Thank you so much for all your kind and prompt and thorough responses to
my request.
I now have a complete copy of a truly wonderful article.
Etta D. Gold
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Temple Beth Am
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A possible answer:
The Half Coins (Machatzit Hashekel)
It is a tradition to give three coins in half denominations -- e.g.,
three half-dollar coins -- to charity, to commemorate the half-shekel that
each Jew contributed as his share in the communal offerings in the time of
the Holy Temple.
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