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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;swhuck, post: 933246, member: 21044&quot;]From a mechanical standpoint, the weights are different because it was only the dime, quarter, and half dollar that had their weights changed in 1853 and 1873. (The half dime was also changed in 1853.) In contrast, the weight of the silver dollar never changed. The weight of the pre-1853 half dollar was half the weight of the silver dollar, and all other coins were appropriately proportional.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>From a historical standpoint, I have no idea why silver dollars were not affected when the weights of the other silver coins were changed in 1853. My best guess would be that mintages were too insignificant to matter, possibly combined with a desire to have the coins used in trade overseas. They weren&#039;t affected in 1873, of course, because the silver dollar denomination was suspended at the same time the specifications were changed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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