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The US used to have a half-penny coin. It stopped being minted in 1857.
The purchasing power of the half-penny at the time was about as much as a quarter has today.
It wouldn't be crazy to get rid of all coins worth less than 25¢ and round all purchases to the nearest quarter.
Obligatory CGP Grey: https://youtu.be/y5UT04p5f7U
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The US used to have a half-penny coin. It stopped being minted in 1857.
The purchasing power of the half-penny at the time was about as much as a quarter has today.
It wouldn't be crazy to get rid of all coins worth less than 25¢ and round all purchases to the nearest quarter.
Obligatory CGP Grey: https://youtu.be/y5UT04p5f7U