I understand the dime gets pointed at because it's the loss that leaves the smallest gap in the sequence. Lose the nickel and it's a factor of ten between cent and dime. Lose the quarter and it's ten between the dime and dollar. Lose the dime and it's only five between the nickel and the quarter.
When we decimalised in Britain, we went to a set of coins and notes that added up to a decade for every three jumps, and no more than two-and-a-half for the largest jump: 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, £1.00, £2.00 etc.
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Date: 2006-11-24 08:41 am (UTC)When we decimalised in Britain, we went to a set of coins and notes that added up to a decade for every three jumps, and no more than two-and-a-half for the largest jump: 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, £1.00, £2.00 etc.