Salim Kara stole $2M in coins with a magnet and a car antenna

Re:Salim Kara stole $2M in coins with a magnet and a car ant... by ajb on Tuesday January 02, 2024 @05:22AM (#38840123)

The newer 'coppers' are magnetic, so I doubt it. The reason was because they were becoming more expensive to make than their face value. Anyway you couldn't steal a significant amount in coppers, the main debate is whether to get rid of them entirely.

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Re:Salim Kara stole $2M in coins with a magnet and a car ant... by ben_w on Tuesday January 02, 2024 @05:42AM (#38840250)

> the main debate is whether to get rid of them entirely.

Now, yes. But this was the 90s. You could still (just about) buy some items for a single penny back then.

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Re:Salim Kara stole $2M in coins with a magnet and a car ant... by ajb on Tuesday January 02, 2024 @07:07AM (#38840787)

Fair enough. Still, £2M in copper would weigh about 700 tonnes.

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