# Why don't quarters and $20 bills match?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-quarters-and-20-bills-match/1284>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [April 15, 2000, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-quarters-and-20-bills-match/1284 "2000-04-15T18:03:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2000, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-quarters-and-20-bills-match/1284/1 "2000-04-15T18:03:00Z")

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Think about it: every other coin and bill  
has a 1/100 ratio (penny/dollar; nickel/five;  
dime/ten; fifty-cent piece/fifty; silver dollar/dollar. So how come it isn’t a twenty  
cent piece or a twenty-five dollar bill?

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**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2000, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-quarters-and-20-bills-match/1284/2 "2000-04-15T19:48:00Z")

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Moved to General Questions.