Grooved notches found on the edge of some coins.
Reeding mark(s)
A mark or marks caused when the reeded edge of one coin scuffs or scratches the surface of another coin. Also see: Milling mark ...
The grooved notches on the edge of some coins.
reeding mark(s)
Marks caused when the reeded edge of one coin hits the surface of another coin.
reeded edge Term for the grooved notches on the edge of some coins. These were first imparted by the Mint's edge machine, later in the minting process by the use of close collars - these sometimes called the third die or collar die.
Also two styles of letter punches were used as some letters have a "notched" bottom serif; both straight and notched varieties are used for the letters I, N and T. In the date the initial numeral 1 was recut so that the top appears doubled.
Reverse Design: Very similar to the adopted design, except there are no notches in the bottoms of the wings and the olive branch has a single cluster of three leaves. The reverse is quite similar to George T.
Notches whose sizes represented a particular sum of money would be cut into the stick which would then be split down the middle. One part would be kept by the creditor, the other by the debtor.
These coins were struck on a flan that had been notched around the edge producing a sawtooth pattern. The coins were done individually with great variety of depth and spacing.
Ironically, while some large cents were shipped overseas to pay tribal chieftains for slaves, uniquely notched pieces would later serve as identification for runaway slaves on their way north.
Small wooden stick, often hazel, with special notches which denoted the amount of money. Originally, accounts were verified by placing wooden tallies in the boxes marked on a check table cloth, hence the Exchequer.
This is a beautiful As of The emperor Claudius. The notches were most likely made in antiquity for the coin to possibly be worn as jewelry or decoration.
Centered, 2 flan notches as struck (these result from the slight splitting of the flan when the metal is struck cold), black patina, nice portrait and rev., Very Fine....$65 Photo
(Theodosius was the last ruler of a united Roman Empire.
Here is a good example of the French ties to the classical age: Victory inscribing the victory on a shield - similar to notches in the gun of the old west. The fasces found on the Mercury dimes also appears to the left on the ecu.
serrati were Roman Republican denarii with notched or serrated edges.
Signum
a military standard.
" Although the designer's initials were not on the coin, almost all of Reich's obverses have a characteristic notched point on the lowest star on the right-as his "signature." On the half eagles, the notch faces the coin's border.
The twenty-cent coin is larger than the ten-cent coin and is also gold in colour. It has a unique group of seven notches around the otherwise-smooth edge, making it easy to recognise by touch.
When copper was scarce or very high-priced, craftsmen or others who worked with the metal would buy kegs of copper cents to melt. The large cents also found use as home medical remedies, hotel key fobs and mechanical devices. Notched large cents ...
Maybe, but I guarantee you that many a coin has been accidentally dropped by dealers and collectors reducing its grade by a couple notches and its value by countless thousands of dollars. Personally, and sadly, it has happened to me.
Serrated denarii, or serrati, which featured about 20 notched chisel mark on the edge of the coin, were produced to demonstrate the integrity of the coin. This effort was in vain, as examples of fourrée serrati attest.
The Proclamation of 1108 decreed that all genuine pennies and half-pennies could not be refused and required that all newly produced pennies be nicked or notched to show that they did not contain copper cores.
 See also: Coin, Mint, Revers, Reverse, Struck
  
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