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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JBK, post: 129314, member: 1101&quot;]Another benefit to dates is that subsequent govts could demonitize older coins.&nbsp; Designs usually changed, of course, but dates make it easier to know when the coin/note was made so that wholesale changes are easier.&nbsp; German marks,French Francs, etc, etc. went through many incarnations.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, as another post mentioned, when fineness or composition is changed dates make it easier to see what is old and what is new (even for base metal coins) these days.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suppose there could also be an anti-countefeiting benefit also.&nbsp; A forger has to keep making new dies periodically unless he wants to sttract attention for always having &quot;old&quot; coins.&nbsp; The forgers in Eastern Europe who make UK pound coins try to keep up with the dates, for example.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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