted: 1-Aug-2014, 23:10
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Zulu...nothing is 100% to you. Do you know what .999 means or .925?
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