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The last-ever penny will be minted today in Philadelphia

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334 points andrewl | 1 comments | 12 Nov 25 16:10 UTC | HN request time: 0.234s | source
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Analemma_ ◴[12 Nov 25 16:23 UTC] No.45902070[source]▶
Honestly nickels and dimes, and maybe even quarters, should go too. It's ridiculous that we don't have $1 and $2 coins in widespread circulation in the US (we have a $1 coin but nobody uses it).
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1. BenoitEssiambre ◴[12 Nov 25 18:12 UTC] No.45903582[source]▶
At least nickels should go so we can always round by one digit.