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Nowadays, alongside size and shape, to help those with sight difficulties distinguish different coins.

When coins were actually made of a precious metal they were there to prevent "clipping" or the practice of shaving a tiny bit of metal from the edge of the coin. A clipped coin would be easy to spot because the ridges, properly called a "reeded edge" would be worn away

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