@MCasq_qsaCJ_234@lemmy.zip to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month agoTrump says he has directed Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing costapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square133fedilinkarrow-up1267arrow-down17cross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
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minus-squarethemeatbridgelinkfedilink19•edit-21 month agoDimes would make a fine choice for the smallest denomination. You could still divide dollars to the nearest tenth of a dollar, which is more than sufficient. They have no buying power by themselves, but a stack can buy something. A stack of pennies is still garbage.
minus-square@Klear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish10•1 month agoSounds a bit too metric to me. The smallest denomination should be 1/12th of a dollar.
Dimes would make a fine choice for the smallest denomination. You could still divide dollars to the nearest tenth of a dollar, which is more than sufficient. They have no buying power by themselves, but a stack can buy something.
A stack of pennies is still garbage.
Sounds a bit too metric to me. The smallest denomination should be 1/12th of a dollar.