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Default brass vs bronze for making a punch

On Sun, 24 Apr 2016 21:50:30 -0400
Ed Huntress wrote:

On Mon, 25 Apr 2016 08:44:12 +0700, John B.
wrote:

Interestingly he tried a number of alloys for his counterfeit quarters
and the Coke Machine rejected them all :-)

On Sun, 24 Apr 2016 09:53:34 -0400, Ed Huntress
wrote:

He was too early. Today, he probably could get away with any scrap
metal. g


The machines I looked at several years ago only took bills. I guess
they have them now that you can pay with your smart phone...

A different kind of counterfeiting required to bypass them

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