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But why not make the whole coin round?
by helthanatos 9y ago
But why not make the whole coin round?
- shakna 9y agoRound is far easier to counterfeit, the overcoming of which was the main goal of this new coin. A round coin can be punched. Non-round means yet another custom tool needs to be brought into the process of creating a fake.
- Latty 9y agoDifferent shapes make for easier identification without looking at the coin (good for the blind, people trying to find a coin in a wallet, etc...), and are harder to fake. It is also, apparently, a reference to the shape of the old threepenny bit.
- Meic 9y agoWhich is what a pound will be worth post-Brexit.