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I think it is because in the old days the gold one, two and a half & five dollar coins were smaller because they were gold. Also, it simply costs more to make bigger coins.
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What is the name of a fifty cent coin?
A half dollar
Is a ten cent coin bigger then a one Dollar coin?
a ten cent piece is smaller.
Is an Australian five cent coin smaller in size than a Two Dollar coin?
The 5 cent coin is smaller in diameter than the Two Dollar coin. The Australian 5 cent coin is 19.41 mm in diameter. The Australian Two Dollar coin is 20.62 mm in diameter.
Who is on the Taiwan fifty cent coin?
Taiwan doesn't have a 50 cent coin. The smallest currency unit is 1 dollar.
Why was the fifty cent coin introduced into Australia?
The 50 cent coin was a necessary denomination between a 20 cent coin and One Dollar. Apart from it being half of a Dollar, it avoided the need to have a pocket full of 20 cent coins.
What does a half dollar coin look like?
its a big huge coin that is silver. its basically a fifty cent worth .
What is the value of 1776-1976 set of coins with the dollar coin fifty cent coin twenty five cent coin uncirtulated?
The mint set is worth about ten dollars.
How do you make 1.57 with nine coins?
A dollar coin, a fifty-cent piece and 7 pennies.
Can three coins make 2 US dollar?
a silver/gold dollar coin and 2 fifty cent pieces
Was Dwight D. Eisenhower on the fifty cent piece?
No, but he was on a one-dollar coin for awhile a few years ago.
Which us president was on the fifty cent coin in 1964?
That was the first year John F. Kennedy was on the half dollar.
Slang term for a fifty cent coin?
The Slang term for a fifty cent coin is a half a buck or 4 bits.
