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Penny, nickel, susan b.
The SBA. dollar has reeds, the 2000-2006 Sacagawea dollar has no reeds but in 2007 the date and mintmark was moved to the edge of the coin. Now only the penny and nickel have plain edge's.
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How many ridges are around the US penny?
There are no ridges on a US Penny or the US Nickel, the edges are smooth.
What is the value of a 1971 US quarter with smooth edges?
25 cents. Coins that are almost 40 years old have likely experienced a lot of wear. Depending on how they've been used, the reeding can be almost totally worn off.
Why are the edges of some coins notched?
The actual term is "reeded" rather than "notched". Reeded edges prevent thieves from clipping coins. That is shaving metal metal off the edges. Dimes, quarters, half-dollars, and dollar coins all were made of silver until 1964. Pennies and nickels do not have precious metal in their mix. The US continued to use reeding on the edges of dimes, quarters, and half dollars even though they were changed to copper-nickel in the 1960s and 1970s. The $1 coins introduced in 2000 are also made of non-precious metals, 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.
Why are coins reeded?
Reeding (the little grooves or bumps on the edges of many coins) was originally used on precious-metal coins to prevent people from scraping small amounts off the edges, a practice called clipping or shaving. When coins weren't reeded crooks would sell the shavings for their precious-metal content. Removal of small amounts would be hard to detect on individual coins but done over hundreds or even thousands, it could add up to a significant theft. Reeding made it much more obvious that a coin had been shaved; anyone spending large numbers of shaved coins could be identified much more easily. Today coins are reeded either as a matter of tradition or to make them easier for visually-limited people to identify by touch. When the US stopped making silver coins in the mid-1960s the same dies were used to produce the new cupronickel pieces. As a result current US dimes, quarters, and half dollars still have the same number and type of reeds as their silver predecessors. But when the new Sacajawea and Presidential dollars were introduced there was no silver predecessor coin of that diameter so they have smooth edges to help distinguish them from quarters and halves. Other countries make much more elaborate use of reeding and other edge designs. For example many EU coins are similar in size, so they're made of different metals and have different edges to make them stand out regardless of a person's eyesight. 1 and 5 cent coins have smooth edges, 2 cent coins have a lateral groove, 10, 20, and 50 cent coins have wide reeding while €1 and €2 coins have narrow reeding.
If you have three US coins totaling 20 cents one is not a nickel what are the coins?
2 nickels and a dime....
How many ridges are around the US penny?
There are no ridges on a US Penny or the US Nickel, the edges are smooth.
What coins have notched edges?
The actual term is "reeded" rather than "notched". Reeded edges were once used to prevent thieves from clipping coins, that is, shaving metal from the edges where it wouldn't be noticed. If you're referring to US coins, all former silver and gold coins had reeded edges to prevent clipping of those precious metals. 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 the value of a 1971 US quarter with smooth edges?
25 cents. Coins that are almost 40 years old have likely experienced a lot of wear. Depending on how they've been used, the reeding can be almost totally worn off.
Why are the edges of some coins notched?
The actual term is "reeded" rather than "notched". Reeded edges prevent thieves from clipping coins. That is shaving metal metal off the edges. Dimes, quarters, half-dollars, and dollar coins all were made of silver until 1964. Pennies and nickels do not have precious metal in their mix. The US continued to use reeding on the edges of dimes, quarters, and half dollars even though they were changed to copper-nickel in the 1960s and 1970s. The $1 coins introduced in 2000 are also made of non-precious metals, 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.
Jimmy has 4 coins worth 8 cents what coins does Jimmy have?
He has a US nickel and three US pennies.
What 3 coins make 1.50?
Three half-dollars (three 50-cent coins). In US coins, a dollar and two quarters (dollar coins are not well-circulated).
Why are coins reeded?
Reeding (the little grooves or bumps on the edges of many coins) was originally used on precious-metal coins to prevent people from scraping small amounts off the edges, a practice called clipping or shaving. When coins weren't reeded crooks would sell the shavings for their precious-metal content. Removal of small amounts would be hard to detect on individual coins but done over hundreds or even thousands, it could add up to a significant theft. Reeding made it much more obvious that a coin had been shaved; anyone spending large numbers of shaved coins could be identified much more easily. Today coins are reeded either as a matter of tradition or to make them easier for visually-limited people to identify by touch. When the US stopped making silver coins in the mid-1960s the same dies were used to produce the new cupronickel pieces. As a result current US dimes, quarters, and half dollars still have the same number and type of reeds as their silver predecessors. But when the new Sacajawea and Presidential dollars were introduced there was no silver predecessor coin of that diameter so they have smooth edges to help distinguish them from quarters and halves. Other countries make much more elaborate use of reeding and other edge designs. For example many EU coins are similar in size, so they're made of different metals and have different edges to make them stand out regardless of a person's eyesight. 1 and 5 cent coins have smooth edges, 2 cent coins have a lateral groove, 10, 20, and 50 cent coins have wide reeding while €1 and €2 coins have narrow reeding.
Are all US coins milled?
no not all us coins are milledMoreThe more common term today is "reeded"; for some reason "milled" has fallen out of use in the last 150 years or so. For current US coins: Cents and nickels have smooth edges.Dimes, quarters, and halves are reededDollars have "lettered" edges which are smooth but include things like mottoes, the date and mint mark, etc.Reeding was originally used to make it easier to detect removal of metal from a coin's edge. Criminals would take a small bit from each coin; added together it amounted to a lot of stolen gold or silver.Reeding on US and Canadian coins continues today as a matter of tradition. Other countries use variations on reeding such as circumferential grooves and interrupted reeds to make it easier for visually-impaired people to distinguish coins by touch.
If you have three US coins totaling 20 cents one is not a nickel what are the coins?
2 nickels and a dime....
Why did the government require coins to be milled?
Milling, also called reeding, was first added to the edges of gold and silver coins during the Middle Ages to combat a form of theft called "shaving". When coins had smooth edges crooks would scrape tiny bits of metal from around the rim. Done carefully, shaving didn't make the diameter obviously smaller so the criminals simply re-spent the coins at their original value. The scrapings were then sold for an added, uh, profit. Adding reeds to coins' edges made shaving much more obvious. Anyone who tried to spend a shaved coin would immediately arouse suspicion, which greatly reduced its incidence. Shaving is no longer a threat because modern circulation coins are don't contain gold or silver, but many mints still add reeding to their coins' edges. In the US and Canada reeding is retained mostly a matter of tradition, but other countries use it to help make coins more easily recognizable to people with visual impairments. For example, many euro coins are similar in size but different denominations are distinguished by having narrow (closely-spaced) reeds, wide reeds, or even "interrupted" reeds; i.e. alternating segments of reeded and smooth surfaces.
Why do quarters and dimes have ridges and pennies and nickels don't?
The ridges on the edges of coins are called "reeding". When coins were made of precious metals like silver and gold, reeds were used to prevent theft by shaving, i.e. using a sharp instrument to remove a tiny bit of metal from the edges of a coin. A shaved coin would very slightly smaller but not enough to be noticed. If a crook shaved enough coins they could make a nice profit selling the scraps. Mints adopted reeded edges so any attempt at shaving would be immediately obvious. Nickels and cents have smooth edges because those denominations were never made of precious metals. When the US switched from silver coinage to copper-nickel clad coins in the 1960s reeded edges were no longer necessary but the Mint decided to continue using them so the new coins were as much like the old ones as possible. However new designs and denominations like the current Presidential dollars don't have to match any previous coins so they're made without reeding. Other countries now use specialized reeding to make it easier for visually-limited people to tell coins apart by touch. For example some denominations of euro coins are similar in size but have very different edges with, for example, wide reeds, narrow reeds, or "interrupted" reeds consisting of alternating ridged and smooth sections.
What us coins have no ridges around the edges?
"Golden" dollars, pennies, and nickels. It's not that hard, just grab a fistful of change and check it out.
