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JimH:
Trump has ordered that pennies stop being made.

Let's do the nickel, too and round prices up to the nearest dime.  Even a dime is nearly nothing.  At $10 an hour for each, a buyer and seller use up a dime in about 20 seconds, even disregarding the time of the people in line behind.

Now a quarter is really worth something.  With six of them, you can buy a small Snickers bar.

Which used to cost $.05 when I was a kid.

zybex:

--- Quote from: JimH on February 10, 2025, 03:32:02 am ---Which used to cost $.05 when I was a kid.

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So 20 farthings back then ;D

Richard Martin:

--- Quote from: zybex on February 10, 2025, 05:27:08 am ---So 20 farthings back then ;D

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And if it was in the UK it was called a Marathon bar back then

EnglishTiger:

--- Quote from: Richard Martin on February 10, 2025, 05:30:43 am ---And if it was in the UK it was called a Marathon bar back then

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And it was a lot bigger than a Snickers and cost a lot less, I can remember the days when a MilkyWay cost a whole 3 UK pennies as did a Wagon Wheel.

Richard Martin:

--- Quote from: EnglishTiger on February 10, 2025, 06:12:21 am ---And it was a lot bigger than a Snickers and cost a lot less, I can remember the days when a MilkyWay cost a whole 3 UK pennies as did a Wagon Wheel.

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I'm sure Wagon Wheels were bigger when I was a child.

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