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[sarah_orange]

ooo I'm prolific today. or bored. you decide.

anyway...

I've just discovered (although it turns out that at least one person in the office knew this anyway) that 'copper' coins made after a certain date aren't really solid copper at all - 1ps and 2ps after the early 1990s respond to magnets. apparently this is because there would be more than 1p worth of copper in a one pence piece so they're now steel with a copper coating. I feel cheated. but also I feel my first million dollars coming on as I carefully swap all new 1ps and 2ps for old ones, melt them down and sell them at a profit.

*writes business plan*

step 1
collect old pennies

step 3
PROFIT!!

Comments

[big-daz.livejournal.com]

Alas, melting down The Queen's currency is illegal, so you'd probably get banged up for it.

[sarah-orange.livejournal.com]

how would they know?
*is a ninja copper magnate*

[mister-jack.livejournal.com]

No, it isn't. That was repealed some years back.

[sarah-orange.livejournal.com]

*de-stealths*

[sinibar.livejournal.com]

Excellent! Now I can stop worrying about all those "improvised copper washers" that I've used over the years when I didn't have purpose made one to hand, but did have a drill.

[sarah-orange.livejournal.com]

that is *such* a geeky icon mr sinibar!

[hughe.livejournal.com]

*splutters tea at icon*