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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;andrew289, post: 308616, member: 6463&quot;]On the contrary, the Mint got it right. You got it wrong. You can&#039;t compare apples and oranges.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The five-cent piece is NOT a half dime. </p><p>While true, a half dime would be valued at 5 cents, they are two different coin series. </p><p>The (nickel) five-cent coins were started in 1866 and (the silver) half dimes were discontinued in 1873.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The blurb from the Mint website is also talking about modern coinage but you are correct that half dimes were struck in silver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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