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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coop, post: 1229418, member: 17656&quot;]The 1/2 cent pieces were issuded because the postage then was one cent for letters, and 1/2 cent for a postcards. so the need for change. Probably most we snagged up at the time, kind of like the halves and dollar coins now.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 2,3 and 20 cent pieces were issued to fill in the gap because all change was hoarded after the civil war. They even used postage stamps as change then encapsuled. It reminds me of the 1965-1967 period where all the silver was pulled from circulation. Thus the years mentioned did not contain any mint marks and even the West Point mint was making extra change for circulation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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