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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 158814, member: 669&quot;]That my friends is the key.</p><p><br /></p><p>The lowest valued coin available sets the rounding point.&nbsp; When we had 1/2¢ coins, we could round to 5 mils.&nbsp; Now we round to 10 mils, and if we eliminate the cent we would round to 50 mills, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can make every combination from 1-99¢ with <ul> <li>only the cent, or</li> <li>the cent and the nickle, or</li> <li> the cent, nickle and dime, or</li> <li>the cent, nickle, dime and quarter, or</li> <li>the cent, nickle, dime, quarter and half.</li> </ul><p>Stopping at the quarter is the most efficient combination, balancing bulk, weight, and convenience of counting.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If it wasn&#039;t the cause, at least the bulk and weight of the half enabled the group decision to abandon it on the rubbish heap of history.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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