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Ever wonder why some coins have ridges, but others don’t?

Posted on October 19, 2021

I’m sure you’ve probably noticed that silver dollars, half-dollars, quarters and dimes have ridges around their edges, but nickels and pennies don’t.

Have you ever wondered why that is?

Well, those ridges are called reedings, and the reason why they’re present on some coins dates all the way back to the establishment of the Coinage Act of 1792…

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The awesome value of time

Posted on July 2, 2021

“Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once.“
     -–Lillian Dickson

In case you haven’t noticed, we all have our own likes and dislikes.

For example, my dad loved to fish, and he spent a large percentage of his time on earth sitting on the banks of nearby rivers and ponds doing just that.

But me? Well, I’d rather do just about anything besides sit and keep watch on a fishing line, hoping to get “a bite”.

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