I was out and about the other day doing some Curb Co. stuff. I kept my neodymium magnet in my car door as I do from time to time when my pants pockets get full. When I went to pick up the magnet, it was stuck to something. Yeah, it was stuck to a small sandwich baggie of Canadian nickels that I'd just bought. These were the older (1981 and before) type, which is 99.9% nickel. The newer ones are mostly made of steel, but ALL the nickels in this baggie were the older type.
I'm used to thinking something is steel or iron if it sticks to a magnet. I had no idea that nickel would.
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