The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 23, June 10, 2007, Article 17

TYPOGRAPHIC SYMBOL FOR COIN REVERSE

Ed Snible writes: "Perhaps E-Sylum readers can help me locate the 
name and origin of a typographic symbol meaning 'coin reverse'. 
The symbol usually looks like mismatched parenthesis: )(

"It was used in the 18th and 19th centuries. I've mostly seen it 
in works written in Latin, but it has turned up in English and 
German language books as well. In the 18th century it sometimes 
had a decorative appearance, resembling two crescents or an 
asterisk. Pictures of these decorative forms can be seen on my blog."

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[Now that's an interesting question. I have seen the symbol in 
my numismatic travels, but never knew what to call it. Any ideas, 
readers? -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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