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The last-ever penny will be minted today in Philadelphia

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334 points andrewl | 2 comments | 12 Nov 25 16:10 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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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phantasmish ◴[12 Nov 25 18:00 UTC] No.45903407[source]▶
Gas stations price to the tenth of a penny per gallon. There is no 1/10 cent coin. Works fine.
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1. warmwaffles ◴[12 Nov 25 18:30 UTC] No.45903918[source]▶
That's because the law requires them to charge that extra 9/10. It's silly.
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2. phantasmish ◴[12 Nov 25 19:02 UTC] No.45904485[source]▶
It doesn’t require it. There may still be (I dunno) fixed per-gallon taxes in the tenth-penny-per-gallon range, but stations aren’t forced to handle it the way they do.