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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 55748, member: 112&quot;]Geeeez Mike - I almost think I prefered the shortcut&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Seriously though - an excellent explanation&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; One comment about cobs though - when the piece was sliced off the cylinder it was weighed. To get it to the proper weight - the piece was clipped - right at the mint. This helped to create the many irregular shapes with cob coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now I cannot speak authoritatively as to whether or not cobs were clipped after leaving the mint - but I suspect they were as much as any other coin. Their very nature, the shape of the coins, added to the ease for doing this without the coin being as suspect as a round coin with irregular edges. But it is simple to determine by weighing the coins for the Spaniards were quite particular when it came to the weight of their coins. As a general rule they were very consistent.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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