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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 2138810, member: 66&quot;]It was wildly popular because it was about the only silver coin circulating.&nbsp; Due to the rising value of silver with respect to gold the other silver coins were worth more as metal than their face value and they were withdrawn from circulation.&nbsp; The .750 fine trimes were subsidiary coins and were able to circulate freely,&nbsp; After the weight of the silver coins were reduced in 1853 the dimes, quarters and halves returned and the tiny inconvenient trimes went out of favor.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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