Why do Canadian and American coins have the same shapes and circumferences?

It seems odd that each denomination of coin is exactly the same in circumference as its counterpart on the opposite side of the border. In fact, even all the variations of U.S. dollar coins now in circulation match the Loonie. This can’t be a coincidence. There must be some sort of purpose to these shared sizes.

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