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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 2862067, member: 66"]The capped bust halves were made in larger numbers, and a great many of them were used as capital reserves by banks which resulted in a much higher survival rate, and in general a much higher grade for those survivers. The quarters went into circulation and were heavily used resulting in a low survival rate.</p><p><br /></p><p>During the period when the capped bust coins were being made, the only source of silver for the mint was from depositors, and the depositor chose what coins they wanted their coins made into. A smaller depositor might request half dimes, dimes or quarters. Banks and other large depositors typically asked for halves simply because they were larger and easier to count and then store. The Mint also would often try to convince depositors to take the large coins because they were just easier to make. When you are striking coins using a screw press it takes five times as much time and effort to make a dollars worth of dimes as it does to make a dollars worth of halves. (and therefore five times the cost)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 2862067, member: 66"]The capped bust halves were made in larger numbers, and a great many of them were used as capital reserves by banks which resulted in a much higher survival rate, and in general a much higher grade for those survivers. The quarters went into circulation and were heavily used resulting in a low survival rate. During the period when the capped bust coins were being made, the only source of silver for the mint was from depositors, and the depositor chose what coins they wanted their coins made into. A smaller depositor might request half dimes, dimes or quarters. Banks and other large depositors typically asked for halves simply because they were larger and easier to count and then store. The Mint also would often try to convince depositors to take the large coins because they were just easier to make. When you are striking coins using a screw press it takes five times as much time and effort to make a dollars worth of dimes as it does to make a dollars worth of halves. (and therefore five times the cost)[/QUOTE]
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