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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 30768, member: 68&quot;]A brand new 2005 cent has far less value than the half cent did.&nbsp; Indeed it was possible to eat for a day for about half a cent at that time. Today there is nothing which can be bought with a cent and the nickel is coming to the end of its utility.&nbsp; You can still get a package of dried noodles for a dime.&nbsp; About the least required to eat for a day is close to a dollar.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As worthless as the cent is, there are much less valuable coins circulating in other countries.&nbsp; While its rarely actually used and in the process of being withdrawn from circulation the Indian 1 Paisa is technically legal tender.&nbsp; It takes about 18 of them to equal a cent.&nbsp; There are probably less valuable coins around.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Most all world coins are no longer legal tender.&nbsp; The US has a tradition of keeping most coins legal tender but this is not true through most of the world.&nbsp; Coins are destroyed by inflation or simply demonetized.&nbsp; Frequently they are recalled and exchanged for new coin.&nbsp; It&#039;s not even unusual for them to be counterstamped for use as another denomination or in another place.&nbsp; Most currencies do not last long and lose their legal tender status.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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