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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fiftypee, post: 147642, member: 4700&quot;]South Africa got rid of its 1 and 2 cent coins, but they are still legal tender.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know of other countries that have gotten rid of their equivalent 1 cent coins, and have demonitized them, but I believe the banks also gave them a specified time period for redemption before becoming useless.</p><p><br /></p><p>I expect that if the 1 cent coin is eliminated they will remain legal tender.&nbsp; I expect most people though if they have a huge stash of these coins to just bring them into a bank or some Coinstar counting machine.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the 1 cent coin did get eliminated, I think the charities could really get in on the act and go for &quot;penny&quot; drives and collect all those jars of pennies people have in their homes and garages.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just some thoughts! :whistle:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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