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<p>[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 4595377, member: 18157"]My understanding is that the 20¢ piece came into being as a result of the Coinage Act of 1873...which eliminated the silver half dime. Base metal nickles circulated in the East so they really didn't need silver half dimes any longer.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, folks in the West didn't trust base metal coins. The withdrawal of the silver half dime caused a shortage of small coins in the West. Anyone using a quarter for a 10¢ purchase would have to buy something else or get short changed.</p><p><br /></p><p>There was also a push to make U.S. coins compatible with the Latin Monetary Union (LMU). The 20¢ piece was five (5) grams which matched the French Franc (under the LMU system).</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh...and Western mining interests were clamoring for the government to buy more silver. Blame it on these guys...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://classiccountrymusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/BonanzaList-735x413.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 4595377, member: 18157"]My understanding is that the 20¢ piece came into being as a result of the Coinage Act of 1873...which eliminated the silver half dime. Base metal nickles circulated in the East so they really didn't need silver half dimes any longer. However, folks in the West didn't trust base metal coins. The withdrawal of the silver half dime caused a shortage of small coins in the West. Anyone using a quarter for a 10¢ purchase would have to buy something else or get short changed. There was also a push to make U.S. coins compatible with the Latin Monetary Union (LMU). The 20¢ piece was five (5) grams which matched the French Franc (under the LMU system). Oh...and Western mining interests were clamoring for the government to buy more silver. Blame it on these guys... [IMG]https://classiccountrymusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/BonanzaList-735x413.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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