A quarter has 119 grooves on its edge, one more than a dime. Ridges were added to coins to prevent counterfeit and devaluing. At one time, coins were made of precious metals and people would shave off the coin’s edges. Merchants had to weigh the coins to determine the true value because so many coins in circulation were shaved. Now that the mint no longer uses precious metals; however, the ridges remain to help the seeing impaired to be able to tell the differences between coins like the dime and penny.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 15:55:48 +0000
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