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To: Dagny&Hank

You do understand why dimes, quarters and fifty cent pieces were made those sizes?


19 posted on 08/21/2008 6:16:11 PM PDT by Travis McGee (--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
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To: Travis McGee
You do understand why dimes, quarters and fifty cent pieces were made those sizes?

Yes, they were 1/10th, 1/4 and 1/2 of 0.7234 troy ounces of silver.

What I proposed above has nothing to do with the dime or greater coins. I only propose that the penny and nickel be made smaller than the dime.

21 posted on 08/21/2008 7:54:15 PM PDT by Dagny&Hank
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