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If you check the first five cent coins were reeded, the were Half Dimes made from silver Tim Hughes
Edited by Onedollarbillnut
07/10/2017 9:33 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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So what is the deal with holed and plugged holed silver coins?
I have always said the same theory as clipping and shaving.
"I found it that way"
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07/10/2017 11:09 pm
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Some interesting explanations there. Personally I feel reeds are more aesthetically pleasing than a smoothed edge coin. Shame the Sac and Prez dollars aren't reeded like their predecessors.
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The current small dollars are so close in size to a quarter that reeding would make them much harder to distinguish in your pocket (or if you're blind). That's one of the things that doomed the SBA. |
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At least the Sacs and Prez dollars have a golden colour to differentiate itself from the quarter.
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So what is the deal with holed and plugged holed silver coins?
I have always said the same theory as clipping and shaving.
"I found it that way" Many coins were holed to allow them to be worn as jewellery. The plugs came later, when someone tried to turn them back into a coin again. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Didn't the Twenty Cent Piece have a smooth edge? Was that to distinguish it from a quarter? Paul Bulgerin
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Quote:Didn't the Twenty Cent Piece have a smooth edge? Was that to distinguish it from a quarter? Yes. Sap mentioned that above in his first reply (near the end). |
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Because they weren't silver. Today its just tradition and what were used to.
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Pillar of the Community
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As for Chinese coins, the holes were there to string the coins together. Possibly to avoid the clinking sound when walking through marketplaces. I heard another theory that a nobleperson would have a servant carry his/her coins strung together.
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Rest in Peace
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Libertad, also, when strung on treated leather (water buffalo has very tuff hide) a couple pound string made avvery nasty defensive weapon against highwaymen!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Even with World coins, the instances of reeding for copper and bronze coins is far and few between.
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That is very interesting Mark.
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Libertad, also, when strung on treated leather (water buffalo has very tuff hide) a couple pound string made avvery nasty defensive weapon against highwaymen!  |
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