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Rated: E · Book · Educational · #2105953
One hundred facts that are interesting but ultimately useless.
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#904685 added February 15, 2017 at 4:05am
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Reeded Coins
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Reeded Coins
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​​The parallel grooves etched on the outer circumference of many styles of coin are known as "reeding". When coinage was made of actual gold or silver, a common tactic by less-than-honest citizens was to shave or clip tiny amounts from the edges; each coin could still be redeemed for its minted value, and the excess metal would be sold for profit. Reeding was introduced to curb this practice -- or at least to make it more conspicuous.


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