Naturally "weighted" Coins?

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jazzy Valued Member Canada 98 Posts	Posted 11/12/2021 3:15 pm We all know no one likes to bet against a weighted coin, since it's designed to land one way more than the other. Are there any coins throughout history that naturally exhibit this property? Giving enough flips it will land on one side more than the other by a fair (or not-so-fair) margin? Let me know if you know of any Report this Post to the Staff

NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17909 Posts	Posted 11/12/2021 3:38 pm Perhaps one of the many coins with a relatively flat, low relief reverse and a high relief portrait on the obverse? My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 11/12/2021 5:33 pm Building on @numis' response would a scyphate, such as from the Byzantine Empire meet your requirements? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 11/12/2021 6:13 pm What did the ancient Greeks use coin tossing? Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 11/12/2021 6:50 pm Wikipedia shows that you were actually quite close @sel (navia aut caput): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_flipping "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
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