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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNoost, post: 1229686, member: 14473&quot;]The railroads made the price of postage go down from 5c to 3c <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <a href="http://www.cato.org/pubs/journal/cj15n1-1.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cato.org/pubs/journal/cj15n1-1.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cato.org/pubs/journal/cj15n1-1.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>AND</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Although critics called the coin &quot;debased,&quot; the public initially loved&nbsp; it. The government loved it also, since a dollar&#039;s worth of 3c pieces&nbsp; was worth only 86 cents in gold. The need for small change was so great&nbsp; that people were impatient for the coin&#039;s release. &quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;These thin, little, insignificant looking coins called &quot;fish scales&quot; by&nbsp; the public and joked about in the press, became the savior of American&nbsp; commerce. As time passed, however, the public became disenchanted with&nbsp; the little coins, as they were easily lost. &quot;</p><p><a href="http://www.coinsite.com/coinsite-pf/pparticles/03csilt2.asp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinsite.com/coinsite-pf/pparticles/03csilt2.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinsite.com/coinsite-pf/pparticles/03csilt2.asp</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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