Milling the edges of coins, Royal Mint, London, 1891. Artist: Unknown
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Milling the edges of coins, Royal Mint, London, 1891. A milled edge meant that metal could not be stolen from the edges of gold and silver coins by clipping, so reducing their intrinsic value.
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- 51 30 51 N , 000 05 35 W
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