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Tool I made using one of my finds:canadaflag:

Sven

Sven

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Took that magnet I found that that clumped all my coins together in by pouch and turned it into a new tool.

The magnet has an extremely strong pull. Thought maybe it may just work to pull coins out of the ground after digging them or to pick up those surface coins. This is based on an idea heard about several weeks ago from a buyer of my Whites's, his friend magnetized his digging tool.

So I had a wooden chisel handle lying around in my box. Drilled out the one end. Epoxied the magnet in place.

Going to try it out this weekend, may just prove to be something useful.

Now it doesn't beep or buzz or light up but, it does make a loud snap sound when the coin hits the magnet.
 
Looks like its a powerfull magnet. Cool, I have heard of people putting a magnet on the back side of there digging tool for nails, Ect.
 
What a great idea Sven...........:thumbup:
 
Seven wow,didn't realize Canadian coins were magnetic.Though in the US a magnet may sort out the trash in your pouch?
 
All you'll find with that, stateside, is a 1943 steel penny. No other U.S. coin I know of is magnetic. Maybe old Sven is just "smokin'" us a little! :beers:
 
silversmith said:
All you'll find with that, stateside, is a 1943 steel penny. No other U.S. coin I know of is magnetic. Maybe old Sven is just "smokin'" us a little! :beers:
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Sven has got it right most of our new coind have iron in them and left too long in the water or ground
they'll rust.
Last of the :canadaflag:silvers were manufactured before 1968
 
silversmith said:
All you'll find with that, stateside, is a 1943 steel penny. No other U.S. coin I know of is magnetic. Maybe old Sven is just "smokin'" us a little! :beers:
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It's not a tool for Stateside hunters, it only will work up in CanukLand where the coins are 92-94% steel with a nickel plating. That's why the magnet will work.
I tried it out last night and will quickly pop those coins out of the loose dirt.

For those who are interested in knowing what Canadian coins are composed of his is the link from the Canadian Mint.
http://www.bcscta.ca/resources/hebden/chem/Coin%20Compositions.pdf

I'm going down to that wishing well fountain that folks toss coins into. In the cover of darkness, I will cast into the water a magnetic tied to some fishing line.
Then haul out all the coins
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Magnetic coins ?? ohh how the gold has lost its luster , now i know we went off the gold and silver standard but Iron coins thats depepressing why not make them out of cardboard
 
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