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Many reasons:
A flat round shape is easy to grasp.
The shape ensures that people do not injure their hands while handling them.
A round shape lessens degradation. Coins in a square shape tend to degrade on the corners.
Manufacturing a circle is easier due to more balanced heat cooling after the molten metal is put into the mold.
Where coins have holes in them, having a circular shape makes it less likely that the coins will break, as pressure is better distributed.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThey have to be that shape to fit into coin slots and bubble gum machines
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Are all coins circles?
no. UK have coins with 5 and 7 sides
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Where can i go to sell rear us coins coins?
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How much is a gold plated Bitcoin worth?
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What is the best way to sell old coins?
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What does money look like?
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What money look like?
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Are all coins circles?
no. UK have coins with 5 and 7 sides
How do you use the word oval in a sentence?
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Household objects shaped like a nonagon?
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What are shaped like a triangle?
Triangles are generally shaped like triangles. Squares do not fit this description as they are generally categorized as squares. Circles have no sides, so they are also not triangles. Most things with three sides are triangle-shaped. Hope this helps.
