Difference Between Reeded Edge And Security Edge?

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JDRMCB Pillar of the Community United States 616 Posts	Posted 03/05/2018 1:48 pm Can anyone educate me on the difference between a Reeded edge and a Security edge on a 1947 French Indochina 1 Piastre? Thanks in advance! Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/05/2018 2:10 pm I think the words are interchangeable. The reeding on coins is for security reasons. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Dennman Valued Member Canada 496 Posts	Posted 03/05/2018 2:15 pm I'm with John on this.I believe that he reeding was put on coins to prevent clipping. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 03/05/2018 2:19 pm I'm not familiar with this particular issue, but a "security edge" is reeded, but has a groove usually with raised dots or other patterns. This was prevalent on a lot of European colonial coins in Asia, especially on coins believed to be especially at risk of counterfeiting. It isn't used widely anymore, although India still uses it on their 5 rupee coins. Report this Post to the Staff
nss-52 Moderator United States 54280 Posts	Posted 03/05/2018 2:22 pm Security edge Report this Post to the Staff
JDRMCB Pillar of the Community United States 616 Posts	Posted 03/05/2018 3:01 pm Thanks ness-52! I knew there had to be a difference between the two due to the significant jump in value between them along with them being assigned different KM numbers.. You would think that you could find more information on this topic, but I guess it's a "security" issue.. One would think that declassification would come with demonetization. I know......not funny. Report this Post to the Staff
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