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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Detecto92, post: 1408807, member: 75105&quot;]In 1880 8.9 Million S mint silver dollars were made.</p><p><br /></p><p>Starting in 1878, the mintages of other denominations dropped.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1880, only 8,400 half dollars were minted. A decline from 8.3 million halves in 1877.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mintages on the halves were low until 1891. From 79-90 less than 12,000 halves were minted each year.</p><p><br /></p><p>I see the same story on the quarters. 1879-1890. </p><p><br /></p><p>However there were plenty of dimes made from 1879-1890. In 1883 7.3 million were minted.</p><p><br /></p><p>Besides the quarters and halves, most of the other denominations enjoyed healthy mintage numbers.</p><p><br /></p><p>So what is the reason for the shortage of halves and quarters in 1879-1890?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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