Re: OT: coins and currency (was: [Theory] Types of numerals)
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, January 5, 2006, 21:53 |
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On 1/5/06, Nomad of Norad -- David C Hall <nomad-conlang@...> wrote:
> Another thing that seems a mite peculiar: Most of the coins I've seen
> pictured from all over the world tend to be round, or at least round-ISH.
That's not peculiar, that's by design. Round coins are much harder to
chip tiny bits of (at one time precious) metal off of indetectably.
Especially if there's a ridge on the border to make any such chipping
obvious.
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Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>