Today I Found Out
Why Do Some Coins Have Ridges? (2016x240)
Air date: Nov 10, 2016
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https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFound→’s. At this time, coins were actually made of materials that were worth what the coin was worth. For example, a half dollar silver coin contained fifty cents worth of silver. Likewise, a $10 gold coin contained $10 worth of gold.
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