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Between US coins and bills there is a match in denominations except for the 20 bill and the 25 cent coin so why is there this one difference between the monies? |
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Like the English Measurement System in comparison to the Metric system, some things are merely a matter of tradition and are lacking in the realm of common sense. Our money lacks a common denomination base. Other countries in the world base their currency off of either counts of 5, 10, 100.
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There actually was a 20-cent piece for a few years, back in the mid-1870's. However it was very unpopular and was discontinued shortly after it was introduced.
There also were 3 cent pieces made from the 1850's to 1880's, but there's no match in bills.
And just for giggles, there were 1/2 cents up through the 1850's, and their denomination match would then be the 50 cent fractional note, issued during the civil war :)
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