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Re:The last-ever penny will be minted today in Philadelphia by sschueller on Thursday November 13, 2025 @01:44AM (#45911534)
Quarters don't make sense to me. We don't have $25 notes either why should be have 25c coins?
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Re:The last-ever penny will be minted today in Philadelphia by bloak on Thursday November 13, 2025 @05:19AM (#45913093)
I don't know the history of it but I noticed that the currency of the Netherlands, before they switched to the euro, consistently used quarters:

Coins: 0.05, 0.10, 0.25, 1, 2.5, 5 Bank notes: 10, 25, 50, 100, 250

OK, there seems to be a gap there, but no coin or bank note is worth 2 * 10^X.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_guilder

Is there another currency that consistently prefers 2.5 * 10^X to 2 * 10^X?

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