Like many Marco Arment thinks it is time to streamline U.S. currency:
1 cent: I don’t care whether we keep these. I’ll still keep them in a bowl and eventually bring them to a Coinstar machine for Amazon credit.
5 cents (5x previous denomination)
25 cents (5x)
$1 (4x): I don’t care whether it’s a coin or a bill. Just pick one.
$5 (5x)
$20 (4x)
$100 (5x)
My swing at this would involve the same number of currencies but would look slightly different. After spending a few weeks in Ireland last year I grew to love coin money over paper money. So I’d do it this way…
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5c
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25c
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$1 coin
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$2 coin
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$5 bill
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$20 bill
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$100 bill
This would mean that prices would have to change. Gone would be the days of prices that end in .99. I say good riddance to the penny and bring on the dollar and two dollar coins.