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Why were English coins given milled edges in 1562?

Anonymous

∙ 9y ago

Updated: 12/8/2022

To make them harder to counterfeit.

It also makes it more obvious if the edge has been shaved for the gold or silver.

The idea was suggested by Master of the Mint Sir Isaac Newton.

The more common name for this practice is "reeding".

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