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phillco
on March 29, 2012
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Canada ditches the penny
Even better: the US used to have a half-cent but they abolished it in 1857 due to its lack of value. With inflation, it's worth more than today's dime.
kamjam
on March 30, 2012
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For a few years during the transition to decimalisation, the UK had a half penny also.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halfpenny_(British_decimal_coin...
alasano
on March 29, 2012
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Some would argue that your example is almost exactly as good as the other one given.
schiffern
on March 30, 2012
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His example features actual abolition of an existing coin, not just deciding "well, this ought to be granular enough" when designing money.
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