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		sowbug 73 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The government has no plan for America’s 300 billi... Fun fact: modern dimes, quarters, and half-dollars all have the same value by weight -- about $20 per pound.

addaon 73 days ago [–]

This is true by design (silver coins had a weight chosen by value of silver), not coincidence. Also while nickels and pennies don’t match.

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