thank you
learned something new today
Canadian coins with a P are nickel plated on steel blanks.
otoh, USAmerican coins do not have a ferrous content.
you have iron coins, eh?
Neat! I did not know that. Even your "nickels" aren't nickel! (mostly!). I don't have any recent US coins handy, but I did plunge the Baton into the jar of leftover US coins we have accumulated over the years ( for quite a while US coins would show up in change in Canadian stores) and none of them stuck. I also tried our jar of miscellaneous coins and found, for example, even a 1977 500 lira Italian coin stuck strongly, as did a 1 French franc, and a 5 Euro cent piece from Sweden. Again, I don't have a lot of recent European or Asian coins - a Hong Kong 5 dollar coin didn't stick,for instance. A UK 1 pound coin weakly stuck to the flashlight - fell off under its own weight.
All Canadian coins for about 20 years are on plated steel cores, or have substantial nickel content...so us Canadian Baton users should keep our money in a different pocket from our lights. I got quite a jolt when I found the pennies made since 1997 (and discontinued here since 2012) would also stick to a magnet. And I have one Toronto Transit Commission token (un-dated) and it doesn't stick, either.
The things you learn on the flashlight forums....
Bill
( I can get my coins fresh from the Mint, which is about a 10 minute drive from here!)