Henry Ernest Dudeney/Modern Puzzles/13 - Find the Coins

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 * Find the Coins
 * Three men, Abel, Best and Crewe, possessed money, all in silver coins.
 * Abel had one coin fewer than Best and one more than Crewe.
 * Abel gave Best and Crewe as much money as they already had,
 * then Best gave Abel and Crewe the same amount of money as they they held,
 * and finally Crewe gave Abel and Best as much money as they then had.
 * Each man then held exactly $10$ shillings.


 * To find what amount each man started with is not difficult.
 * But the sting of the puzzle is in the tail.
 * Each man held exactly the same coins (the fewest possible) amounting to $10$ shillings.


 * What were the coins and how were they originally distributed?