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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 26758348, member: 27832&quot;]Thing is, though, the value/weight ratio is <i>exactly the same</i> for halves as it is for quarters and dimes, and <i>better</i> than it is for nickels or cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m inclined to give more weight to the theories from earlier in the thread: a double-whammy from the shift to clad in 1964 (causing people to hoard silver) and the sentimental hoarding of Kennedy halves. By the time that wore off, people were just out of the habit of using halves, and preferred quarters.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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