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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clinker, post: 455374, member: 6229&quot;]<font size="5"><font face="Arial"><font size="1">First, let&#039;s rehash some things you know about the 20 Cent Coin:</font></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="5"><font face="Arial"><font size="1">A. It&#039;s made of 90 per cent silver and 10 per cent copper.</font></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Arial"><font size="1">B. Circulation coins were only made for two years (1875 and 1876)) at Philadelphia., Carson City and San Francisco.</font></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Arial"><font size="1">C. Proofs were minted at Philadelphia 1875 through 1878.</font></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Arial"><font size="1">Do you know the Mint director and all three mint Superintendents never wanted to strike 20 Cent pieces?</font></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Arial"><font size="1">The Founding Fathers never set a standard for minting the coin.</font></font></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Arial"><font size="1">One prevalent reason for the coin&#039;s short life was people complaining about the size of the coin being too similar to the 25 Cent Coin (quarter). Of course the denomination was on the reverse of the coin, but Americans (even way back in 1875) were to lazy to look at the coin to see whether it was a 20 Cent or 25 Cent coin.</font></font></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Arial"><font size="1">1875 20 Cent coins would have a diameter of 22mm. 1875 quarters would be struck with a diameter of 24.3mm.</font></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Arial"><font size="1">Congress authorized the minting of the 20 Cent piece by the Act of March 3, 1875.</font></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Arial"><font size="1">Among all the complainers, no blind person objected. Know why?</font></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Arial"><font size="1">The mint personnel wanted to assure the success of the coin so they did something they had never done to a United States silver coin before or since. They minted the silver 20 Cent coin with a smooth edge, so a quick look at the edge would inform the bearer and recipient of the coin as to its true denomination. Even a blind person could tell the difference between the two coins:</font></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Arial"><font size="1">Smooth edge = 20 Cents.</font></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Arial"><font size="1">Reeded edge = 25 Cents.</font></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Arial"><font size="1">Hope you enjoyed this trivia...</font></font></font></p><p><font size="5">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Arial"><font size="1">Clinker</font></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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