• Owl
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    1 month ago

    frankly they might aswell cut the 5 cent piece too while theyre at it.

    • BarqsHasBite
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      Make a 20¢ piece instead of the quarter and everything can go to the nearest 10¢. Then eventually we can get rid of the dime too and everything can go to the nearest 20¢.

      • @[email protected]
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        51 month ago

        Please do not put the idea in Trump’s head that he can mint new denominations. They will all have his face.

        • @[email protected]
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          No, forward thinking is to depreciate the dime, ahead of its time. When the penny was introduced it was worth the equivalent of 37 cents today. Round only to quarters. No new coins - a new 20 cent piece wouldn’t be compatible with coin infrastructure today.

    • 52fighters
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      81 month ago

      Just scrap anything less than $1. Then make coins $1 $5 $10 $20 that look and feel similar to the penny, nickel, dime, & quarter but are really replacing these paper bills.

        • 52fighters
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          31 month ago

          They last longer. Up to this point the government could not get the public to adopt the $1 coin, largely because it was too big physically, and cashiers didn’t have an extra slot in their coin drawer. We could change all that now, if we convert $1, $5, $10, and $20 into coins the appear similar to the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter.

        • @[email protected]
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          31 month ago

          We want the fantasy-trope coin-pouch hanging from our belts! We’ll tors down bags of coins! It’ll be great!