This very common coin xave been struck with two varietis:
KM#622,1 and KM 622,2 different for shaded denomination according Numista and Krause catalogs.
But all editions of Krause SCWC 1901-2000 add also that KM 622,1 has also edge reeded.
I own about 10 specimen, all ege plain, that I have identify as 622,2. And in many years i have not been able to find a coins reeded.
There are some collector who can check edge of own coins to find a coin with edge reeded?
According your opinion could be an error?
Thanks
Enrico
Have a closer look. I have the same coin and I just looked at the edge. When I first looked and felt it with my finger, the edge appeared to be smooth, but when I looked closer with my magnifying glass (no digital microscope, I'm afraid!) I could see vertical lines all round the edge and when I felt it with my fingernail I could feel the reeds. This is either not reeding in the normal sense or it is so worn that it is almost smooth but not quite.
Just because you can't see it ... doesn't mean it isn't there - Anon.
How clever are you!! There is reeding - of a sort; and I agree it is not in the conventional sense. I took a few close-ups, and of the best two I could not decide which to show, so include both ...
My specimens are all uncirculated. My son took all them some year ago during a Sharm el Sheik holidays.
Most of them have plain edge. Some other get some few vertical line. But we cant classify them as reeded coins.
All them have not demination not shaded, I translate: a dark area above tughra. Your coins is shaded? Otherwise it is another reason he cant be classified as 622,1
Enrico
I've had another look at my coin, my Krause DVD and Numismaster. My coin has the very fine lines on the edge, which Krause and Numismaster call "reeded", and the denomination, as far as I can tell, is not shaded which makes it a KM#622.1. Again, according to Krause, the other variation has a smooth edge (at least Krause doesn't mention the edge) and has a shaded denomination, which is the KM#622.2. Enrico, can you post some photos of your coins?
Just because you can't see it ... doesn't mean it isn't there - Anon.
I am not able using scanner tu make photo of coin edge. But i have counted number of very fine lines in some coin, about 12.
Assolutely we cant consider it as reeded and also Krause write reeded when coins are similar to our 10 or 50 eurocent. Mint have not worked at all. And my coins are not shaded so it would be KM 622,1 but are all without reed.
There are some collector get coins shaded as reported for KM622,2?
Enrico
I have the KM#622.1 and it looks like having a smooth edge. If I swipe my finger nails along the line
and have a closer look it seems there is at least some sort of reeding. my coin is not that smooth like
you would consider "smooth" to be. so what is this? reeding? mint error?
I added a line to the edge's description and to KM#622.1. please check and tell if this ok for now
All collectors who have KM 622,1 talk about some fine line. We can't call it as reeded. It is not first time that we find errors on Krause catalog.
Remember Argentina KM 111,2. Krause catalogs for twenty years reported metal in cu-ni. Only on 2012 edition Krause correct it as brass.
Krause is very useful but is no more our bible. Too much errors in the last editions.
Enrico
