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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hontonai, post: 878366, member: 4703&quot;]Great post, as always.</p><p><br /></p><p>But why the holes?</p><p><br /></p><ul> <li>After being broken off the &quot;tree&quot;, the coins were stacked on a rod to keep them stationary while the nubs were being filed off.&nbsp; (That&#039;s why the holes are square, or otherwise shaped to prevent rolling of the coins.)</li> </ul><p> <ul> <li>Especially before paper money came along, large quantities of coins were required for many purchases, so coins were strung in groups.&nbsp; (Hole shape wasn&#039;t important for that purpose.)</li> </ul><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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