# Upside-down coins

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upside-down-coins/2847>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 26, 1999, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upside-down-coins/2847 "1999-08-26T22:58:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Ennius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Ennius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ennius)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 1999, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upside-down-coins/2847/1 "1999-08-26T22:58:00Z")

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I emailed this one to Cecil recently, but in case he doesn’t answer it:

Why are the two sides of coins printed upside down, relative to each other? And, if there is, in fact, a reason, why aren’t bills printed the same way?

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**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 1999, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upside-down-coins/2847/2 "1999-08-26T23:29:00Z")

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You came by a few days too late for this one, I already asked. Check dow the list about a week or so, or wait for a more generous soul to post the link.

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“I guess it is possible for one person to make a difference, although most of the time they probably shouldn’t.”

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**Author:** ![sly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@sly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sly)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 1999, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upside-down-coins/2847/3 "1999-08-27T01:42:00Z")

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You rang…

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