New 10P Coins.

[moonraker558]

I have just realised that new 10p coins stick to magnets.
Are these forgeries?

[Hopkirk]

No, they make them from coated steel now - cheaper to make.

[moonraker558]

Oh good that saves me from going through all of my pockets.
Not to be recommended at the best of times.

[ummmm]

They stick to my Kindle case.

[stuey]

What are they composed of? It's not ferrous to know.

[mikey4444]

Stuey...yes they are.

from the Wiki entry ::

"The ten pence coin was originally minted from cupro-nickel (75% Cu, 25% Ni), but since 2012 it has been minted in nickel-plated steel due to the increasing price of metal"

And we will have plastic fivers in September !

[ivor4781]

harder to forge too mikey,thats a bonus

[stuey]

I knew that, Mikey: I just wanted to use the word "ferrous". Anyway, we've had plastic 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 dollar bills for quite a while now. Be careful: they tend to stick together so it's easy to mistakenly give out two bills instead of one!

[RATTER15]

Dammit, why didnt they do that when I was a youngster, I used to spend hours trying to get money out the local wishing well, it would have been so easy with a magnet on a string!!

[stuey]

I read an article in one of your newspapers (I forget which one) which stated that the new coins were magnetic!

[mikey4444]

Stuey...you big fibber you !

[stuey]

No, I kid you not: The writer of the article actually said that the new coins were magnetic.