Should the US get rid of the penny? (discuss.online)

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Is it about time, or is it still useful? If you think its time has passed, what about the nickel/dime/quarter?

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[-] wolfpack86@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Sure, but functionally stopping the production is the main benefit of the decision. It means banks can't order more and the usage will naturally wane away.

I guess I'm saying there's a middle ground that doesn't require invalidating the currency

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