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Are american dimes not magnetic? A magnetic floor sweeper should have worked great there.
Nope. Copper and nickel.
“Modern dimes are made of an outer cladding of 75% copper and 25% nickel, with an inner core of pure copper. “
https://www.chroniclecollectibles.com/what-is-a-dime-made-of/
Is nickel not magnetic? I guess the outer cladding must be pretty thin.
No US coins are attracted to magnets.
Probably to prevent rust?
Also iron/steel are difficult to mold.
Except for the steel penny they made for one year.
Ah well that sucks. Canadian dimes are magnetic, I thought it may have been similar.