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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 923329, member: 24633&quot;]I think advances in technology are the primary cause for the demise of the circulated half dollar. Even in the 50&#039;s, I don&#039;t recall any of the vending machines that would take half dollars. The manufacturers of the vending machines trying to save on production costs were streamlining the machines, and a larger slot just took up more space than they wanted to allocate for it. It was the same with cash registers. The till was being made shallower, and the half dollar roll was just too fat to put into any slot without having the drawer jam. In the 60&#039;s, 70&#039;s and 80&#039;s, Las Vegas casinos were the biggest consumers of half dollars. The casinos used more half dollars than the rest of the country combined. To the manufacturers of vending machines, cash registers and coin changers, it only made sense to save on the cost of production by eliminating it. Of course, microprocessors were the final nail in the coffin. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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