#4 The Crime of Coining: Why Shaving a Penny Could Get You Killed

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Before paper money, the value of a coin was the metal it contained. This led to a widespread and dangerous crime: coin clipping. Discover the forgotten history of "coining," why shaving tiny bits of silver off a penny was a capital offense, and how Sir Isaac Newton himself led the hunt for England's most notorious counterfeiter.

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