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"Reeding" is the special term used to describe the ridges found on the edges of many coins.
Reeding was originally used on coins containing precious metals like gold or silver to make if obvious if anyone had "scraped" a coin. Scraping is the illegal practice of using a sharp instrument to remove a tiny amount of metal from the edge of a coin. Individually, each coin only loses a small amount of metal but a criminal could accumulate a significant amount of metal by scraping large quantities of coins.
Today, many countries use reeding or variations of it to make it easier for people with limited vision to identify coins by touch. For example, in the EU some euro coins have close reeding (i.e. a lot of thin ridges), others have wide reeding (a smaller number of thicker ridges), and still others have interrupted reeding (alternating patterns of smooth and reeded portions)
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What is the value of a 1967 dime with smooth edge?
10¢. The coin is 40 years old and the reeding has worn off.
What is a reeded edge?
"Reeding" is the series of vertical grooves on a coin's edge. Originally reeding was used on gold and silver coins to make it easier to detect shaving, the practice of removing small amounts of precious metal from a coin's edges. Without reeding, it would be much easier to disguise the removal of tiny amounts of metal from the edge of a coin. If a crook shaved enough coins they could make a significant amount of money by selling the accumulated gold and silver bits. Today reeding and other edge designs are often used to make it easier for people with limited vision to distinguish similar-sized coins. For example, several euro coins are similar in size but each one has a distinct edge - narrow reeds, thick reeds, a groove, partial reeding, etc. - so they're easily distinguished by feel.
Why are there grooves on the edge of a coin?
These grooves, called "reeds", prevent dishonest people from filing off the edge of the coin in order to sell off the metal. The filed edge of a smooth coin can go unnoticed, but a filed reeded edge is obvious. Reeding also makes counterfeiting the coin more difficult. When US coins contained precious metals, all silver and gold denominations were reeded. Today dimes, quarters, and half dollars are reeded simply because their designs haven't been significantly changed since the days they were made of silver. The brass $1 coins introduced in 2000 are a new size and design, and have smooth edges to help differentiate them from the other denominations. Many countries now use variations of standard reeding to help make their coins distinguishable by touch as well as sight, especially if they're similar in size. For example some euro coins have wide reeding, others have very narrow reeding, and still others have what's called "interrupted" reeding with interspersed smooth spaces.
What does reeding mean in coins?
Reeding is the type of textured or grooved edges on some coins. U.S. dimes and quarters are reeded, but cents and nickels are not. The reason some coins have reeding is because when coins were made of precious metals like gold and silver, sometimes people would shave off a little of the coin to keep for themselves, to collect and sell at another time. By adding reeds, coins couldn't be altered without noticeable marks.
Why does a dime have ridges?
Because it is traditionally a precious metal coin. The reeding makes it obvious if someone has shaved a bit of silver off.Prior to 1965, the dime was 90% silver. Ridges, or reeding as it is commonly called, were used to prevent people from shaving off tiny bits of the silver and melting it down and passing off a dime that might only have 9 cents of silver in it as having 10 cents of silver in it. If you look at the denominations that have historically been silver in the US (such as the dime, half dollar, and quarter) you will see that they all have reeding to discourage the clipping of coins. On the other hand, coins like the nickel which (aside from 1942-1945 when silver replaced nickel due to wartime nickel shortages) contain no precious metal, they have a plain edge as does the penny. Prior to the advent of reeding, milled coins might have had a lettered or engraved edge such as we see today on the presidential dollars and the British 1 pound coin.
What does the term reeding mean in coin collecting?
edge of a coin with grooved lines that run around the entire perimeter of the coin
What is the value of a 1967 dime with smooth edge?
10¢. The coin is 40 years old and the reeding has worn off.
What is a reeded edge?
"Reeding" is the series of vertical grooves on a coin's edge. Originally reeding was used on gold and silver coins to make it easier to detect shaving, the practice of removing small amounts of precious metal from a coin's edges. Without reeding, it would be much easier to disguise the removal of tiny amounts of metal from the edge of a coin. If a crook shaved enough coins they could make a significant amount of money by selling the accumulated gold and silver bits. Today reeding and other edge designs are often used to make it easier for people with limited vision to distinguish similar-sized coins. For example, several euro coins are similar in size but each one has a distinct edge - narrow reeds, thick reeds, a groove, partial reeding, etc. - so they're easily distinguished by feel.
What are partial collar broadstruck dimes worth?
When a coin is " Broadstruck " the edge will lack all reeding. The coin needs to be seen for an accurate value. In general Roosevelt clad dimes are $5 to $10.
Dime with copper reeding value?
A dime with copper reeding doesn't have any added value beyond its face value of 10 cents. The copper reeding is simply a design feature on the coin and doesn't affect its worth to collectors or in circulation.
1965 Roosevelt dime with smooth rim?
Your coin is 45 years old and simply showing the effects of wear and tear. The reeding on the edges is small and wears off faster than the rest of the coin's design.
When did coin reeding first start?
Reeding the edges of coins began to prevent "shaving". Early coins were made from gold and silver and the grooves were added to stop people from filing down the edges to recover the precious metals. Reeded coins go as far back as the 1820's.
Why are there grooves on the edge of a coin?
These grooves, called "reeds", prevent dishonest people from filing off the edge of the coin in order to sell off the metal. The filed edge of a smooth coin can go unnoticed, but a filed reeded edge is obvious. Reeding also makes counterfeiting the coin more difficult. When US coins contained precious metals, all silver and gold denominations were reeded. Today dimes, quarters, and half dollars are reeded simply because their designs haven't been significantly changed since the days they were made of silver. The brass $1 coins introduced in 2000 are a new size and design, and have smooth edges to help differentiate them from the other denominations. Many countries now use variations of standard reeding to help make their coins distinguishable by touch as well as sight, especially if they're similar in size. For example some euro coins have wide reeding, others have very narrow reeding, and still others have what's called "interrupted" reeding with interspersed smooth spaces.
What is reeding?
A form of ribbed decoration. I know that in the minting of coins a reeded edge is used on the dime, quarter, half-dollar, and Susan B. Anthony dollar coin..
What does reeding mean in coins?
Reeding is the type of textured or grooved edges on some coins. U.S. dimes and quarters are reeded, but cents and nickels are not. The reason some coins have reeding is because when coins were made of precious metals like gold and silver, sometimes people would shave off a little of the coin to keep for themselves, to collect and sell at another time. By adding reeds, coins couldn't be altered without noticeable marks.
Why are there grooves on a quarter?
The grooves are called "reeding" and are a holdover from the days when coins were made of silver. Before reeding was introduced, criminals would scrape the edges of silver coins, removing a small amount of metal from each one until they accumulated enough to sell, a practice called shaving. Edges were reeded to make it easier to detect when a coin had been shaved. Today many countries, but not the US, use distinctive patterns of reeding on the edges of their coins to make them distinguishable by touch which helps people with visual impairments.
How much 1963 quarter worth?
25 cents. It's not an error. That coin is old enough that the reeding has probably worn off, and/or been subject to some other kind of alteration.
