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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 2935328, member: 84179&quot;]Bust Halves were needed by the banking sector.&nbsp; There were no silver dollars or gold eagles minted after 1803.&nbsp; $2.50 and $5 had low mintages during the 1804-1838 period, so the largest &quot;coin of the realm&quot; readily available to banks was the bust half.&nbsp; It isn&#039;t so much that the quarter production was low as it was half production was high[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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