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Firstly, they are heptagonal curves of constant width.
So what does that mean?
- heptagonal - they have seven sides
- curve of constant width - although not round it will roll along
So like all UK coinage, they will roll (between two fixed lines) - useful property for use in a vending machine - but their shape is easy to recognise for the blind.
All UK coinage comes in pairs with similar characteristics with the higher value coin larger:
- 1p & 2p are bronze in colour, smooth edges
- 5p & 10p are silver in colour, serrated edges
- 20p & 50p are silver in colour, heptagonal in shape
- £1 & £2 are gold in colour with serrated edges, but heavier and larger than the 5p & 10p. The £2 coin is made of 2 metals with the centre silver, though when first minted as a commemorative coin it was a single gold colour.
If you take two 50p pieces and place them between two rulers, as they roll along one ruler, the second ruler will move parallel to the first as if the coins were circular. Every time a vertex of one of the coins is touching one of the rulers the opposite side (of the same coin) will roll along the other ruler.
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What would 65 UK Pounds in 1968 be worth today?
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like a donkey
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91% copper
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he had gone all around to make it as the shape it is in maps, he did not shape it, it was all on his travels and good drawings to show the shape of the US
Is music overrated?
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Blue Willow has been in continuous production at the same factory since 1790, collectors are able to add new pieces to those that have been passed down through generations. The pieces made today will be considered as collectible as those from 30-40 years ago.
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