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"coins people hate and don't use"

I was sure that this would be about pennies. Sure, you get them as change but I've never spent one in my life.

There needs to be some plan to phase out pennies. Perhaps have retailers round prices after tax to the nearest multiple of 5 or nearest quarter and phase out nickels and dimes as well.

We should get rid of at least pennies and nickels (both of which cost more to make than they are worth.) The last time the US phased out a denomination -- the half-cent piece in 1857 -- it had more purchasing power than a dime does today.

Besides, if we got rid of the penny and nickel, the size of the dime would finally actually make sense.

"Spend a penny" is British slang for urinate. It started with coin-operated toilets and continues precisely because pennies are no longer spent individually on anything.

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