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<p>[QUOTE="Burton Strauss III, post: 4595276, member: 59677"]The idea was sound, the execution poor (where have we heard that since???)</p><p><br /></p><p>When you had half dimes, dimes, and 1 and 2 bits (Mexican Silver "dollars" in 1/4 and 1/8), the 12.5 cents doesn't come out nicely for making change. The 20c was thought to be better as 2x dimes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Burton Strauss III, post: 4595276, member: 59677"]The idea was sound, the execution poor (where have we heard that since???) When you had half dimes, dimes, and 1 and 2 bits (Mexican Silver "dollars" in 1/4 and 1/8), the 12.5 cents doesn't come out nicely for making change. The 20c was thought to be better as 2x dimes.[/QUOTE]
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