Definition

• Cut Coins.  During shortages of small denomination coins, larger coins have been cut into smaller portions to make change for commerce. This was a widespread practice in the Caribbean Islands in the late 18th century.

  excerpted with permission from

  An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology

  For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators

  COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON

  Roger W. Burdette, Editor

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