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e-Antique.eu Glossary: Clipping |
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clipping
The illegal practice of shearing metal from the edge of a precious-metal coin for profit – a universal practice dating from ancient times. Clipping was relatively easy to do with hammered coins, although it could be detected with careful and consistent weighing. The penalties were severe for those who were caught; sentences of death or limb amputation have been recorded. Clipping was largely stopped with the introduction of machine-made coins in Britain from 1662. |
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