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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1404203, member: 26302&quot;]First, nickels were larger than half dimes because nickel was much cheaper than silver. There was a major nickel miner with political clout, first he tried to get nickel in cents, then 3 cent pieces, but lastly got it in a replacement for a half dime. It was in there ever since. During the war, the nickel is what was precious, as it was critical for submarines. Putting silver in instead was possible because as Numisaddict said, silver was not a war asset. </p><p><br /></p><p>Silver dollars at least since Morgans had about .78 ounces of silver versus .73 ounces in a dollar of silver change. This makes sense since the Morgans and their large mintages were really meant to use up large amounts of silver flooding the market. Also, it is traditional for crown sized coins around the world to have higher silver content than minor coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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