@aquacyanteal.bsky.social
Historical conversions are only approximate, but the last US coin to be retired was the half-cent in 1857, at which point it had the buying power of $0.36 in today's money. So really we should dump pennies, nickels and dimes and make half-dollars, $1 and $2 coins. And put cooler people on them.
This is incredible from @tracyalloway.bsky.social on how the government could lose even more money by discontinuing the penny if it results in a "flight to nickels" www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
February 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Historical conversions are only approximate, but the last US coin to be retired was the half-cent in 1857, at which point it had the buying power of $0.36 in today's money. So really we should dump pennies, nickels and dimes and make half-dollars, $1 and $2 coins. And put cooler people on them.