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Why are Us coins circled?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

It's a tamper evident rim that keeps people from stealing metal from the edge via grinding and filing. In the past, some people used to file metal off the edge of coins, save the powder until they had a good amount, then melt it down, and have it minted as a new coin.

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