Coin related... I guess

[AlFu]

Hello Everyone,

I have a quick question that I guess could be considered coin related. Does a coins' metal composition play any role in how deep it will go into the ground, or change its' rate of decent? In other words; Let's say two coins are lost at the same time, at around 100 years ago and in the same location, we'll say the woods. One is a silver half and the other, a Large Cent. Let's also say that there is no one tampering with the coins either. No one stepping on them ect. Will the two coins be found at the same depth or will one be deeper than the other? These are the questions that keep me up at night.

Thanks,

Al-Fu

 

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[ckrakowski]

i would say not because if you drop a bowling ball and a feather at the same time their rates of descent are the same so i would think the same could be said for coins.

 

[idahotokens]

Wow, Ski--you forgot the part about "in a vacuum" when you made that statement.
John in the 208

 

[tarpon192]

yeah yeah in a vacuum

 

[Mzjavert]

Wouldn't the area of the coin make a difference? And if it's on it's edge of lying flat?

 

[AlFu]

Wouldn't the area of the coin make a difference? And if it's on it's edge of lying flat?

I'm sure it would make a difference to some degree if the coin was on edge. The example I gave had a similar coin area with a silver half and a colonial copper. I just wanted to know if the silvers end up going deeper than the coppers over a particular time span. No biggie really. Just having a little fun here.

H.H.

Al