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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bart9349, post: 1638570, member: 5682&quot;]Seeing the large number of hammered coins clipped or shaved confirms this quote (and the need for coinage reform):</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I would assume, therefore, that a large proportion of hammered English coins around today are clipped?</p><p><br /></p><p>Question for Ancient Doug: I understand that later Ancient Roman coins were devalued (fiat currency) and it would not have been worth the effort to shave the coins. It seems to me, however, that there seems to be a lower proportion of the earlier Roman coins (closer to bullion) that were clipped. Thoughts? Or is it just selection bias by numismatists for collecting unclipped coins, thus, ensuring their survival?</p><p><br /></p><p>guy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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