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The (illegal) process of snipping a part of the edge of a coin so as to obtain some precious metal. It was a serious problem on hammered coins. Milling, beading, engraving to the edge and other technical innovations helped to reduce this.
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This was last updated on 29-Nov-2021 09:27:05