Colin
Devroe

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…

• 5c
• 25c
• $1 coin
• $2 coin
• $5 bill
• $20 bill
• $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.