The ridges are a carry over of when coins were minted using actual precious metal. The practice of “clipping” coins was to carefully shave or clip some of the gold or silver off of the edge of the coin. So that the coin still had the denomination but was actually less valuable and the unscrupulous would pocket a bit for himself. The ridges prevents that practice. Of course it isn’t really needed now.
Walter Hopkins Premium Member over 6 years ago
Proper English requires the phrase “one fewer ridge”.
Templo S.U.D. over 6 years ago
So if it’s 700,000 daily, what is it per minute? It also never occurred to me that you can inhale your own skin particles.
boniface22 over 6 years ago
486
Bilan over 6 years ago
According to Merriam Webster, less should be used in matters of degree, while fewer should be used for quantities.
The Pro from Dover over 6 years ago
Ruffles have ridges too!
mywifeslover over 6 years ago
The ridges are a carry over of when coins were minted using actual precious metal. The practice of “clipping” coins was to carefully shave or clip some of the gold or silver off of the edge of the coin. So that the coin still had the denomination but was actually less valuable and the unscrupulous would pocket a bit for himself. The ridges prevents that practice. Of course it isn’t really needed now.
SwimsWithSharks over 6 years ago
That’s a good fact about quarters having plusser ridges than dimes.
Now I’ll be able to tell them apart.
Nighthawks Premium Member over 6 years ago
never burn your ridges behind you
CeeJay over 6 years ago
Stupid flashback: When I was a kid I learned in one of my Tarzan comics that Tarzan also slept with one eye open.
dwdl21 over 6 years ago
Gripping your pillow tight….
cdnalor over 6 years ago
Dolphin moms, you mean.
Huckleberry Hiroshima over 6 years ago
“Watcha doin’, Earl? We’ve got a deadline to meet.” “I know I know.. hang on, I’m still counting skin particles.. 657,433..657,434..”
tuslog1964 over 6 years ago
At last – a way to determine if your coins are counterfit!
tuslog64 over 6 years ago
But be prepared to get ugly comments from those behind you in the check-out line while you’re counting them!
Stephen Gilberg over 6 years ago
I thought dolphins never fully slept.
pearlsbs over 6 years ago
You probably inhale nearly that many of other people’s skin particles.