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<p>[QUOTE="mrbrklyn, post: 452186, member: 4381"]But even going back into the greek and roman periods they were able to make very exacting metal objects, especially weapons, and you'd think that the easiest way to assure the proper weight was to fix the dimensions of the coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>It makes for ugly coins. I'd think that alone would motivate them to make better coinage. But you know what, their wasn't that much of a cash economy in those early times.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ruben[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mrbrklyn, post: 452186, member: 4381"]But even going back into the greek and roman periods they were able to make very exacting metal objects, especially weapons, and you'd think that the easiest way to assure the proper weight was to fix the dimensions of the coins. It makes for ugly coins. I'd think that alone would motivate them to make better coinage. But you know what, their wasn't that much of a cash economy in those early times. Ruben[/QUOTE]
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