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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 1087535, member: 9270&quot;]Both should go.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then redesign the nickel (smaller) so that, like the cent, it doesn&#039;t cost more to make than its face value.</p><p><br /></p><p>With the half gone, redesign the dollar coins (larger but not Morgan-sized) so that they aren&#039;t quarter-sized.</p><p>Also at the same time get rid of the paper dollar and bring the $2 bill into circulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, use the half size (in silver) for commemorative coins.</p><p>It would give more space than the quarter for (hopefully) better artistic expression.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the business establishments that would mean no change in their cash registers.</p><p>No cents leaves room for the dollar coins.</p><p>No $1 bills leaves room for the $2 bills.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, the US would have to adopt nickel breakage, but the rest of the world hasn&#039;t collapsed economically by adopting that policy.</p><p>It was used in Australia &amp; New Zealand when I was there in 1994 (16+ years ago).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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