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BlueKat 03/24/24 7:58:18 PM #211: | A dime has 118 ridges on its edge.
The ridges on the edge of U.S. coins were added to silver coins, such as dimes and quarters, for security purposes. They made coins harder to reproduce by counterfeiting, and prevented clipping (removing small amounts of silver from coins to sell for profit). --- There is no good. There is no evil. There just is. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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