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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;abe, post: 949299, member: 19570&quot;]Q: Why did the San Francisco Mint ever bother to strike a mere 24 dimes in 1894?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A: The reason isn&#039;t know with certainty. A 1905 explanation, attributed to the Mint, maintains that they were struck at the end of the fiscal year when it was discovered that $2.40 in struck coins was needed to balance the books of the branch mint. Another opinion holds that the 24 dimes were struck arbitrarily by the Mint superintendent to give to his friends.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Does anyone really know?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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