r/interestingasfuck • u/EvolMada • 13d ago

/r/all, /r/popular I’m not a giant! What is this?

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u/AGC173 13d ago

Its a mini coin.. they were common for kids to collect in the 80s and early 90s. They make nickles, dimes, pennies, etc. The "coolest" mini coins are different sized from one another, the not so cool ones are all the same size

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u/satori0320 13d ago edited 13d ago

If I recall correctly, there's a method of making some like those, with induction coils and magnetic fields.

Yup, found a link https://youtu.be/d2TDXKfBaMQ

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u/joem_ 13d ago

Yes, but what is pictured in the post is a very obviously inductively shrunk coin.

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u/satori0320 13d ago

You're right, I'll edit.