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The last-ever penny will be minted today in Philadelphia

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349 points andrewl | 1 comments | 12 Nov 25 16:10 UTC | HN request time: 0.318s | source
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thayne ◴[12 Nov 25 17:00 UTC] No.45902580[source]▶
I'm a little worried this will encourage vendors to increases prices up to the next 5 cent mark, which will cause inflation that we really don't need more of right now.
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1. lbourdages ◴[12 Nov 25 18:06 UTC] No.45903494[source]▶
This has not been an issue in Canada. There is sales tax, which basically randomizes the last digit.