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Oct 20, 2018 at 17:09 comment added jamesqf And for the modern US quarter, the size & composition were determined by the need to have a non-silver coin that would be compatible with existing vending machines.
Oct 20, 2018 at 14:55 comment added Matteo Ferla That explains it perfectly both why it is smaller and a Morgan dollar is more than 4x quarters in weight! Thank you ever so much for the very informative answer.
Oct 20, 2018 at 14:39 vote accept Matteo Ferla
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Oct 20, 2018 at 12:07 history answered Hedgehog CC BY-SA 4.0