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    How many grooves are there on the edge of a quarter?

    Question #16372. Asked by Maggie. (Feb 01 02 6:37 PM)


    Friar Tuck

    		119 and I am not even American.

    http://en.allexperts.com/q/Coin-Collecting-2297/grooves-edge-quarter.htm

    "There are 119 reeds on the edge of the U.S. quarter.

    The technique is called reeding and was and still is used as an anti-counterfeiting device.

    The dollar, half-dollar, quarter, and ten-cent coin denominations were originally produced from precious metals (gold and silver). Reeded edges were eventually incorporated into the design of these denominations to deter counterfeiting and the fraudulent use of the coins, such as filing down the edges in an attempt to recover the precious metals."

    [Added reference -McG]

    Feb 01 02, 6:47 PM

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