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yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 07/16/2009 9:49 pm its our government need I say more? Report this Post to the Staff
XavierOfGreen Pillar of the Community United States 2589 Posts	Posted 07/16/2009 10:18 pm i put my edge letter dollars in half dollar or even ike flips that way I can see the edge lettering on the coins easily. -XoG Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 07/17/2009 12:16 pm Quote: Does the mint have someone that knows what collectors are looking for to advise them on design? I don't believe so. Quote: How about those little bumps on the edges of the proof Sacagawea? What purpose do they serve? By bumps I assume you are talking about the three raised ridges equally spaced around the circumference of the coin. Those are the joints where the three edge dies come together. Quote: What exactly was the rationale of making edge lettering? There were two reasons. One was to remove inscriptions from the faces of the coins so the devices could be made larger. It was thought that the designers could make a more attractive design if if could be larger. The second reason was to interest collectors, the thought being that they would like it because it was different and since it hadn't been done for widely circulating coins since 1836. Frankly putting the date on the edge wasn't a problem since the year can be told from the design, but the mintmark should have been left on the face. Report this Post to the Staff
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