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2025-01-01 05:08:39 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BF5F61DE4597DABEF498611E9A2BD0ECDA897D508EE8C81824B2635D5E02251B
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Context: Before their adoption by the U.S. Mint, reeded edges were used to combat clippers and counterfeiters. Today, they continue as a nod to that history and for practical reasons like tactile differentiation https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/28044/how-many-ridges-are-quarter-and-why-are-they-there-first-place#:~:text=Coin%20clipping%20is%20no%20longer,The%20tenacity%20is%20admirable https://learn.apmex.com/answers/why-do-coins-have-ridges-what-is-reeding/
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